Program Director (Oregon/New Mexico/Colorado/Oklahoma REMOTE)

Overview

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

You are required to live in either Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado or Oklahoma to be considered for this 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive-level leadership and accountability for complex health transformation initiatives (state or federally funded).
• Act as the primary senior interface with state agency leadership and external partners.
• Oversee program governance, contractual performance, strategic alignment, and quality assurance across all workstreams.
• Ensure implementation activities align with contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.
• Establish governance structures, decision-making frameworks, and escalation pathways for disciplined program execution.
• Advise state leadership on implementation strategy, risk mitigation, performance trends, and operational challenges.
• Review and approve major deliverables, reports, and corrective action plans.
• Maintain compliance with applicable state and federal requirements while advancing health system transformation objectives.
• Support rapid program startup environments and high-visibility engagements requiring executive-level judgment.
• Travel up to 25% as required.

Basic Qualifications

• 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.

Additional

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Pay Range

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is $144,381.00 - $245,448.00, with multiple factors considered including experience, skills, location, and contract provisions.

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