“As the CMS Chief Information Officer (CIO), you will also serve as the Director of CMS’s Office of Information Technology. You will enable the CMS strategy and services, as the individual responsible for the technology to make it all possible. This includes Medicare Medicaid, CHIP, and the Federal Health Insurance Exchange (HealthCare.gov), and you will work closely with the teams who deliver those services. You will serve as the thought leader and principal advisor to the agency leadership team on technology – both how it is evolving and how it can enable health care system modernization. You will lead information technology management and modernization for the most significant healthcare payer in the United States, assuring the accuracy and security of sensitive health utilization and payment information for more than 100 million Americans. You will represent the agency on information technology matters in interactions with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget and will participate in government-wide CIO council matters. You will lead a talented team of agency technical and program experts to:
- Accelerate CMS’s adoption of modern technology to enable the implementation of key business and policy goals such as general operations, legislative mandates, as well as agency infrastructure improvement activities. This includes everything from moving programs onto a modern and flexible tech stack, to automating testing and deployments, to security best practices.
- Facilitate enterprise level strategic and tactical information technology planning by…” Read More Here.
G2X TAKE: CMS has posted a requisition seeking a Director for CMS’s Office of Information Technology, charged with helping to enable the CMS IT strategy and services in support of numerous key efforts around Medicare Medicaid, CHIP, and the Federal Health Insurance Exchange (HealthCare.gov). This role description is worth the read for those who support CMS as it provides some insight into future areas of focus, while savvier firms will be working to influence who might apply.
