Health Data and Surveillance System Project Director

ICF is seeking a Project Director with strong health IT expertise to support public health data, and surveillance systems work and health informatics, across federal and state health clients. This role combines project and program delivery leadership with client growth and business development responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in public health data systems, federal consulting, health IT, and technology-enabled solution delivery. This role requires the ability to engage clients, lead complex health IT projects, mentor staff, manage financial and operational performance, shape growth strategies, guide capture and proposal efforts, and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.

Key Responsibilities

Project and Program Delivery

• Serve as a project/program leader for complex health IT initiatives, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, reporting, and delivery quality.

• Lead cross-functional teams through the full systems development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with milestones, quality standards, client objectives, and contractual requirements.

• Oversee delivery across health data systems, systems integration, cloud, data/analytics, cybersecurity, application modernization, and related enterprise technology areas.

• Manage program operations and PMO functions, including financial tracking, performance reporting, continuous improvement, and coordination across multiple workstreams.

• Provide strategic guidance and hands-on support as needed to ensure successful delivery of integrated technology solutions.

Leadership, Staff Development, and Communication

• Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary teams across health, data, technology, capture, and delivery functions.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous skill development.

• Support staff growth in areas such as Agile delivery, cloud, AI/ML, data governance, health informatics, proposal development, and client communication.

• Communicate effectively with senior leaders, clients, technical teams, capture teams, and non-technical stakeholders.

• Synthesize complex health, technical, operational, and business information into clear, structured recommendations and deliverables.

Business Development, Client Engagement, and Strategy

• Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships, supporting engagement, governance, executive communication, and alignment to client priorities.

• Support growth for public health data and health informatics initiatives through pipeline development, opportunity research, client intelligence, and market insight.

• Partner with business development, capture, technical, and program teams to shape solution strategies, value propositions, capability briefings, and proposal content.

• Translate health informatics, IT, data, and analytics concepts into clear, client-ready solutions for federal and state health audiences.

• Contribute to portfolio strategy and growth planning across areas such as chronic disease, infectious disease, behavioral health, surveillance, analytics, and health data systems.

• Support proposal and capture activities, including opportunity qualification, solution development, technical writing, and development of compliant, organized growth materials.

Must Have Qualifications

• 10 years of experience

• 5+ years of BD/growth/capture/solutioning experience

• PMP certification or other relevant project/program management credentials.

• Must reside in the United States and perform work within the U.S.

Additional Qualifications

• Project/program management experience leading or supporting health IT project delivery in software, data, analytics, health informatics, public health systems, software development, and/or information technology.

• Experience in federal consulting supporting business development, growth, capture, solution development, proposal development, or solutioning activities.

• Experience leading complex, multi-workstream IT programs within governance, compliance, or PMO frameworks.

• Strong client engagement, stakeholder management, written communication, verbal communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work across and lead multidisciplinary teams spanning health, data, technology, delivery, and growth functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in public health, health informatics, information technology, or epidemiology preferred.

• Experience supporting federal public health, surveillance systems, or health data initiatives, including work aligned with agencies such as CDC, SAMHSA, or state health programs.

• Familiarity with federal procurement, capture, and proposal processes.

• Experience developing solution concepts, opportunity summaries, capability briefings, proposal content, and client-ready materials.

• Strong understanding of modern enterprise technologies, including cloud, AI/ML, data governance, analytics, cybersecurity, systems integration, and application modernization.

• Demonstrated ability to define or guide large-scale integrated technology solutions.

• Experience mentoring staff and developing high-performing teams.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email [email protected] and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.  

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.  

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at [email protected]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.  

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$174,701.00 - $296,992.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)