Senior Program Manager – Security and Performance

InterSystems is a global leader in healthcare data management and interoperability, providing mission-critical technology that powers hospitals, health systems, and national infrastructures worldwide. Our products underpin trusted healthcare and financial systems where performance, availability, and security are non-negotiable.

As a Senior Program Manager, you lead large-scale, complex, cross-functional initiatives across product, engineering, cloud, and AI. You operate across organizational boundaries, translating objectives aligned to corporate strategy into coordinated, measurable outcomes. You support and operationalize the security strategy across the portfolio, ensuring effective execution through structured programs.

Security and performance are horizontal capabilities across our stack. You partner with product, engineering, and architecture to maintain consistent execution across the portfolio.

Key Characteristics

Thrives in high ambiguity, competing priorities

Owns outcomes at a program level

Connects strategy to execution (systems thinker)

Influences without authority

Execution-focused; manages complexity

Communicates clearly across technical and business audiences

Key Responsibilities

Program Strategy, Execution & Delivery

Execute against existing program direction and strategic priorities, incorporating security and performance, and influencing future prioritization and execution

Translate program strategy into execution plans across multiple teams and projects

Lead concurrent projects to deliver program objectives

Coordinate execution with program managers across cloud, database, interoperability, HealthShare, and AI-enabled systems

Align scope, priorities, and dependencies to enable delivery

Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Orchestrate work across product, engineering, architecture, compliance, and operations

Serve as integration point for dependencies, timelines, and deliverables

Manage senior stakeholders, including executive engagement

Communicate progress, risks, and decisions to support leadership action

Run structured updates and program reviews to maintain alignment

Program Performance, Health & Continuous Improvement

Monitor program performance and health against established KPIs, objectives, and milestones; contribute to KPI refinement

Manage risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate when needed

Maintain clear program visibility and enforce accountability

Improve execution, coordination, and operational effectiveness

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred

10+ years leading large-scale, complex, cross-functional programs

Strong fundamentals in planning, scheduling, dependency and risk management

Experience managing performance to KPIs and driving accountability

Experience in cloud, healthcare, or enterprise technology environments preferred

Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority

Strong communication and leadership skills

PMP or equivalent certification a plus

Experience using AI-assisted tools (e.g. copilots, summarisation tools, or chatbots) with an ability to critically evaluate and verify AI-generated outputs

Demonstrated ability to learn, evaluate, adapt to, propose and implement AI-augmented workflows in order to continually enhance your own, and the team’s productivity

We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other legally protected category. InterSystems is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

InterSystems is providing a current good faith estimate of the anticipated base salary range for this position depending on a variety of factors including experience, education, skills, and performance.

Other compensation may include a discretionary annual variable target incentive.

The company also provides generous employee benefits including:

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance

401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Parental Leave

Tuition reimbursement

The estimated base compensation range for this role is: $147,000 — $185,000 USD

About InterSystems

InterSystems, a creative data technology provider, delivers a unified foundation for next-generation applications for healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and supply chain customers in more than 80 countries. Our data platforms solve interoperability, speed, and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe to unlock the power of data and allow people to perceive data in imaginative ways. Established in 1978, InterSystems is committed to excellence through its 24×7 support for customers and partners around the world. Privately held and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, InterSystems has 38 offices in 28 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit InterSystems.com .

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