Program Director

We are hiring a Program Director to join Peraton's Health, Commercial, State and Local team supporting HHS Public Health Agencies. This leadership role offers the opportunity to drive mission-critical Health IT programs that advance public health outcomes, modernize technology platforms, and support the missions of federal health agencies. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted partner to customers, lead high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and help shape the future of healthcare and public health technology through innovative and impactful solutions.

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for successful program delivery, including technical, schedule, and cost performance in accordance with contract requirements and company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Partner with the organization's CTO and Technology Solutions teams to develop and execute technology roadmaps that support customer missions and business objectives.
• Drive execution excellence and maintain aggressive efforts to achieve program and organizational objectives.
• Develop and implement account growth strategies in collaboration with program leadership, business development, and capture organizations.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships and drive executive-level customer engagement.
• Support business development efforts by identifying, shaping, and pursuing follow-on opportunities within areas of responsibility.
• Lead and support major proposal efforts, including solution development, customer engagement, and proposal reviews.
• Coordinate with pricing, contracts, and operational teams throughout the proposal and capture lifecycle.
• Develop and oversee quality assurance programs to ensure the delivery of high-quality products and services.
• Establish, monitor, and manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs), performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical direction to program staff and cross-functional teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and operational excellence.

What You'll Need

Required Qualifications:

• 16 years of experience, may have management experience.
• Minimum of 16 years of Health IT program management experience leading large-scale federal programs and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience supporting HHS Public Health Agencies, including FDA, NIH, HRSA, CDC, or similar organizations.
• Extensive experience managing the implementation, modernization, and delivery of complex federal systems with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven experience overseeing technical, schedule, cost, and operational performance on large federal contracts.
• Experience managing program financial performance, including Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic customer insight and effectively engage executive-level stakeholders.
• Established experience developing and leading high-performing teams to achieve program and organizational objectives.
• Proven ability to support business development efforts, including customer engagement, capture activities, proposal development, and pursuit strategies.
• Knowledge of business planning, stakeholder management, product management, customer acquisition and retention, and strategic growth planning.
• Experience implementing and managing Service Level Agreements (SLAs), performance metrics, and operational reporting.
• Experience developing and managing customer-focused continuous improvement and quality assurance programs.
• Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to adapt to evolving customer and business requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• ITIL certification.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree is a plus.
• Experience leading digital transformation, cloud modernization, data analytics, artificial intelligence, or emerging technology initiatives within HHS Public Health Agencies.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing account growth strategies and capturing new business opportunities within the HHS public health market.
• Established relationships with key stakeholders across HHS Public Health Agencies.
• Experience working closely with CTOs, enterprise architects, and technology leadership teams to define technical roadmaps and innovation strategies.
• Experience leading large, strategic federal proposal efforts and competitive pursuits.
• Experience managing large, geographically dispersed teams and subcontractor organizations.
• Additional industry certifications related to program management, agile delivery, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, or federal IT modernization