Portfolio Manager

Acentra Health exists to empower better health outcomes through technology, services, and clinical expertise. Our mission is to innovate health solutions that deliver maximum value and impact.

Lead the Way is our rallying cry at Acentra Health. Think of it as an open invitation to embrace the mission of the company; to actively engage in problem-solving; and to take ownership of your work every day. Acentra Health offers you unparalleled opportunities. In fact, you have all you need to take charge of your career and accelerate better outcomes - making this a great time to join our team of passionate individuals dedicated to being a vital partner for health solutions in the public sector.

Job Summary:

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for enterprise-level oversight of the contract and operational portfolio, ensuring disciplined prioritization, resource alignment, and risk management across business lines.

This role maintains a comprehensive view of portfolio performance, capacity allocation, and enterprise risk exposure. The Portfolio Manager facilitates structured decision-making, initiative sequencing, and executive governance to optimize performance, scalability, and strategic alignment.

This role operates at governance altitude and is accountable for maintaining portfolio integrity across contracts, functions, and initiatives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain a consolidated view of contract performance, risk exposure, margin trends, and operational maturity across business lines.
• Develop and manage enterprise portfolio scorecards and performance heatmaps.
• Identify structural risk patterns and systemic performance gaps.
• Facilitate prioritization of cross-functional initiatives based on enterprise value and capacity constraints.
• Align resource deployment across contracts and improvement efforts.
• Recommend stop, start, or defer decisions based on portfolio impact.
• Surface tradeoffs and capacity limitations to executive leadership.
• Run quarterly and monthly portfolio governance reviews.
• Prepare enterprise portfolio summaries for ELT.
• Ensure consistent portfolio metrics and performance definitions across business lines.
• Monitor revenue, margin, cost-to-serve, and operational KPIs across the portfolio.
• Ensure portfolio activities align with enterprise strategy and scalability objectives.
• Validate that initiatives across pillars support long-term operating model evolution.
• Coordinate with Product, Growth, Finance, and Delivery leaders to ensure structural alignment

The list of accountabilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other education- and experience-related duties that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in portfolio management, enterprise operations, business performance, or strategy.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to interpret margin and cost drivers.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive governance discipline.
• Experience operating within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong analytical and structured decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting and collaborating with federal agencies.
• Healthcare industry or government health and human service program experience
• MBA or relevant advanced degree.

Why us?

We are a team of experienced and caring leaders, clinicians, pioneering technologists, and industry professionals who come together to redefine expectations for the healthcare industry. State and federal healthcare agencies, providers, and employers turn to us as their vital partner to ensure better healthcare and improve health outcomes.

We do this through our people.

You will have meaningful work that genuinely improves people's lives across the country. We are a company that cares about our employees, and we give you the tools and encouragement you need to achieve the finest work of your career.

Benefits

Benefits are a key component of your rewards package. Our benefits are designed to provide you with additional protection, security, and support for both your career and your life away from work. Our benefits include comprehensive health plans, paid time off, retirement savings, corporate wellness, educational assistance, corporate discounts, and more.

Thank You!

We know your time is valuable and we thank you for applying for this position. Due to the high volume of applicants, only those who are chosen to advance in our interview process will be contacted. We sincerely appreciate your interest in Acentra Health and invite you to apply to future openings that may be of interest. Best of luck in your search!

~ The Acentra Health Talent Acquisition Team

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EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Acentra Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable Federal, State or Local law.

Experience in Lieu of Degree

For non-clinical roles, or when not required by the contract specifically, the Company acknowledges that practical, hands-on experience can provide skills and competencies equivalent to formal education. As such, in cases where a Bachelor's degree may be required, the Company will accept a minimum of six (6) years of directly relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree. In instances where the candidate has an Associate's degree, the Company will accept a minimum of three (3) years of directly relevant professional experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree.

Compensation

The pay for this position is listed below.

"Based on our compensation philosophy, an applicant's position placement in the pay range will depend on various considerations, such as years of applicable experience and skill level."