Sr. Director / Expert Partner, Solution Architect HHS

What we do

Our national Health and Human Services practice assists state and local governments in defining transformational agendas aligned with the trends in public sector HHS and implementing innovative Health Information Technology strategies that strengthen our clients moving toward a more person/family-centered model of practice. Our clients are focusing on improving access, outcomes, costs, accountability, and quality of their HHS programs and services.

From statewide public assistance/benefits including eligibility systems, behavioral health, child welfare, public health, and welfare to work decision support and shared analytics to local initiatives, we are the trusted advisors of HHS business and IT leaders in government.

We engage our clients - some of the largest state and local governments across the nation - on a deeper level through experience-based, hands-on project work grounded in our Research and Advisory organization. Through these strategic engagements, we help our clients achieve their HHS business priorities enabled through wise information and technology investments and improved performance.

We deliver value to our public sector HHS clients across the full continuum of HHS programs by helping them execute on their strategic priorities, across all sectors, including:

• Digital Acceleration/Transformation and Enterprise Enablement
• Enterprise Systems Modernization Assessment, Planning and Roadmap, including -
  • Enterprise Integration Platform
  • Application Rationalization
  • Cloud Strategy
  • Business Capability Modeling and Requirements Development
• Enterprise Architecture Planning and Roadmap
• Readiness Assessments and Federal Planning Documents
• Strategic Planning
• Maintenance and Operations
• Forensic Assessments of Troubled or Failed Projects
• Data and Analytics Strategy, Assessment, and Roadmap
• Capabilities Maturity Assessment
• Sourcing Strategy and Procurement Support
• Security and Risk Management

Why join Gartner HHS Team

• We are supporting the largest HHS agencies in the nation with their public health data integration strategies and portfolio assessment of their legacy application modernization investments
• We are supporting critical technology modernization initiatives across the nation, including replacements of federally funded systems - from child welfare to Medicaid, SNAP, TANF and Eligibility systems

What you will need

As HHS Solution Architect you will be contributing to delivery of engagements in a variety of ways including in-depth analysis and assessments, the development of future state models, and intercommunication with key client executives to ensure the results are truly innovative, meet expectations, and can be acted upon. You will also have a depth of understanding you use to explain the benefits of partnership with Gartner Consulting in developing future business. Any individual operating at this level will be experienced:

• Direct experience and understanding of Health and Human Services programs and national IT trends
• Prior experience in a problem-solving capacity, full project lifecycle, including visioning and strategy, assessments, technical requirements development, planning artifacts for federally funded systems preferred
• Expertise in digital transformations, cloud and emerging technologies, IT service management, and enterprise architecture planning
• Experience working with public sector Health and Human Services agencies/departments, with their system modernization strategies, including Health Information Exchanges, Health Benefit Exchanges, Integrated Eligibility Systems, MMIS Systems, Child Welfare Systems, and legacy IT infrastructure and application modernization.
• A grounding in how information technology enables business endeavors and the challenges in balancing the rapidly changing technology options for design, the skilled resources and orchestration needed for DDI (design, development and implementation), the complexity of organizational change, and project management.
• A consistent track record of leading people and being part of high-performing teams that leverage technology to drive the mission-critical priorities of commercial or government entities
• An unwavering commitment to the success of your team, and willingness to provide constructive/corrective action when/if needed
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and the creative development of market strategies and points of view to solve client problems. Must adapt Gartner frameworks and methodologies to strike at the heart of a client's most pressing business challenges
• An ability to be hands-on, with strong writing and client-facing skills, and to manage multiple client priorities simultaneously
• MBA, MPA, or other advanced degree preferred

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Who you are

• Experienced public sector HHS solution architecture professional comfortable working with senior HHS executives and assisting them with their technical strategies, assessments, and procurements
• Both numerate and literate in the use and leverage of data at a high level of sophistication
• Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• A consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
• Proven track record in delivering successful projects
• A successful consultant with many years' experience working for commercial or not-for-profit consulting firms.

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we've grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That's why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive - working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

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