Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GovCIO is hiring a Program Manager to support the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Connected Care and its patient-generated health data ecosystem. The role leads cross-functional, multi-vendor delivery across VA applications, health-data platforms, device integrations, and downstream pipelines, while managing program plans, data quality, stakeholders, and Agile execution.
Responsibilities
- Supervise staff in a matrixed environment, including performance oversight, coaching, hiring, and professional development, recognizing that direct reports may or may not support the work this position functionally oversees
- Lead cross-functional coordination between VA teams, Validic, and third-party device vendors, aligning priorities, managing issue remediation, and communicating progress across CGM (Abbott, Dexcom), nutrition and sleep data pathways, and new device integrations
- Drive the Google Health API transition across the VA's PGHD applications and pipelines, managing discrepancy tracking, SQA testing follow-ups, OAuth/CASA approval workflows, and vendor inquiry resolution to keep step, energy-burned, resting heart rate, and sleep metrics accurate as legacy device APIs sunset
- Coordinate investigation and resolution of data-quality issues across multiple sources (for example, duplicate CGM records, dropped components in sequential updates, conflicting event ID updates, and observation-volume drops following SDK changes), synthesizing findings for pipeline teams and Validic engineering
- Facilitate vendor partnerships and support negotiations for new integrations, driving expansion efforts such as new CGM and activity-data pathways and the API and org-settings updates they require
- Manage pre-read and action-item workflows to ensure productive, well-prepared coordination sessions, producing pre-read materials, organizing agendas, and maintaining cross-team action logs across CGM, device mapping, pipeline fixes, and API transitions
- Oversee alignment across PGHD applications, mobile and web teams, and downstream pipelines, ensuring synchronized release planning, remediation of SQA-identified issues, correct application of device-definition rules, and consistent handling of edge cases
- Manage integrated program plans, including risk and status reporting
- Resolve cross-team blockers and escalate risks to leadership as needed
- Provide oversight of sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives across teams, ensuring they are carried out effectively and meet delivery goals
- Serve as a central liaison across VA digital health programs, collaborating with PGHD governance groups, clinical SMEs, OIT, pipeline engineering, and product teams to maintain unified progress toward national PGHD goals
- Manage vendor and integration partner deliverables, ensuring quality standards are met
- Advise clients on strategic and technical solution options
Skills
- Bachelors degree with 12+ years experience (or commensurate experience)
- Experience supporting federal programs or within the VA/OCC environment
- Familiarity with health data integration platforms such as Validic, or with CGM/remote patient monitoring data (for example, Abbott, Dexcom)
- Experience with health data API transitions or integrations such as Google Health or similar device APIs
- Experience with native mobile (iOS and Android) and web product delivery
- Background working with patient-generated health data (PGHD) or clinical data sources
- Knowledge of compliance standards, OAuth/CASA workflows, or healthcare-related systems
- Familiarity with modern tech stacks, APIs, cloud platforms, or DevSecOps
- Experience with backlog tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar
- Experience working with distributed, remote teams
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearance
Benefits
- This is a fully remote (United States) position
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