Program Director – Oregon/New Mexico/Colorado/Oklahoma
ICF
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Colorado • New Mexico • United States
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Salary
💰 $130,631 - $222,072 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provides executive-level leadership and accountability for complex state or federally funded health transformation initiatives.
- Serves as the primary senior interface with state agency leadership and key external partners.
- Responsible for overall program governance, contractual performance, strategic alignment, and quality assurance across all workstreams.
- Provides oversight of program operations, ensuring implementation activities align with contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.
- Establishes governance structures, decision-making frameworks, and escalation pathways to support disciplined program execution.
- Advises state leadership on implementation strategy, risk mitigation, performance trends, and operational challenges.
- Reviews and approves major deliverables, reports, and corrective action plans.
- Ensures programs maintain compliance with applicable state and federal requirements while advancing health system transformation objectives.
- Supports rapid program startup environments, high-visibility initiatives, and audit-visible engagements requiring executive-level judgment and accountability.
- Up to 25% travel may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, health policy, health administration, public administration, public policy, business administration, economics, or related field required.
- Master’s degree strongly preferred.
- Minimum 12+ years of experience leading large state or federally funded health-related programs, cooperative agreements, or public-sector healthcare initiatives.
- Experience serving as senior client interface for state agencies, Medicaid authorities, or other public-sector health funders.
- Extensive experience overseeing compliance-driven programs subject to federal and state grant or contractual requirements, including audit- or monitoring-visible environments.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and providing executive-level oversight of program performance, quality control, and deliverables.
- Strong understanding of state health systems, Medicaid programs, rural health environments, or safety-net provider networks.
- Experience supporting high-visibility, multi-partner implementation initiatives preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
program governancecontractual performancequality assurancerisk mitigationcompliance managementprogram operations oversightstrategic alignmentperformance trends analysiscorrective action planninghealth system transformation
Soft Skills
executive leadershipcommunicationdecision-makingproblem-solvingteam leadershipclient interfacestrategic advisingorganizational skillsaccountabilitycollaboration