Big challenges need bold thinkers.
If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.
We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.
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Job DescriptionThe Principal Program Manager (PPM) is the executive-in-charge of the Operational Informatics Pipeline (OIP). This role is not merely administrative; it requires a deep understanding of clinical informatics to lead a "team-of-teams" in a Scaled Agile environment. The PPM is responsible for the delivery of over 200+ complex informatics features annually, ensuring they meet the rigorous standards of the VHA Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI).
Detailed Scope of Work & PWS Alignment:
- Portfolio & Program Governance: Establish the programmatic infrastructure for the OIP. Replace traditional waterfall reporting with SAFe® metrics, including Flow Efficiency, Velocity, and Predictability.
- Strategic Risk Management: Conduct enterprise-level risk management, including the development of risk registers, mitigation plans, and impact evaluations for EHR modernization activities.
- Agile Transformation Leadership: Drive the "Agility at Scale" requirement. Facilitate quarterly Program Increments (PI) and ensure all 20+ annual iterations deliver high-value features to OCI stakeholders.
- Financial & Performance Oversight: Manage the Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract structure, ensuring all deliverables meet the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) standards (e.g., <3 grammatical errors, 100% on-time delivery).
Advanced Technical Proficiencies:
- Tooling: Expert mastery of Jira Align and Jira for backlog management and transparency.
- Methodology: Deep expertise in SAFe® Lean-Agile principles and the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP).
- Domain: Comprehensive understanding of the VA’s EHR transition from CPRS/VistA to Oracle Health.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Master’s Degree (or Bachelor’s + 20 years experience).
- Experience: 15+ years in clinical informatics program management.
- Clearance: Ability to obtain/maintain a VA Public Trust.
Work Arrangement
- Remote
Compensation: Salary depends on experience and expertise. Compensation includes a comprehensive fringe-benefits package. RESPEC is a 100% employee-owned company and employees are eligible for participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) after a qualifying period.
Featured benefits include:
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) & ESOP (with company match up to 4%)
- Professional Development and Training
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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What We Do
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better.
With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do.
From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore.
Know-How is Everything.
We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
