PMO Director – Program Operations Manager

ICF

PMO Director providing operational leadership for state and federally funded health programs. Managing day-to-day execution and coordinating cross-functional workstreams with oversight responsibilities.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Vermont • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $107,959 - $183,531 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides senior-level operational leadership and coordination for complex state or federally funded health transformation initiatives
Responsible for managing day-to-day program execution across grant administration, procurement support, financial monitoring, reporting, compliance tracking, technical assistance coordination, and stakeholder engagement
Establishes and maintains integrated project schedules, risk registers, action logs, and documentation workflows
Coordinates cross-functional workstreams supporting procurement lifecycle activities
Oversees onboarding of new team members and establishes structured processes for training, documentation standards, workflow integration, and role clarity
Ensures staff understand compliance expectations, reporting cycles, and governance processes
Monitors operational risks, identifies pacing or compliance concerns, and escalates issues to senior leadership
Oversees preparation of recurring and ad hoc reports for state agencies and federal partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in public health, health policy, health administration, public administration, public policy, business administration, economics, or related field required
Master’s degree preferred
PMP certification preferred
Minimum 8 years of experience managing large state or federally funded health-related grant programs
Demonstrated experience supporting CMS, CDC, HRSA, or other federally funded health initiatives
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and overseeing complex implementation efforts across procurement, grant administration, reporting, technical assistance, and partner engagement
Experience establishing and administering PMO structures, including integrated schedules, risk management processes, documentation controls, and structured onboarding of staff
Experience coordinating procurement lifecycle activities and contract oversight within public-sector or healthcare settings
Experience maintaining reporting, documentation, and tracking systems in audit-visible or monitoring-intensive environments
Strong understanding of state health systems, Medicaid programs, rural health environments, or safety-net provider networks preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Reasonable Accommodations are available
Equal opportunity employer
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

grant administrationprocurement supportfinancial monitoringcompliance trackingtechnical assistance coordinationproject schedulingrisk managementreportingdocumentation workflowsPMO structures

Soft Skills

operational leadershipstakeholder engagementteam onboardingtrainingworkflow integrationrole clarityissue escalationmultidisciplinary team leadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreePMP certification