Data Modernization Strategy & Execution Lead

Requirements

• Accountability, Program Management, Strategic Initiative Certifications:
• None Experience:
• 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:
• No
• Job Description:
• At GDIT, people are our differentiators. We deliver clarity and capability in the moments that matter most.
• We are seeking a full-time Data Modernization Strategy & Execution Lead to support the CDC's Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology (OPHDST) at the Roybal or Chamblee campus in Atlanta, GA.
• How a Data Modernization Strategy & Execution Lead Will Make an Impact
• Mature and grow an established data strategy and milestone framework - driving development, tracking, governance, and reporting from plan through execution.
• Serve as a trusted, embedded advisor to CDC leadership, building the customer relationships that let you move with the office as its priorities mature.
• Drive milestones to completion across multiple owners and divisions, holding a complex, fragmented stakeholder set accountable to outcomes.
• Deepen the integration of DMI activities and platform data, connecting strategy to what the office can actually direct and measure.
• Translate leadership priorities into coordinated plans, roadmaps, and spend/governance artifacts that keep the program aligned and moving.
• Coordinate across program, communications, data, and administrative functions so strategy and delivery stay one connected effort, not a handoff chain.
• What You'll Need to Succeed
• Required - Proven Practical Execution
• Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years of relevant experience in public health, data modernization, or federal health program strategy and execution (additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree).
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience maturing a strategy or milestone framework to completion in a federal health or data environment - not advising on it from the outside, but driving the work.
• Track record of customer intimacy at the leadership level: understanding what an organization actually needs, helping it see that need clearly, and earning the trust to guide the path.
• Experience holding fragmented, multi-stakeholder programs accountable to milestones and outcomes.
• Strong coordination across program management, data, and operational functions in a complex organization.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a CDC Public Trust clearance and CDC badge.
• Local to the Atlanta metro and within commuting distance of the Roybal or Chamblee campus - on-site presence is required (this is not a fully remote role).
• Preferred Qualifications & Attributes for Success
• Current or recent CDC/HHS experience, badge, or familiarity with OPHDST/DDPHSS or an adjacent office.
• Direct experience with data modernization initiatives, integrated data platforms, or public health data strategy.
• Familiarity with federal planning, spend, and governance workflows (e.g., strategic planning, investment/financial tracking, milestone governance).
• Advanced degree in public health, health policy, data science, or a related field. We weigh proven execution over credentials - this is a high-mid-career role, not entry level.
• Comfortable owning a lane and being the person the customer and the team look to for direction.
• Patient and persistent - willing to do the long, unglamorous work of turning a fragmented set of processes into something coherent.
• Reads an organization well; leads through trust and clarity rather than mandate.
• Thrives in a mission environment at the forefront of a national CDC priority.
• GDIT Is Your Place
• Opportunity to support a national public health data priority every day.
• 401K with company match.
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Paid vacation and holidays (for eligible employees).
• Full-flex work week to own your priorities

Benefits

Additional Information

Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1) Job Family: Business Development Job Qualifications:

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