Senior Manager - Healthcare Digital Transformation (HDTx) & Federal Programs

Senior Manager

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We help healthcare organizations build innovation capabilities and accelerate key growth initiatives, enabling organizations to own the future, instead of being disrupted by it. Together, we empower clients to create sustainable growth, optimize internal processes and deliver better consumer outcomes. Health systems, hospitals and medical clinics are under immense pressure to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care. Investing in new partnerships, clinical services and technology is not enough to create meaningful and substantive change. To succeed long-term, healthcare organizations must empower leaders, clinicians, employees, affiliates and communities to build cultures that foster innovation to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Joining the Huron team means you'll help our clients evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing healthcare environment and optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience, and drive physician, patient and employee engagement across the enterprise. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

The Senior Manager will operate at the intersection of HDTx capabilities and Federal delivery, supporting complex, large-scale programs such as EHR modernization (e.g., VA EHRM) as well as other federal healthcare or digital transformation initiatives. This role is responsible for driving integrated delivery across clinical, technical, and operational workstreams, while navigating federal client environments, compliance requirements, and multi-partner ecosystems (e.g., AFS, OEM vendors). The Senior Manager will serve as a key leader in project execution, resource alignment, and client engagement, ensuring delivery excellence across evolving, high-visibility programs.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Delivery Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of federal healthcare IT and digital transformation initiatives, including EHR implementations, optimization, and adjacent technology programs
• Manage cross-functional teams spanning clinical, technical, and operational disciplines
• Oversee project execution including scope, schedule, financials, risks, and dependencies
• Drive structured delivery approaches across agile, hybrid, or waterfall methodologies depending on program needs

Federal & Client Engagement

• Partner closely with federal clients and prime contractors to align priorities, deliverables, and timelines
• Navigate complex government environments, including multi-layered stakeholder and governance structures
• Support development of executive-level communications, status reporting, and briefings

HDTx Integration & Capability Alignment

• Bring together HDTx capabilities across: EHR (Oracle Health/Epic/MEDITECH/Digital transformation & automation/Data, analytics, and interoperability
• Identify opportunities to align emerging technologies or new initiatives with EHR and enterprise transformation efforts (e.g., AI, APIs, automation)

Operational & Workforce Leadership

• Support resource planning and staffing strategies across traditional and variable workforce models (e.g., salaried, fixed-term/project-based)
• Ensure adherence to compliance, onboarding, and federal program requirements (e.g., clearance, timekeeping, subcontractor alignment)
• Contribute to building scalable, repeatable delivery and workforce models

Business Development & Growth

• Support proposal development, RFP responses, and solution shaping for federal opportunities
• Contribute to expanding Huron's footprint across federal healthcare and digital transformation programs
• Identify and drive follow-on opportunities within active engagements

Required Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in consulting, healthcare technology, or federal program delivery
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal clients or programs (VA, DoD, HHS, or similar)
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder technology or EHR-related initiatives
• Strong understanding of: Healthcare IT systems (EHR platforms, interoperability, clinical workflows), and Project/program management methodologies
• Proven ability to lead teams in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presence

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VA EHRM, Oracle Health (Cerner), Epic, or large-scale EHR programs
• Familiarity with federal contracting structures (e.g., IDIQ, subcontracting models)
• Experience working in matrixed delivery models across multiple organizations
• Exposure to emerging healthcare technologies (AI, analytics, automation, interoperability frameworks)

The estimated base salary range for this job is $145,000 - $170,000. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron's annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron's pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $174,000 - $204,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron's benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Country: United States of America