You are required to live in Oregon 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.
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.
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$130,631.00 - $222,072.00Oregon Remote Office (OR99)Top Skills
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