VP of Program Management and Integration Services

Job Title:  VP of Program Management and Integration Services

Department:  R&D
Reporting to:  CTO

Location:  Baltimore, MD is preferred.  Remote applicants may be considered.

Hours of work: Typical hours of work are from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM local time Monday through Friday. Flexibility of Working Hours dependent on location. Additional hours may be necessary as needed. This position is exempt from overtime.

Compensation: $180,000 - $200,000 annually plus up to 20% annual salary as bonus.  Management equity grants for this position will be determined by the President & CEO.

Who we are:
InVita develops specialized medical software for regulated industries that support the advancement of Human Biologics as well as Public Health and Safety. We are the acknowledged leader in the markets we serve. Our subject matter expertise is unmatched in the industry and our products are used by public health and medical professionals across the globe. We have employees spanning across the US and two main offices (Baltimore & Los Angeles).

Overview:
The VP of Program Management and Integration Services will lead the Data Integrations team and oversee strategic project management initiatives for Donation & Transplant Management and DNA & Forensics business units. This role will play a key part in defining processes within data integrations and ensuring alignment between project management efforts and the company’s long-term objectives. The role offers growth potential as the company scales.


Essential Functions:


Data Integrations Team Management

• Define and lead the Data Integrations team, focusing on areas such as custom data work and implementation support.
• Drive performance management for the team, including recruitment, coaching, and evaluations, ensuring that team responsibilities are well-defined and aligned with organizational goals.
• Design, implement, and maintain management of team reporting metrics focusing on work throughput, quality, and timeliness

• Take ownership of strategic program management, including road mapping, progress reporting, release planning, and implementation management.
• Collaborate with leadership to define and formalize Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), such as release / implementation processes.
• Participate in management meetings to ensure alignment across departments and contribute to company-wide initiatives.
• Join key customer and project calls to oversee overall project progress and deliverables, delegating more technical discussions to the appropriate teams as needed.

• Act as an Administrator for the Atlassian product suite. This will include building workflow into the ticket system, defining best practices with tools like Confluence and building reportable metrics that are reusable.
• Guide the alignment of internal projects, such as the consolidation of legacy ticketing systems to Jira and existing processes
• Develop tools to provide clear visibility into team performance, project progress, and key other key milestones for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Generate team-level metrics identify areas for improvement including increased throughput, and work quality. Provide regular updates to senior leadership, including data on project timelines, resource allocation, and issue tracking. Focus is on team-level metrics - Individual-level evaluations will be delegated to managers.
• Create and maintain reports that fulfill external obligations, such as billing for ancillary services and investor-required data (e.g., security results, operational efficiency metrics).

• Collaborate closely with Client Services, Product Management, and Engineering to manage project planning, Releases, Statements of Work (SOW), and escalated project tasks requiring program management oversight.
• Facilitate administrative tasks like assisting with scheduling and coordinating cross-team meetings, ensuring alignment across departments and efficient collaboration on shared initiatives.
• Maintain a focus on project management without direct involvement in technical execution, which includes engineer management, code (creation / throughput / security / quality / reviews / branching), developer documentation, triage, and other general technical escalations.

• Create a good working relationship with peer departments within InVita. Collaborate on best practices within the company. 
• Collaborate closely with all of InVita to standardize process, reporting, and metrics to assist InVita with its goal to become one company.

• Initial Focus: The role will initially focus on the DNA & Forensics business unit, leading project management and data integration efforts.
• Future Focus: Donation & Transplant Management business unit.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years of experience in either software development or technical leadership roles, including management of multiple teams.
• Demonstrated experience in managing a large number of projects at the same time.
• Proven track record in building technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices in software and data platforms.
• Experience interacting with enterprise customers and translating technical needs into business outcomes.
   

• While performing the duties of this position, prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer may be required. 
• Additionally, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.