Senior Technical Healthcare Systems Project Manager

Overview

Nakupuna Federal, as part of the NFB Management Consultants (Joint Venture), is seeking a Senior Project Manager with technical expertise in healthcare systems and data integration to lead execution of a Defense Health Agency (DHA) enterprise data governance and healthcare IT modernization program. This role combines program management leadership with hands-on technical and analytical expertise to ensure delivery of a secure, interoperable, and user-driven enterprise data catalog and governance framework.

The Senior Project Manager will not only oversee schedules, deliverables, and team performance but will also contribute directly to technical analysis, system integration design, and stakeholder engagement. This includes aligning DHA data modernization initiatives with healthcare delivery needs, clinical workflows, and enterprise interoperability standards. The role is central to advancing DHA’s mission to safeguard military healthcare data, improve patient outcomes, and enhance operational readiness across the Military Health System (MHS).

As part of the NFB JV team, the Senior Project Manager will directly support the achievement of ten program objectives:

Comprehensive Data Inventory – Establish baseline inventory of priority DHA domains.

Metadata Management – Design schemas, configure repositories, and enforce lineage and enrichment standards.

Federated Governance – Implement governance workflows, decision rights, and stewardship roles.

Metadata Harvesting – Build connectors, automate tagging, and validate classification.

Lifecycle Governance – Define lifecycle stages, machine-readable contracts, and SLA monitoring.

Self-Service & User Experience – Enable discoverability, permissions-aware access, and persona-driven UAT.

Infrastructure Testing – Conduct workload scenarios, stress tests, and technical performance evaluations.

Reusable Mesh Components – Develop standardized data mesh templates and reusable components.

AI/ML Integration – Validate DHA data readiness for AI/ML pipelines in alignment with DoD Responsible AI.

Transition Planning & Handoffs – Ensure sustainability through training, playbooks, and knowledge transfer.

The Senior Project Manager will ensure delivery of key program artifacts such as the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), enterprise architecture blueprints, metadata schemas, lifecycle playbooks, connector configuration guides, compliance reports, and user evaluation results. This role is ideal for a leader who thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments and understands both the technical and functional challenges of modernizing healthcare IT in the DoD context.

Responsibilities

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Lead overall program execution, ensuring alignment with DHA mission priorities and delivery of all ten program objectives.
• Develop and manage the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), ensuring tasks, dependencies, and deliverables are tracked and completed.
• Oversee development and delivery of required CDRLs, technical reports, and governance playbooks.
• Provide technical oversight across data mesh, governance, lifecycle, healthcare IT integration, and security workstreams.
• Conduct technical analysis of DHA healthcare systems, applications, and data flows to identify integration requirements and dependencies.
• Support system interoperability and data integration planning across DHA portfolios, including EHR platforms, data warehouses, and enterprise applications.
• Act as a technical liaison between DHA clinicians, portfolio managers, and IT teams to align project objectives with mission and healthcare delivery needs.
• Provide hands-on support in designing and validating metadata schemas, data lineage, and integration workflows that tie into healthcare use cases.
• Evaluate COTS/GOTS healthcare IT and data management solutions for scalability, compliance, and integration with MHS systems.
• Contribute directly to system testing, data validation, and pilot deployments, ensuring operational readiness and alignment with DHA compliance standards.
• Serve as primary point of contact for DHA stakeholders, prioritizing requirements, managing communications, and resolving issues.
• Direct and mentor cross-functional staff, including data engineers, analysts, and QA specialists.
• Lead production of monthly status reports, t