Operational Medicine Lead — Military Health IT & Field Operations
Location: Remote — United States
Travel: Frequent worldwide travel, including overseas and austere locations
Security Clearance: Active Secret required
Support Military Medicine. Lead Mission-Ready Operations.
Rackner is seeking an experienced Operational Medicine Lead to support military medical operations and the technology that enables healthcare delivery in deployed environments. In this role, you will lead field-support activities, collaborate with combatant commands and Service medical teams, and help ensure military medical information systems are effectively supported during exercises, deployments, and changing operational conditions.
You will work alongside military medical professionals, technical specialists, and field-support teams to strengthen operational readiness and support the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS) mission. This opportunity combines deployed medical experience, operational leadership, and the ability to make a meaningful impact in complex military healthcare environments.
What You'll Do
- Lead and coordinate operational medicine field-support activities across one or more combatant-command regions, ensuring support aligns with military medical mission requirements.
- Serve as a primary coordination point for command surgeons, Service medical staffs, and other operational stakeholders.
- Plan and lead fielding, sustainment, and exercise support activities involving deployed military medical information systems.
- Coordinate field service, engineering, exercise-support, and credentialed clinical expertise as needed to address operational requirements.
- Support deployment readiness, operational continuity, and effective transitions as military medical units rotate or change assignments.
- Monitor system adoption, operational issues, and support effectiveness to identify and address challenges affecting military medical operations.
- Communicate operational risks and significant issues through program leadership to support timely resolution and appropriate Government decisions.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in operational medicine, including deployed Role 1–3 experience.
- Previous field service leadership or theater medical IT leadership experience.
- Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently worldwide, including to overseas and austere locations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background as an Army 68W, Navy corpsman, Independent Duty Medical Technician (IDMT), or medical officer.
- Experience supporting a combatant-command surgeon's office or Service medical staff.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Why Rackner
At Rackner, we bring together talented professionals to solve complex challenges supporting defense and federal missions.
As an Operational Medicine Lead, you will have the opportunity to apply your military medical experience in a role that combines operational leadership, healthcare technology, and mission-focused field support.
You will collaborate with experienced professionals across medical, engineering, and program delivery functions while contributing to the effectiveness and readiness of the systems military medical teams depend on.
Benefits & Perks
Rackner offers a competitive benefits package and opportunities for professional development, subject to eligibility.
- Company-supported certifications aligned with program work.
- Career development and leadership growth opportunities.
- 401(k) with 100% company match up to 6%.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
- Generous paid time off and paid holidays.
- Home-office equipment and remote-work support.
- Fitness and wellness reimbursement.
- Weekly pay and team events.
Work Arrangement & Travel
This is a U.S.-based remote position requiring frequent worldwide travel, including overseas and austere operational locations. Candidates must be able to support field activities, military exercises, and other mission requirements as needed.
Equal Opportunity
Rackner is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any status protected by applicable law.