Digital Health (Initiative 6) Lead, NCRHTP

State of North Carolina•1915 Health Service Way Wake, NC

13d•$70,627 - $137,724•Hybrid

About The Position

The Digital Health Initiative 6 Lead serves as the statewide program manager responsible for designing, coordinating, and implementing digital health transformation activities for the North Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This position provides senior-level leadership across DHHS divisions and partner organizations to advance data-sharing, AI readiness, digital literacy, broadband access, and health information exchange capacity for rural providers and communities. This role leads initiative strategy, manages program timelines and deliverables, oversees partners and sub‑recipients, and ensures alignment with DHHS and CMS requirements. The Initiative 6 Lead builds and sustains relationships with rural medical providers, community stakeholders, TA Centers, Cooperative Extension, NC 211, digital literacy hubs, and statewide digital health partners. The position also coordinates financial and compliance activities, ensuring all digital health investments meet federal and state standards. The Lead is responsible for monitoring performance metrics, synthesizing data for leadership, and developing materials to communicate progress to DHHS, CMS, and rural health stakeholders. This position serves as DHHS’ central point of contact for Initiative 6, facilitating strong cross‑division communication, advancing program innovation, and supporting the statewide transition toward integrated, modernized rural digital health systems. This is a 100% federally funded, time‑limited role for the duration of RHTP budget periods.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and five (5) years of experience in the program area of assignment, including two years of supervisory program experience OR An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience implementing digital health solutions in rural or resource‑limited settings, including work with health information systems, HIE, EMR/EHR optimization, broadband expansion, or digital literacy initiatives.
Proven ability to lead and coordinate multi‑stakeholder technical assistance efforts, including management of partners, sub‑recipients, and subject‑matter experts to deliver cohesive statewide program implementation.
Advanced project management skill for complex, multi‑year initiatives, including tracking milestones, managing deliverables, identifying risks, and ensuring adherence to federal (CMS) program requirements.
Strong competency in data‑driven decision making, including interpreting performance metrics, synthesizing data for leadership, and integrating evaluation insights into continuous program improvement cycles.
Exceptional ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships with rural health providers, community organizations, technical partners, and DHHS divisions to support unified statewide implementation.

Responsibilities

Designing, coordinating, and implementing digital health transformation activities for the North Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
Providing senior-level leadership across DHHS divisions and partner organizations to advance data-sharing, AI readiness, digital literacy, broadband access, and health information exchange capacity for rural providers and communities.
Leading initiative strategy.
Managing program timelines and deliverables.
Overseeing partners and sub‑recipients.
Ensuring alignment with DHHS and CMS requirements.
Building and sustaining relationships with rural medical providers, community stakeholders, TA Centers, Cooperative Extension, NC 211, digital literacy hubs, and statewide digital health partners.
Coordinating financial and compliance activities, ensuring all digital health investments meet federal and state standards.
Monitoring performance metrics.
Synthesizing data for leadership.
Developing materials to communicate progress to DHHS, CMS, and rural health stakeholders.
Serving as DHHS’ central point of contact for Initiative 6.
Facilitating strong cross‑division communication.
Advancing program innovation.
Supporting the statewide transition toward integrated, modernized rural digital health systems.