Chief Technology Officer

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 ITBuild 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

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 certificationITIL certification (ITSM)
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