Electronic Health Records Program Senior Director

General Dynamics Information Technology

1d•$195,240 - $264,148•Remote

About The Position

Electronic Health Records Program Sr Director We are GDIT. As one of the largest IT and mission services providers to the government, we own our opportunities to better enable healthcare organizations to identify theirs. At GDIT, we put our people first. The Program Senior Director will support the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Health Care Delivery System (HCDS) Electronic Health Records (EHR) program. The Sr. Director will set the strategic direction for the implementation, configuration, development and support services for a large federal EHR program. The Senior Director will collaborate with management, as well as clinical, business, financial and operational staff, and other IT groups. They will provide support for the planning, acquisition, management, and implementation of systems and applications necessary to support the clinical, business, financial, and operational needs. They will also oversee and provide leadership for the development, acquisition, implementation, integration, and support of complex applications and system software. HOW A PROGRAM SR DIRECTOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT: • Responsible for leading and supporting Defense Health Agency (DHA) objectives, plans capital and operating budget by applying rigorous methodology that ensures systems are developed and/or implemented based on specific criteria (reliability, user satisfaction, flexibility, reusability, scalability, performance and use of industry standards). • Aligns with DHA’s priorities and GDIT’s processes. • Develops a close relationship with customers, partners, IT management, and staff to provide cost effective systems that meet customer needs. Provides consultation as appropriate from an information systems perspective. • Develops, maintains, and supports policies and procedures regarding application development and data management. • Sets management priorities, oversees all formalized project and strategic plans. • Establishes methodologies for the implementation, integration, and/or development of state-of-the art software systems to ensure systems meet quality, industry, and customer satisfaction standards. • Establishes standards and guidelines to ensure effective communication and coordination among all stakeholders. • Provides strategic direction for EHR, and recommends future projects based on recent trends in the healthcare, technology industries, and customer needs. Investigates the use of new technology to improve business processes. • Provides oversight for all direct and indirect staff. • Maintains HIPAA, privacy and security standards for protected health information. • Familiarity with Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions, as well as the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) open standards. • Understanding of the 21st Century Cures Act. • Exposure to Population Health solutions managing a diverse patient population focused on analytics and data sharing.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
5+ years of supervisory experience, preferably in a healthcare or other similarly complex environment, effectively developing and monitoring high performing teams
10+ years of progressive experience in managing large application systems support teams in a large COTS implementation or modernization with an emphasis on project management
Must have experience running a large federal electronic health implementation and sustainment program
Experience developing budgets with a focus on achieving business unit objectives
Experience in vendor management, ensuring products and services are acquired in a cost-effective and timely manner
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with success in meeting budget, timeline, and quality expectations; preparing budgets and productivity assessments; collecting and interpreting data related to program operating and financial performance
Experience setting policies, procedures, equipment standards, and documentation standards
This position is a remote role for candidates based in the VA/DC/MD region. Must be willing and able to travel up to 25% to customer and senior leadership meetings.
COTS Implementations
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Federal Program Management
Health Services

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in healthcare preferred
10+ years of experience supporting large Federal government contracts or healthcare systems is preferred
Experience working with the Defense Health Agency is desired
PMP Certification is desired
Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills with experience briefing senior executives
Ability to prioritize/delegate tasks and activities for a successful program execution
Ability to operate calmly under stressful conditions
Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with customers, partners and peers
Ability to use logical and analytical thinking to interpret technical data and solve a broad range of problems
Familiarity with Health Information Exchange (HIE) solutions, as well as the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) open standards.
Understanding of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Exposure to Population Health solutions managing a diverse patient population focused on analytics and data sharing.

Responsibilities

Responsible for leading and supporting Defense Health Agency (DHA) objectives, plans capital and operating budget by applying rigorous methodology that ensures systems are developed and/or implemented based on specific criteria (reliability, user satisfaction, flexibility, reusability, scalability, performance and use of industry standards).
Aligns with DHA’s priorities and GDIT’s processes.
Develops a close relationship with customers, partners, IT management, and staff to provide cost effective systems that meet customer needs. Provides consultation as appropriate from an information systems perspective.
Develops, maintains, and supports policies and procedures regarding application development and data management.
Sets management priorities, oversees all formalized project and strategic plans.
Establishes methodologies for the implementation, integration, and/or development of state-of-the art software systems to ensure systems meet quality, industry, and customer satisfaction standards.
Establishes standards and guidelines to ensure effective communication and coordination among all stakeholders.
Provides strategic direction for EHR, and recommends future projects based on recent trends in the healthcare, technology industries, and customer needs. Investigates the use of new technology to improve business processes.
Provides oversight for all direct and indirect staff.
Maintains HIPAA, privacy and security standards for protected health information.

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
Full-flex work week
Challenging work that makes a real impact on the world around you
variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available