Project Manager, VA Center for Care & Payment Innovation (CCPI) Pilot Coordination & Community of Practice Support

About the role

We seek an experienced Project Manager to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Strategic Planning Division (SPD) / Center for Care and Payment Innovation (CCPI). CCPI advances VHA as a center for data‑driven, value‑based health care solutions that transform Veteran care while reducing cost and administrative burden, and leads legislatively directed pilot initiatives. The Project Manager will serve as the Task Order (TO) Project Manager, the primary Contractor point of contact with SPD/CCPI and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), overseeing a portfolio of up to six concurrent pilots and associated program management activities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Government‑approved Project Management Plan (PMP), Project Charter, integrated schedule, milestones, RAID Log, and Stakeholder Registry.
• Develop and maintain a Portfolio Management Dashboard providing visibility into status, milestones, risks, dependencies, decision points, and funding across all active pilots and workstreams.
• Lead a weekly status meeting with the COR and produce a Weekly Task Report.
• Prepare a semi‑monthly budget and schedule tracker and a Monthly Progress Report covering budget, schedule, staffing, and performance.
• Draft scoping letters for emerging in‑scope requirements as requested by the Government.
• Facilitate working sessions, stakeholder meetings, and decision‑making forums; maintain centralized repositories, action trackers, and risk/issue logs.
• Collaborate with the Program Director, Pilot Project Manager, Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Specialist, and Technical Writer/Editor to ensure coordinated execution across the SPD/CCPI portfolio.
• Support development of executive‑ready briefing materials for SES leadership, governance bodies, and Congressional reporting.
• Track approved scope changes; maintain organized project files using version control and records management practices.
• Provide Government customers with timely reporting on status, schedule, risks, issues, and performance metrics to support informed decision‑making.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS).
• Minimum four (4) years of experience successfully managing a large‑scale, complex program encompassing multiple projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification with at least four (4) years’ experience supporting a large corporation or government agency, preferably a large health‑care organization.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential and pass a VA background investigation.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Eight (8) or more years of experience managing large‑scale, complex programs or projects, preferably within a large health‑care organization.
• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or Veterans Health Administration (VHA), particularly program/portfolio management, pilot or innovation programs, or value‑based health‑care initiatives.
• Familiarity with federal health‑care environments and legislatively directed pilot programs, waiver processes, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Experience developing executive‑level dashboards, status reporting, and portfolio‑management tools for senior leadership, governance boards, or Congressional audiences.
• Additional relevant certifications (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, Change Management).