Program Director (Integrated Healthcare Modernization)
About Artemis Connection Artemis Connection is a strategic management consultancy working across the for-profit, public and social sectors. We help clients around the world identify their most pressing strategic issues and we staff teams of strategy consultants to roll up their sleeves and deliver impact. We are passionate about helping innovative and entrepreneurial leaders reach their goals through a customized project-based approach, typically focused around:
- Bespoke Innovation, Sales, and Marketing Strategy
- Purpose driven Transformation including M&A and PMI
- Embedded Strategy and Operations roles
Our founder is Christy Johnson, an entrepreneur, educator, and former McKinsey Engagement Manager. Our advisors include HR officers, executive coaches, academics, entrepreneurs, and neuroscientists. Our team is made up of seasoned consultants, trained at organizations such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain, Big 4 Strategy, and elite educational institutions. The Opportunity Artemis has a public sector client looking for a Consultant for a 12 month engagement (with possibility to extend). This role is remote but there may be some travel to Washington DC required. The scope of this effort will include, but is not limited to, program management, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, to support implementation of a Healthcare and Benefits Act.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise & Portfolio Delivery Ownership
- Own scope, schedule, dependencies, risk, and delivery outcomes across multiple workstreams
- Establish and operate integrated delivery and portfolio management systems
- Drive accountability for measurable results, not just milestones
Senior Stakeholder Engagement
- Interface regularly with CORs, program executives, contracting officers, and senior federal leadership
- Provide executive-ready reporting, issue escalation, and risk mitigation
- Translate complex federal healthcare priorities into structured delivery plans
Policy to Execution Translation
- Translate legislation, policy mandates, and program objectives into structured implementation plans
- Integrate clinical, operational, acquisition, and analytics initiatives
- Ensure compliance with federal oversight and reporting standards
Data Driven Delivery & Adoption
- Use KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics to guide decisions
- Implement governance structures that ensure visibility and accountability
- Drive adoption across operational stakeholders and ensure sustained outcomes
Risk & Integration Management
- Identify cross-program risks early and implement mitigation strategies
- Coordinate across primes, subcontractors, and internal federal teams
- Ensure integration across clinical, operational, and acquisition initiatives
Scope of Work May Include
- Enterprise program and portfolio management
- Healthcare modernization and acquisition transformation initiatives
- Monitoring, evaluation, and performance reporting
- Implementation of healthcare and benefits-related legislation
- Development of governance frameworks and executive dashboards
Required Qualifications
- 6-10+ years of relevant experience in program, portfolio, or enterprise delivery leadership
- Prior federal healthcare experience required
- Demonstrated experience planning, initiating, managing, executing, and closing out programs in support of an integrated healthcare system
- Experience operating directly with federal CORs and senior agency leadership
- Proven ability to own and deliver complex, multi-workstream initiatives
- Experience designing and running delivery and governance systems
- Master's degree or higher
- Project Management certification (e.g., PMP) required
- Ability to obtain and maintain required federal security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- VA / VHA experience strongly preferred
- Experience supporting acquisition reform or federal healthcare modernization initiatives
- Background in healthcare operations, informatics, or healthcare supply chain
- Consulting experience preferred
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder alignment skills
Who You Are
- Comfortable operating with senior federal leaders and contracting authorities
- Outcome-oriented and accountable for results, not just coordination
- Structured thinker who can bring order to complex federal environments
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