Director, Technical Program Management

Datavant is a data platform company and the world’s leader in health data exchange. Our vision is that every healthcare decision is powered by the right data, at the right time, in the right format.

Our platform is powered by the largest, most diverse health data network in the U.S., enabling data to be secure, accessible and usable to inform better health decisions. Datavant is trusted by the world’s leading life sciences companies, government agencies, and those who deliver and pay for care. 

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a high-performing, values-driven team. Together, we’re rising to the challenge of tackling some of healthcare’s most complex problems with technology-forward solutions. Datavanters bring a diversity of professional, educational and life experiences to realize our bold vision for healthcare.

Datavant is a data platform company for healthcare whose products and solutions enable organizations to move and connect data securely. Datavant has a network of networks consisting of thousands of organizations, more than 70,000 hospitals and clinics, 70% of the 100 largest health systems, and an ecosystem of 500+ real-world data partners.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a highly collaborative, remote-friendly team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare. We invest in our people and believe in hiring for high-potential and humble individuals who can rapidly grow their responsibilities as the company scales. Datavant is a distributed, remote-first team, and we empower Datavanters to shape their working environment in a way that suits their needs.

This leader should have a background in program/product management, deep change management expertise, strong execution capabilities, a data-first mindset and a track record of building strong business partnerships and alignment. This role is for you if you are passionate about using your craft to drive cultural transformations and unite cross functional teams to move fast and be autonomous.

You will:

• Establish a consistent Delivery methodology, approach and reporting for software development that incorporates Agile/lean start-up methods. Continuously evolve these methodologies to fit the needs of the business, and drive alignment and adoption across teams. Utilize team feedback and analyze data e.g. quality, delivery rate, etc. to identify areas of opportunity and improve efficiency and delivery.
• Oversee the execution of multiple projects across Core Tech, ensuring timely delivery by coordinating cross-functional teams, managing project scope, risks, and quality, while maintaining strong relationships and communication to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Lead the Delivery Team and ensure that this team is focused on Product Development’s (PD’s) most important cross-functional initiatives. Foster a collaborative work environment across PD and provide coaching and mentorship to team members, raising the bar on skills and capabilities of the team.
• Drive Jira consistency and maximize the use of it across Datavant to ensure a “single pane of glass” when it comes to execution of work and reporting out on it.  Drive the change management around this with high EQ and urgency combined, and deliver all necessary training and documentation.
• Partner with Product Operations on strategic planning, budgeting and roadmapping.
• Use work management data to proactively identify barriers and recommend solutions to remove blockers and to highlight upstream/downstream dependencies which need to be properly sequenced to allow for easy flow of work.
• Own tracking and reporting metrics around the plan and schedule; status reporting; risk and issue management; OKR reporting; and ensuring there is a clear process and governance for all these points.
• Build relationships, collaborate, and communicate directly with all stakeholders, both in Tech and outside of Tech especially in the Product and Operations organizations.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in delivery leadership roles within high-growth tech companies, overseeing complex programs and cross-functional teams. Proven ability to drive execution, optimize workflows, and implement industry best practices to ensure successful product and technology delivery.
• BA/BS degree highly desired, PMI-ACP or PMP certification a plus.
• Experience in Scrum and Agile methodologies, including leading teams in Agile environments and applying industry best practices for iterative development and delivery.
• Strong, hands-on Jira knowledge to include an understanding of how to manage project timelines, tracking progress within Jira, identifying bottlenecks, facilitating team collaboration on the platform, and ensuring accurate reporting of project status using Jira dashboards, while overseeing the overall delivery of software projects to meet KPIs.
• Ability to kickstart multi-org complex programs and drive delivery of quality outcomes with speed.
• Ability to skillfully use data to drive challenging discussions, align disparate teams on program outcomes and communicate program progress, outcomes and risks.
• Excellence in communication and execution working across the organization to drive successful outcomes.
• Experience leading and growing employees and teams.
• Comfortable leading under new, ambiguous and/or changing conditions with proven problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Professional, team player with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges for this position are developed with the support of benchmarks and industry best practices. 

We’re building a high-growth, high-autonomy culture. We rely less on job titles and more on cultivating an environment where anyone can contribute, the best ideas win, and personal growth is driven by expanding impact. The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job. The estimated salary range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000.

At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your responses will be anonymous and used to help us identify areas of improvement in our recruitment process. (We can only see aggregate responses, not individual responses. In fact, we aren’t even able to see if you’ve responded or not.) Responding is your choice and it will not be used in any way in our hiring process.

This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship.

To ensure the safety of patients and staff, many of our clients require post-offer health screenings and proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID-19, etc. Any requests to be exempted from these requirements will be reviewed by Datavant Human Resources and determined on a case-by-case basis. Depending on the state in which you will be working, exemptions may be available on the basis of disability, medical contraindications to the vaccine or any of its components, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, and/or religion.

This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship.

Datavant is committed to a work environment free from job discrimination. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. To learn more about our commitment, please review our EEO Commitment Statement here. Know Your Rights, explore the resources available through the EEOC for more information regarding your legal rights and protections. In addition, Datavant does not and will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay. Learn more here.

At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your answers will be anonymous and will help us identify areas for improvement in our recruitment process. (We can only see aggregate responses, not individual ones. In fact, we aren’t even able to see whether you’ve responded.) Responding is entirely optional and will not affect your application or hiring process in any way.

Datavant is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need an accommodation while seeking employment, please contact us at peopleteam@datavant.com. We will review your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.