Innovation Project Manager

Overview

The Innovation Project Manager guides VHA innovation initiatives from discovery through enterprise adoption helping teams identify mature and scale solutions that improve healthcare delivery operational performance and Veteran doing so the role advances the VHA Innovation Ecosystems mission to spread healthcare innovation restore hope and build trust within the Veteran community.

The Innovation Project Manager collaborates with VHA program offices healthcare facilities innovation programs and external partners to move initiatives from discovery and piloting through implementation and enterprise adoption. The role supports employee-driven innovation the diffusion of promising practices and strategic partnerships that accelerate healthcare innovation across VHA.

This position is a hybrid role with work performed both remotely and in support of VHA Central Office (VACO) operations in Washington role requires an agile approach to managing multiple concurrent initiatives aligned with evolving healthcare priorities emerging technologies operational challenges and Veteran-centered solutions. Much of the work is fast-moving highly collaborative and focused on delivering measurable impact for Veterans and caregivers across the nations largest integrated healthcare system.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to innovation leaders program stakeholders and healthcare teams supporting innovation initiatives across VHA
• Plan manage and execute innovation projects from concept development through pilot execution evaluation and scaling
• Lead and contribute to multiple concurrent innovation initiatives rapidly establishing project structure governance timelines and success measures
• Coordinate across VHA program offices medical centers clinicians operational leaders researchers and external partners to align priorities and accelerate outcomes
• Apply project management change management design thinking and human-centered design principles to develop Veteran-centric solutions
• Develop and maintain dashboards reporting tools and program trackers that give leadership clear visibility into project health schedules risks resources performance and key metrics.
  • Use tools such as Power BI Smartsheet Excel Salesforce or other reporting and visualization platforms to organize analyze and communicate program information.
• Translate innovation goals into project plans implementation roadmaps communication strategies and performance measurement frameworks that clarify ownership sequencing adoption activities and expected results.
• Work with stakeholders to identify meaningful KPIs and reporting requirements and determine how best to visualize and communicate performance.
• Support recurring reporting cadences and maintain accurate audit-ready documentation.
• Support the identification testing replication and scaling of innovative healthcare practices and technologies
• Develop project plans implementation roadmaps communication strategies and performance measurement frameworks
• Facilitate innovation workshops stakeholder engagements and collaborative working sessions
• Track project risks dependencies resource requirements and implementation barriers
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate innovation effectiveness and inform decision-making
• Produce executive-ready briefings presentations reports and recommendations for senior leadership
• Support innovation portfolio management activities including project prioritization performance tracking and strategic planning
• Adapt quickly as priorities evolve while maintaining focus on measurable mission outcomes

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 6 years of experience in project management innovation management healthcare transformation management consulting or federal health programs
• Bachelors degree required
• Advanced proficiency in Power Bi Smartsheet Microsoft Office Suite including Excel PowerPoint Word and Teams with demonstrated experience organizing analyzing and presenting program information.
• Demonstrated project management experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives
• Strong facilitation stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills
• Experience developing executive briefings strategic communications and implementation plans
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced evolving environment
• Strong analytical critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience gathering analyzing and synthesizing information into actionable recommendations
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Customer-focused mindset and commitment to service excellence
• Ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups

• Experience supporting Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs or federal healthcare initiatives
• Masters degree preferred in Healthcare Administration Public Health Business Administration Engineering or related field
• PMP Agile Prosci Lean Human-Centered Design or related certifications
• Experience supporting innovation programs incubators accelerators or transformation initiatives
• Knowledge of healthcare innovation methodologies and innovation lifecycle management
• Experience applying human-centered design design thinking or customer experience methods to improve healthcare services operational processes or technology adoption.
• Familiarity with change management and adoption strategies
• Experience evaluating pilots proof-of-concepts or emerging technologies
• Knowledge of healthcare operations clinical workflows and healthcare delivery systems
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale implementation and diffusion efforts
• Ability to engage effectively with executive leadership and senior government officials
• Experience working within highly matrixed organizations

All candidates must be able to:

• Sit stand walk lift squat bend twist and reach above shoulders during the work shift
• Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Lift up to 20 lbs
• Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Push/pull with 30 lbs of force

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.