Vice President, Public Health Systems

Public Health Systems VICE PRESIDENT 

Novi, MI preferred/Remote 

The Public Health Systems VP provides leadership and foresight in continuing to grow and help evolve Altarum's portfolio of Federal, State and Local clients. Altarum VPs define and craft the next era of vision and develop actionable business strategies to transform the business, moving from solid performance to outsized influence and leadership in the space. Reporting to the Chief Program and Strategy Officer and acting as a member of the Senior Management Group, the Public Health Systems VP position is a highly visible leadership role, managing a business of significant revenue and future potential and social impact.

The Public Health Systems VP is mission-driven and brings client service/account management expertise in the data modernization and interoperability domains. The VP works to broaden the business unit’s capabilities, offerings, and client base, and has the executive presence and gravitas to offer the most senior level thought leadership and team management, at scale. The VP thinks rigorously about Altarum’s business needs and new, practical, and enduring solutions. 

Having an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to build partnerships both internally and externally will lead to breakthrough results, particularly as the organization embarks on enterprise-wide change initiatives. The VP has a strong sense of team, and the required balance and lack of ‘ego’ to lead and manage in a team-oriented environment. The VP forges strong working relationships with the enterprise’s Senior Management Group, support function leadership, and the business unit leadership and team more widely. 

The VP has significant exposure to Altarum’s C-suite and board, and must have strong leadership, presentation, and strategic influencing skills. Opportunities abound to work with the wider enterprise to create additional value. 

• Brings a bold vision, fresh ideas and a passion for growth, opportunities, and connection.  
• Understands the current public health data modernization industry and is eager to move Altarum forward as TEFCA is rolled out more broadly. 
• Has a start-up mentality and a desire to develop next-gen technology solutions that support public health. 
• Works together with, and guides, business unit leadership and corporate supports, including the Proposal and Opportunity Management and Growth teams, to retain and grow current clients, attract new clients, and expand capabilities and offerings. 

• Leverages prior experience to oversee workflow and the overall coordination of support necessary to drive and support customer success. 
• Anticipates opportunities and pitfalls and develops appropriate strategies for the best possible outcome for clients and the company. 
• Is a systems thinker with the ability to solve issues and business needs in creative and lasting ways. 
• Ensures all team members are well supported and well utilized. 
• Possesses fundamental financial aptitude. 

• Serves as a mentor to others, building and developing talent to drive the future success of the organization, specifically in developing high quality products and services. 
• Understands current and future needs, skillsets, and capabilities of the company, and works with executive and business unit leadership to strategically recruit, hire, and develop people. 
• Supports growth, productivity, and impact in measurable, tangible ways. 

• Provides strategic counsel to clients, project managers, and other key stakeholders and business partners. 
• Listens intently to the needs of our clients, with an ability to turn pain points into solutions. 
• Helps ensure both the business and individual projects are profitable and sustainable. 
• Enjoys innovation and develops and executescreative solutions for our clients. 
• Is a thought leader to whom people turn in the data modernization and interoperability space. 

• Understanding of long-term market potential and ability to communicate the business vision in persuasive terms to capitalize on opportunities.
• Anticipating and cultivating future opportunities and developing strategies to maximize them.
• Relating business decisions to core values and strategy. 
• Making decisions that balance a variety of factors to achieve an optimal outcome. 
• Being energized by the prospect of helping to grow client relationships and developing new capabilities to meet the changing business landscape.
• Helping strategize and position the company for growth and impact and unlock further value creation.

• Having a demonstrated track record of providing excellent client service through relationship cultivation, quality work, seamless workflow, and flawless execution. 
• Having an entrepreneurial spirit and the creativity to seize opportunities and capitalize on trends; ability to change tactics quickly to maximize returns on behalf of clients. 
• Embracing and capitalizing on change to develop client work within the context of an ever-evolving landscape. 

• Being highly articulate and conveying confidence and presence. 
• Positioning opportunities in a compelling and to-the-point manner; communicates with energy and enthusiasm. 
• Having a strong network of external relationships. 
• Building and sustaining excellent and highly collaborative relationships at multiple levels across the internal organization.  
• Embracing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles as core to Altarum’s culture and success. 
• Cultivating strong relationships with clients, gaining respect from senior executives and serving as a trusted advisor. 
• Using relationship networks strategically and openly to accomplish objectives.

• A proven strategic leader, bringing a clear view about how to provide leading expertise to federal and state government and philanthropic clients. 
• Having unquestioned personal and professional integrity, and the determination needed to lead a large, complex, and diverse team of professionals. 

• Bachelor’s Degree: Master’s degree in computer science, information technology or business administration preferred. 
• 10+ years in IT, preferably in public health.  
• Must have experience with TEFCA, HL7, FHIR, and restful API development. 
• Experience with health information exchange protocols 
• Ability to analyze and understand interoperability policy and data and security regulations and specifications and contribute as a thought leader through industry workgroups and convenings. 
• Deep understanding of the interoperability competitive landscape, customer priorities and challenges 
• Experience in government contracting preferred. 
• Experience selling or managing sales of complex products and services, including data or SaaS, as well as successful implementation of service offerings. 
• Ability to communicate technical concepts succinctly and effectively to senior level executives at the national and state level. 
• Effectiveness at winning new business and leading the business unit’s largest and most sophisticated proposals and pitches. 
• Ability to embrace existing positive culture while improving the organization’s appetite for partnerships and cross-organization collaboration. 
• Skill to seamlessly takeover existing relationships with key customers (existing relationships a plus). 
• Leadership and management skills, especially in fast-paced, highly matrixed environments. 
• Ability to manage time across multiple assignments and clients, including new business opportunities. 
• Expertise at creating comprehensive solutions, services, and products. 
• Organized and data driven. 

• At this time, we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship.
• Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract.
• If you are local to our offices in Arlington, Silver Spring, Novi, or Portland this role will be hybrid (in office on Wednesdays - collaboration days).
• Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager.
• Employees working remotely must have a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions with a mobile device that allows for productive and efficient conduct of business.

Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results. We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation. Altarum’s innovative solutions and proven processes lead to better value and health for all. 

Description of Public Health Systems Business Unit: 

This position supports the growth and development of Altarum’s Public Health Systems Division. 

Our Focus: Strengthening Public Health Information Technology Infrastructure and Workforce 

Drawing on two decades of experience advancing health information exchange and interoperability, Altarum’s Public Health Systems Division is committed to strengthening the public health information technology infrastructure and improving workforce capacity. We collaborate with state and federal partners to identify gaps in their existing systems and processes, formulate strategies, and implement real-world solutions to improve the health of communities across the country. Our cross-functional team of software developers, integration engineers, data scientists, and public health analysts develop holistic public health solutions, including: 

Data modernization 

Disease/Syndromic surveillance systems and custom registries 

Public health interoperability 

Health information exchange technology 

Employees practice our Enterprise Values, which guide all interactions:

Informed and Inclusive 

Owning Our Future 

For a Greater Good 

Excellence Together 

Success Through Service 

Integrity First 

In addition to base salary compensation, Altarum Enterprise employees enjoy the following benefits:

·         Competitive Medical, Dental and Optical plans

·         Generous Paid Time Off, 8 Company observed holidays plus 3 floating holidays

·         Tuition Assistance

·         401K Plan (3% employer contribution plus opportunity for gainsharing)

·         Life, AD&D & Disability coverage

·         A flexible work environment