IT PROGRAM MANAGER (POLICY AND PLANNING)

About the Position: This position will be located in either Falls Church, Virginia; San Antonio, Texas; or Charleston, South Carolina. Serve as an Information Technology Program Manager for the Defense Health Agency. This person will lead the strategic planning, policy development, and full lifecycle execution of healthcare technology systems. Advise senior leaders on program risks and establish formal collaborative agreements with external partners to support military readiness. Major duties: Serves as an IT Program Manager (Policy and Planning) with responsibility to plan for and coordinate the fielding of major Information Technology (IT) Programs within the Defense Health Agency (DHA). Executes full lifecycle requirements of the IT Programs to ensure DHA is positioned to maximize its return on investment. Develops and maintains policies, strategic direction, guidance, procedures, handbooks, standard operating procedures, and templates, ensuring they align with federal laws and regulations, DoD, and DHA policies. Formulates the long-range strategic plans and roadmaps for the integration of technology solutions across the enterprise. Advises Division and Directorate leaders, as well as external stakeholders, on decisions relating to the IT Program concerns, risks, and issues. Briefs, influences, and educates executive-level DHA and CIO / J-6 personnel on IT program health, resource constraints, and technical dependency risks. Leads efforts to identify areas for collaboration and establish memoranda of agreement / memoranda of understanding, statement of work, and service level agreements with other DoD agencies, federal departments, and commercial entities.