Project Director

Why CORMAC?

At CORMAC, we leverage the power of AI, data management and analytics to enable our customers to achieve their strategic goals. With over 20 years of experience in health information technology (HIT), human-centered design principles, and Agile development methodologies, CORMAC delivers complex digital solutions to solve some of the most challenging problems facing public healthcare programs today

As a US Federal Government contractor in the public healthcare sector, our work is impactful and cutting-edge while being performed in a supportive, collaborative, and welcoming environment. We offer flexible work schedules with a remote workplace option. At CORMAC, we have a highly diverse workforce and believe a work environment is a place where creativity, collaboration, enthusiasm, and innovation happen, regardless of location. The Project Director will manage a team responsible for a project with core responsibilities in Data and Analytics, Health Systems Research and Practice Improvement.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team in planning and implementation of federal healthcare contracts including patient safety and health services related programs

• Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones, adhering to deadlines and effectively communicating possible project risks/delays to reduce impact to overall value delivery

• Manage project budget, project team capacity allocation, project evaluation/assessments, and project deliverables

• Assist in the definition of project scope and goals as well as identifying and managing potential risks and liabilities of multiple projects

• Make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress within a project including selectively delegating tasks to employees best positioned to complete them

• Translate federal program operations into actionable practices, fostering partnerships between major stakeholders, and handling various contract types

• Provide operational oversight for multiple ongoing tasks, ensuring alignment with national program vision, communicating with executives, the board, and other stakeholders to keep the project goals aligned

• Lead multiple stakeholder meetings including preparing and delivering presentations

• Contribute to solution and architecture design for healthcare technology projects, ensuring alignment with program requirements and project efficiency efforts

• Performing quality control on the project to maintain the standards expected, including adjusting schedules and targets on the project as needed

• Motivating people involved in the project to complete tasks on time

• Serve as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy

• Oversee reporting of Earned Value Management (EVM) to assess project performance and progress

• Determine new projects, programs, and initiatives for the project.

• Provide proposal support for new opportunities.

• Participate and contribute to growth-related activities.

• Support your team providing resources they need to do their job

• Oversee and participate in goal setting and yearly performance reviews for your team.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of Project Manager experience including Agile workflow based patterns and practices

• Professional certifications including PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) plus at least one Agile Project Management/Scrum Master Certification or be willing to certify in the first (3) months of employment

• Must demonstrate a detailed understanding of multiple federal & non-federal stakeholders with the proven ability to conduct multiple stakeholder meetings, preparing and delivering presentations on tasks

• 10+ years Federal government experience Including experience supporting Health & Human Services – specifically the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• A history of directing projects with reasonable cost effectiveness and efficiency, including involving the customer in all essential stages of data analysis & research

• Proven client management experience including effectively communicating and presenting information to company personnel, external customers, and executive management

• Proven experience developing partnerships between major stakeholders to enhance opportunities for broad-scale implementation

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities with the ability to work independently

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field, Business, Health Services & Sciences or a related field

• Proficient in MS Office desktop publishing and document formatting tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working remotely using collaboration tools such as, but not limited to MS Teams, JIRA, and Confluence.

• Experience supporting national program vision and providing operational oversight of multiple ongoing tasks.

• 10+ years of experience working with large, complex healthcare environments

• Proven ability to translate healthcare system operations or research findings into practice, specifically with HHS agencies and healthcare leaders.

• Experience within the research community, providing leadership and direction.

• Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Technology/Engineering

US Citizenship Required /E-Verify Participation/EEO

As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, CORMAC provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's protected status, including race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.