Principal Program Manager, Informatics

GovCIO is currently hiring a Program Manager, to coordinate delivery of application modernization, clinical informatics, and AI-enabled health IT projects, including Ambient AI Scribe and related digital health initiatives supporting federal healthcare customers.
This role partners with technical leads, developers, clinical subject matter experts, business analysts, quality assurance teams, and customer stakeholders to translate priorities into achievable delivery plans. Responsibilities include managing day-to-day execution, schedules, risks, dependencies, and release readiness for assigned projects; supporting Agile and SAFe delivery practices; and coordinating the integration, testing, and deployment of AI-enabled solutions into clinical workflows.
This position is fully remote and reports to program leadership. The Program Manager coordinates contributing teams, communicates project status and delivery risks, and supports successful implementation, user adoption, and measurable outcomes for assigned initiatives.
Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and delivery commitments.
  
• Coordinate work across development, testing, platform, and production support teams.
  
• Partner with Product Owners and Business Analysts to prepare requirements and maintain delivery-ready backlogs.
  
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, cross-team planning, and release readiness reviews.
  
• Work with technical leads to identify impediments, evaluate delivery options, and resolve issues.
  
• Communicate project status, risks, and decisions to customer and internal leadership.
  
• Track delivery performance and support continuous improvement.
  
• Coordinate production issue resolution and incorporate follow-up work into project plans.
  
• Coordinate integration, testing, release readiness, and deployment activities for AI-enabled clinical applications, including Ambient AI Scribe, in partnership with technical and clinical leads.
  
• Partner with clinical subject matter experts, quality assurance, and change management teams to track workflow fit, user acceptance, adoption, and implementation issues.
  

Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, informatics, or a related field, and 8-12 years of experience (or commensurate experience).
  
  • 5 or more years of experience in technical project management, software delivery leadership, or related roles.
    
• Experience coordinating multiple software development teams or complex technical projects.
  
• Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle, Agile delivery, application integrations, testing, and release management.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams and nontechnical stakeholders.
  
• Experience using project and backlog management tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
  

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience supporting federal agencies, healthcare organizations, or health IT programs.
  
• Experience with application modernization, Appian, or other enterprise platforms.
  
• Experience with SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, or other approaches to coordinating multiple Agile teams.
  
• PMP, Scrum Master, or SAFe certification.
  
• Technical background in software development, databases, or systems integration.
  
• Familiarity with AI-enabled healthcare applications, clinical documentation workflows, or implementation of digital health solutions.
  

Clearance Required: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
Posted Salary Range
USD $170,000.00 - USD $190,000.00 /Yr.