Altarum Institute

Director, Information Technology (Government Solutions)

At Altarum, we're driven by a simple but powerful mission: improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations underserved by the healthcare system. We partner with federal and state agencies to design and deliver solutions that make a real, measurable difference.

We're looking for a mission-driven Director of Information Technology to lead our enterprise IT strategy, strengthen internal technology operations, and serve as a senior technical partner on client-facing solutions.

About the Role

This role requires experience delivering or advising on technology solutions for federal or state government clients.

As Director of Information Technology, you'll lead Altarum's enterprise IT function while also advising on technology solutions for federal and state government clients. This is a dual-mandate leadership role: part enterprise IT executive, part client-facing technical advisor.

You'll thrive here if you:

Enjoy balancing strategy, security, compliance, innovation, and practical delivery

Can lead both internal IT operations and external technical solutioning

Have experience supporting technology in public sector, healthcare, or government contracting environments

Are comfortable advising leaders, project teams, and clients on secure, scalable technology approaches

Care about using technology, including AI, responsibly and in service of public health impact

What You'll Do

Enterprise IT Strategy & Operations

Develop and execute an enterprise IT strategy aligned with Altarum's mission, growth priorities, and operational needs

Lead internal IT operations, including infrastructure, cloud environments, enterprise systems, helpdesk support, business continuity, and vendor management

Evaluate service delivery models and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, modernization, and user experience

Manage IT budgets, resource allocation, vendors, service priorities, and financial accountability

Build, develop, and manage a high-performing IT team focused on service delivery, governance, security, and technical partnership

Security, Compliance & Governance

Own information security, compliance, and risk management practices across the organization

Support and maintain required security certifications, authorizations, audits, documentation, and testing

Stay ahead of regulatory, compliance, and certification changes and build readiness plans

Partner with General Counsel in co-leading Altarum's Security Assessment Group

Guide responsible AI adoption, including governance, acceptable use, data privacy, vendor risk, and practical implementation

Client-Facing Technology Partnership

Partner with business and project leaders to scope, evaluate, and support client-facing IT solutions for government clients

Advise on architecture, security, compliance, scalability, integration, and long-term sustainability

Serve as a flexible technical thought partner, shifting between advisory, hands-on, and oversight roles as needed

Support proposals and business development by contributing technical approaches, solution considerations, risk assumptions, and cost inputs

Offer creative, practical alternatives when standard technology approaches do not fit client constraints, budgets, or delivery needs

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a senior IT leader who brings strong technical judgment, business acumen, and the ability to lead across a complex, mission-driven organization.

The ideal candidate is:

Strategic, practical, and

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