Project Director, Health Program

ICF

Project Director overseeing state and federally funded health programs at ICF. Driving execution and compliance while collaborating with various stakeholders across healthcare initiatives.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeTallahassee • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $108,476 - $184,409 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides executive-level leadership and accountability for complex, multi-site, state or federally funded health initiatives.
Serves as the primary executive point of contact for the client and is responsible for ensuring all contract requirements, deliverables, reporting obligations, and partner outcomes are achieved on time and at the required quality standards.
Leads overall program strategy, governance, and execution across large-scale technical assistance and capacity-building initiatives supporting healthcare organizations, including those in rural and medically underserved communities.
Establishes governance structures, decision-making frameworks, and escalation pathways to support disciplined program execution and alignment with contractual and regulatory requirements.
Oversees program operations, including staffing, work planning, performance management, quality assurance, and risk mitigation across all workstreams.
Ensures compliance with federal and state grant or cooperative agreement requirements, including applicable guidance from federal health agencies and 2 CFR Part 200.
Advises client leadership on implementation strategy, program performance, emerging risks, and operational challenges.
Reviews and approves major deliverables, reports, and corrective action plans, ensuring outputs are high quality, compliant, and audit-ready.
Leads multidisciplinary teams and coordinates across partners and stakeholders to ensure effective service delivery across multiple initiatives or service locations.
Maintains consistent engagement with the client, including active participation in required coordination meetings and external partner engagements.
Up to 25% travel may be required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree or higher in public health, health administration, public administration, social work, health policy, or a closely related health field.
Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in grant program administration, capacity-building initiatives, or technical assistance programs at the state or federal level, including direct oversight of multi-site or multi-initiative programs.
Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a health-related field.
Experience serving as a senior client interface for state agencies, Medicaid programs, or other public-sector health funders.
Demonstrated experience managing programs serving rural or medically underserved communities, with understanding of operational challenges and resource constraints.
Demonstrated familiarity with federal grant or cooperative agreement compliance requirements, including 2 CFR Part 200 and applicable federal health agency guidance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

grant program administrationcapacity-building initiativestechnical assistance programsprogram strategyperformance managementquality assurancerisk mitigationcompliance with federal regulationsreporting obligationsaudit readiness

Soft Skills

executive leadershipcommunicationdecision-makingstakeholder engagementteam coordinationproblem-solvingstrategic advisingclient relationship managementorganizational skillsmultidisciplinary team leadership

Certifications

Master’s degree in public healthMaster’s degree in health administrationMaster’s degree in public administrationMaster’s degree in social workMaster’s degree in health policy