Company Overview

Inspired Thinking. Powerful Results.

Vangent is a leading global provider of Consulting, Systems Integration, Human Capital Management and Business Process Outsourcing services to government, commercial, education, and healthcare organizations. What sets us apart is not only our depth and breadth of capabilities, but also our approach to providing high-value, end-to-end solutions for our customers. We design, build and operate mission-critical systems to ensure our customers’ success by combining the right people, technology and knowledge. We take on our customers’ most complex challenges and deliver exceptional results at a predictable cost.

Vangent is a diverse, prosperous and rewarding place to work, where our employees are provided with competitive benefits, educational assistance and career growth opportunities. Every employee is valued for their talents and contributions, and takes pride in doing work that shapes the impact of services to our customers, aiding in the overall success of the company.


Job Description

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Vangent's Health Solutions Business Unit currently has an opening for a Project Manager in our Falls Church, VA offices.

The Project Manager will serve as major point-of-contact and provide supervision and guidance for all contractor personnel assigned to the task order. He/she is responsible for the quality and efficiency of the program including both technical issues and business processes and will assign tasking to contractor personnel, supervise on-going technical efforts, and manage overall task order performance.



Responsibilities:
• Ensure successful development and delivery of all program and project deliverables.
• Establish a working governance structure that appropriately coordinates the client, Vangent internal support resources, partner, and other government contractor activities and ensures timely decisions and properly manages the on-going work.
• Ensure all activities align and support the program vision, goals, and client objectives.
• Verify and validate the program work streams ensuring adherence to best practices and standards.
• Conduct and lead regular reviews, ensure there is accountability in place for all stakeholders.
• Optimize performance across partners and the client both functionally and technically.
• Track basic costs together with the wider costs of administrating the program.
• Provide the infrastructure necessary to complete the program and confirm it’s in place and operational.
• Lead the development of the program plans required for success including an integrated master schedule.
• Monitor and control the program activities in accordance with a mutually agreed upon, client and Vangent master plan.
• Continuously assess performance, eliminate bottlenecks and unnecessary processes, while systemically applying learning and knowledge to the program to improve performance.
• Appropriately manage the client and project team to ensure all project deliverables are completed on-time within budget.


Requirements:
• 10+ years of complex government program leadership experience managing large, mission critical programs
• 5+ years of program management experience in the federal healthcare/ commercial healthcare marketplace
• Experience with Government Cost Plus contracts
• Strong skills and experience, specifically in the area of IT modernization, IT infrastructure and application development, release management, and program management
• Demonstrated experience in leading large government programs with significant government involvement and governance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven history of proactively developing and maintaining strong relationships
• Strong management skills and capability to develop and retain top talent
• Proven track record of negotiating complex and strategic contracts
• Ability to proactively manage issues and mitigate risks using straightforward approaches
• Mastery and understanding of information and security best practices, processes, standards, and implementations
• Ability to live and work in the Washington DC area
• Must be a U.S. Citizen, and must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance for IT ADP-II

Additional Desired Qualifications:
• Strong business acumen, financial and organizational knowledge within the healthcare domain
• Technical and functional knowledge of health information systems for direct care operations like Military Health.
• Knowledge and experience of large complex sales and marketing processes associated with government programs
• Experience with CMMI, ISO
• PMP Certification
• Experience as a PM in highly visible, DoD acquisition certified programs (e.g., ACT level 1)

Enjoy Your Rewards!
Vangent has been recognized nationally and internationally with dozens of best-in-class awards. We know we owe our success to employees and continually reward their efforts. In addition to the satisfaction that comes from being part of an award-winning team, we help our employees develop winning professional skills and reward them accordingly:
• Competitive salaries
• Generous benefits
• Employee discounts
• Scheduling flexibility
• Continuing education
• Career advancement
Apply today for consideration at our world-class organization!