OVERVIEW
Our healthcare technology client is seeking a Technical Delivery Lead, Consultant to serve as the execution engine for their strategic technology portfolio, managing delivery across six platform towers: Core Health Plan, Membership & Support, Digital, Care Management & Quality, Pharmacy, and Technology Enablement. The Technical Delivery Lead will report to the Director of Technical Delivery. In this role you will serve as the on-the-ground execution owner for one or more strategic technology programs, driving initiatives through planning, implementation, and closure while maintaining executive-ready delivery visibility for stakeholders. Your work directly determines whether the highest-priority technology investments land on time, within scope, and with the organizational confidence they deserve.
*Must be eligible to work on W2 without sponsorship. Not eligible for C2C.
- Pay Rate: $75 – $80/hr
- Duration: 6-month contract-to-hire
- Location: Hybrid; 2x/week in office — San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, or Oakland (SF Bay Area)
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Own end-to-end delivery for directly owned and executed strategic initiatives – from intake and scoping through implementation and formal closure – ensuring scope, schedule, and quality targets are met
• Track and actively manage cross-functional programs in coordination with business and platform teams, surfacing risks, resolving blockers, and maintaining accurate status on behalf of Technical Delivery
• Produce and maintain delivery artifacts including project plans, RAID logs, milestone trackers, and executive status decks aligned to internal reporting standards
• Facilitate structured working sessions, sprint reviews, stakeholder alignment meetings, and executive briefings; serve as the primary TD point of contact for assigned platform towers
• Apply AI tools and prompt engineering (including Claude/Anthropic ecosystem and Microsoft Copilot) to accelerate delivery workflows – including automated status summarization, risk narrative development, decision documentation, and meeting preparation
• Champion responsible AI adoption within the team; contribute to emerging AI delivery frameworks, playbooks, and best practices across the Technical Delivery organization
• Coordinate with Release & SCM management on change management requirements and release readiness for managed programs
• Identify systemic delivery impediments and escalate proactively to management with structured problem framing and recommended paths forward
• Maintain delivery classification integrity for assigned work; flag scope or ownership changes as initiative needs evolve
QUALIFICATIONS
• 7+ years of experience in technology project or program delivery, delivery management, or a closely related discipline
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience preparing executive-facing materials (status decks, briefings, escalation memos)
• Proficiency with AI tools and prompt engineering – active experience using LLMs (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) to improve delivery quality, throughput, and documentation
• Working knowledge of at least one delivery framework (Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, or hybrid); ability to adapt approach to initiative needs
• Comfort operating in ambiguity; proven ability to create structure, establish cadence, and drive clarity where none yet exists
• Healthcare technology experience (payer, provider, or health tech services)
• Familiarity with cloud modernization, enterprise SaaS, or platform migration programs
• Experience with JIRA, Smartsheet, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar delivery tooling
• PMP, SAFe, or equivalent delivery certification – preferred