Program Manager

Job ID : Prog Manager

Program Manager

Location : Hartford, CT

Duration : 12+ months

Client : State of CT - OHS

Hybrid

Role Overview

• The contracted individual will support the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) Health IT Unit by contributing to multiple Health IT programs and initiatives. This role involves coordinating and monitoring activities across several concurrent, long-term, and on-going projects led by various program leads. Key responsibilities include tracking deliverables, ensuring deadlines are met, and fostering effective team collaboration.
• The individual will also play a critical role in advancing both agency and statewide initiatives. This includes supporting the redevelopment of the statewide Health IT Strategic Plan through a structured stakeholder engagement process. Additional responsibilities may involve facilitating the implementation of standardized race, ethnicity, and language (REL) data collection across healthcare providers, and supporting or monitoring initiatives related to Connecticut's designated Health Information Exchange, Connie.
• This position is essential in aligning these efforts with OHS's mission to promote equitable access to high-quality healthcare, control cost growth, and improve healthcare outcomes-particularly through enhanced data sharing and system coordination.
• Looking for a strategic advisor, project integrator, and operational leader responsible for coordinating statewide health IT initiatives, advancing regulatory and legislative priorities, and ensuring effective governance and execution across the APCD, HIE, AI governance, and interoperability programs. This role requires HIT knowledge, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to drive complex multi-agency initiatives to implementation. Handle multiple projects at a high level dealing with issue resolution, coordination.

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