The CTO will lead Small Business Company’s technology vision, delivery excellence, and innovation strategy with a primary focus on expanding and scaling within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ecosystem. This role combines hands-on technical leadership, federal capture support, and client-facing strategy to drive growth across CMS and HHS programs.
Responsibilities:
- Define and execute company’s technology roadmap aligned to CMS and HHS priorities
- Lead innovation in, AI/ML (Agentic AI, medical record automation), Data governance & interoperability and Cloud modernization (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Serve as a thought leader in CMS program integrity and healthcare IT
- Build reusable accelerators and IP for CMS programs
- Provide executive oversight across company wide technology projects
- Ensure delivery is, On time, within budget and compliant with federal regulations (FAR, CMS standards)
- Act as technical executive interface to all company's customers.
- Lead capability briefings, innovation sessions, and workshops
- Drive quality, scalability, and operational excellence
- Build and lead high-performing teams, Architects, Data scientists and Engineers
- Mentor technical staff and create a culture of innovation and accountability
- Partner with BD and executive leadership to identify, qualify, and capture CMS opportunities.
- Lead technical solutioning for RFPs, RFIs, and proposals
- Support pricing strategies and cost models for proposals
- Engage directly with agency stakeholders (COs, CORs, Program Offices) to position company capabilities
- Align delivery with business growth and profitability goals
- Support oral presentations, tech demos, and white papers
Requirements
Key Qualifications
- 15 to 20 years in federal healthcare IT, with deep Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ecosystem experience
- Proven success in winning and delivering CMS contracts
- Strong expertise in, AI/ML, data analytics, and cloud platforms
- Experience leading large-scale federal programs ($25M+)
- Strong executive communication and client engagement skills
Preferred Certifications
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification or comparable Agile certification
- ITIL certification (ITSM)
Benefits
Benefit Package includes:
- Paid Sick, Vacation and Holiday Time
- Insurance for Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Available
- 401(k) including Employer Match
- HSA, Short-term & Long-term Disability Available
- We are an EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer.