Program Manager, Federal Health Programs

Ibility is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a contractor team supporting a Department of War (DoW) health affairs organization that leads joint health care collaboration between the Military Health System and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This key personnel role is the contractor's single point of accountability for all task areas and serves as the primary interface with the Government's Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). 

The Program Manager oversees program management, analytical, administrative, and office management support across joint governance, interagency health care partnerships, program funding management, and front office operations. The ideal candidate brings deep Military Health System (MHS) experience, a long track record with joint DoW/VA health care programs, and proven contract management skills, and is comfortable engaging senior executives across both Departments. 

Please not this position is contingent upon award (Jan/Feb 2027)

• Bachelor's degree and active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification 

• Minimum 20 years of experience working in the Military Health System (MHS) 

• Minimum 10 years of experience with joint DoW/VA (formerly DoD/VA) health care programs 

• Minimum 10 years of contract management experience, including leading contractor teams and managing deliverables, staffing, and quality on Government contracts 

• Strong executive communication skills with senior Government leadership, other contractors, and partner agency representatives 

• Bachelor's degree. 

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. 

• Minimum 20 years of experience working in the Military Health System (MHS). 

• Minimum 10 years of experience with joint DoW/VA (formerly DoD/VA) health care programs. 

• Minimum 10 years of experience in contract management. 

• Demonstrated experience supervising contractor personnel, managing schedules and work standards, and reviewing the quality of work products. 

• Current Public Trust background investigation. 

• Ability to work onsite in Northern Virginia during core business hours. 

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  Oversee and manage all task areas of the contract, performing day-to-day management of contract support operations across multiple concurrent tasks and monitoring program performance against standards. 

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  Organize, direct, and coordinate the planning and execution of all contract support activities; formulate and enforce work standards, assign contractor schedules, review work discrepancies, and supervise contractor personnel. 

• Ensure delivery of support to senior joint DoW/VA governance committees, business lines, and working groups, including annual reports to Congress and joint strategic planning. 

• Oversee support to interagency health care sharing partnerships, including data-driven process improvement and policy and legislative advisement to client leadership. 

• Oversee program management and financial tracking for a joint interagency funding program, including policy guidance updates. 

• Oversee front office operations, including document and records management, travel, calendars, website and SharePoint content, Government-provided AI tools, and collaboration site management. 

• Plan and host the project kick-off meeting and deliver associated agendas and minutes on schedule. 

• Develop and execute the Quality Control Plan, maintaining quality across all deliverables and contract performance standards. 

• Prepare and submit Monthly Status Reports covering staffing, travel, activities by task, issues and corrective actions, and Government actions required. 

• Lead transition-in at contract start and plan transition-out to ensure continuity of operations. 

• Maintain a fully qualified, stable workforce; manage recruiting, onboarding, retention, and replacement of personnel to keep all positions filled without interruption. 

• Ensure team compliance with security, background investigation, non-disclosure, privacy and HIPAA training, PII/PHI handling, incident reporting, and Government property accountability requirements. 

• Attend periodic progress meetings with Government contracting and program staff and manage travel and other direct costs within authorized limits. 

• This is a full-time, onsite position at a Government facility in Northern Virginia. Candidates must live within commuting distance of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. 

• Master's degree in Health Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.