Academic Affairs Project Manager: Caregiver Support Lead

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Résumé du poste

UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking a Project Manager, Academic Affairs, to lead the Caregiver Support portfolio, Thrive and Flourish Wellness initiatives, and survey-to-action cycles. You will translate goals into detailed plans, coordinate stakeholders, and implement training, communications, and governance for multiple initiatives.

The role requires PM experience in academic settings, CAPM/PMP, and a collaborative, process-improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; degrees in business, healthcare administration, public health, organizational development, higher education, social/behavioral science, communications, or related field.
• 4 years of progressively responsible project management, program management, healthcare administration, Faculty Affairs, workforce engagement, training implementation, or related operational experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and deliverables.
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Project Management Professional (PMP), change-management, Lean, or Process-Improvement certifications completed or planned.
• Master's Degree preferred in business, healthcare administration, public health, organizational development, higher education, or related field.
• Experience in academic medicine, Faculty Affairs, caregiver or family-support programming, peer-support programs, faculty or employee engagement surveys, departmental action planning, program evaluation, training implementation, change management, or process improvement.
• Certifications: CAPM, PMP, change-management, Lean, or Process-Improvement (completed or planned).

Responsabilités

• Serve as the primary project manager for assigned initiatives, developing charters, work plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, risk/issue logs, communications plans, and closeout documentation.
• Manage day-to-day operations and continuous improvement of caregiver-support initiatives including Parental Peer Partner Program.
• Coordinate peer-supporter lifecycle: outreach, onboarding, training logistics, attendance/completion records, facilitator coordination, and readiness for matching.
• Oversee parental-leave toolkit development and maintenance, translating policies into local workflows without policy changes.
• Build a network of departmental/divisional parental-leave champions; develop guides, templates, and orientation materials.
• Define and track operational measures, prepare summaries for leadership, and ensure data governance and confidentiality.
• Lead the 24-month faculty engagement survey-to-action cycle, including calendar, plan, readiness, debriefs, action planning, and re-survey readiness.
• Coordinate surveys with analytics, communications, HR, Benefits, Legal, and other stakeholders; maintain rosters and status tracking.

Connaissances

CAPM

PMP

Change management

Lean

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in business, healthcare administration, public health, organizational development, higher education, social or behavioral science, communications, or a related field.

Description du poste

UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking a Project Manager, Academic Affairs, to lead the Caregiver Support portfolio, Thrive and Flourish Wellness initiatives, and survey-to-action cycles. You will translate goals into detailed plans, coordinate stakeholders, and implement training, communications, and governance for multiple initiatives.

The role requires PM experience in academic settings, CAPM/PMP, and a collaborative, process-improvement mindset.