Population Health IT Manager

Sentara - Digital CWS
Virginia Beach, VA

Overview

The Population Health IT Manager is responsible for leading the design, implementation, optimization, and support of Epic’s Population Health and Analytics solutions to advance value‑based care, quality improvement, and population health initiatives. This role partners closely with clinical, operational, quality, and analytics leaders to translate population health strategies into effective Epic solutions that improve patient outcomes and organizational performance.

The manager provides hands-on leadership for Epic Population Health modules, ensures alignment with clinical workflows and regulatory requirements, and leads a team of analysts to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the implementation and ongoing optimization of Epic Population Health solutions, including Healthy Planet, Compass Rose, Clinical Case Management, registries, reporting tools, and dashboards
  • Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Epic analysts and builders; oversee workload, priorities, and performance
  • Partner with clinical leaders, care management, quality, and operational stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into Epic functionality
  • Drive adoption and effective use of population health tools to support quality measures, risk stratification, care gaps, and value-based care programs
  • Collaborate with other IT and analytics teams (e.g., Cogito, data warehouse, interface teams) to support enterprise reporting and insights
  • Maintain Epic best practices, documentation standards, and compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements
  • Support upgrades, new feature rollouts, and Epic enhancement opportunities

Education
  • Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)
  • Experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree

    5 yrs relevant years experience with a degree

    7 yrs relevant years’ experience without a degree

Certification/Licensure
  • Epic Population Health solutions (e.g., Healthy Planet, Compass Rose, Clinical Case Management, EpicCare Link)Certification (Preferred)

Experience
  • Experience supporting or implementing Epic Population Health solutions (e.g., Healthy Planet, Compass Rose, Clinical Case Management, EpicCare Link)
  • Prior experience leading or mentoring IT or Epic analyst teams
  • Strong understanding of population health, care management, quality reporting, or value-based care concepts
  • Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with clinical and operational stakeholders
  • Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Epic certification(s) in Healthy Planet or related Epic modules
  • Experience with population health analytics, dashboards, and quality measures (HEDIS, CMS, etc.)
  • Familiarity with Epic reporting and data structures, including integration with enterprise analytics platforms

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is:$116,729.60-$216,777.60. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

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