Hybrid Program Manager, Clinical Quality & Safety

UT MD Anderson; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage from day one

PTO and holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Program Manager for Clinical Quality and Safety in the Division of Cancer Medicine. You will lead quality improvement, safety initiatives, and data analytics across a large oncology environment, supervising a Program Coordinator and partnering with leadership.

Responsibilities include data management, dashboard development, regulatory reporting, and cross-department collaboration to drive patient safety and care quality.

Qualifications

• Five years related experience to include three years program management or three years experience required with Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate divisional quality improvement programs and develop Quality & Safety metrics for outcomes and productivity.
• Establish quality assurance processes that ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity.
• Oversee divisional data collection activities and monitor reporting compliance.
• Measure, trend, analyze, and report Quality & Safety metrics to identify high-risk and recurrent events.
• Monitor the institutional incident reporting system for events occurring across the Division of Cancer Medicine.
• Create, maintain, and enhance dashboards supporting Quality & Safety performance monitoring.
• Coordinate benchmarking activities and communicate findings and recommendations to divisional leadership.
• Support departments with data extraction, reporting, metric analysis, and performance tracking.
• Collaborate with analysts and quality leaders to identify, measure, and evaluate key performance indicators.
• Align divisional policies with regulatory, accreditation, and national quality standards.
• Assist the Deputy Division Head for Clinical Quality and Effectiveness with divisional quality initiatives.
• Assist the Divisional Quality Officer with implementation of cross-departmental process improvements.
• Support Department Quality Officers with quality improvement projects and operational initiatives.
• Facilitate participation in regulatory reporting systems across departments and service lines.
• Assist in the development and monitoring of quality and compliance measures.
• Evaluate patient care processes and quality outcomes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in Safety and Quality Daily Briefings and institutional quality improvement activities.
• Coordinate study sessions supporting fellows preparing for quality certification examinations.
• Identify opportunities to centralize processes and implement sustainable solutions.
• Promote the meaningful use of data to support clinical practice and quality improvement efforts.
• Lead multidisciplinary projects using established project management methodologies and best practices.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success measures with stakeholders.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
• Monitor department-specific goals, milestones, and outcomes within established timeframes.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop, implement, and maintain policies and standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate education and training activities supporting quality and safety initiatives.
• Partner with divisional leadership to identify priorities and communicate strategic initiatives.
• Conduct cross-sectional analyses across multiple quality, safety, and operational projects.
• Support initiatives related to emergency room utilization, readmissions, and inpatient care models.
• Drive continuous process improvement through data-informed decision-making and project execution.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a Program Manager for Clinical Quality and Safety in the Division of Cancer Medicine. You will lead quality improvement, safety initiatives, and data analytics across a large oncology environment, supervising a Program Coordinator and partnering with leadership.

Responsibilities include data management, dashboard development, regulatory reporting, and cross-department collaboration to drive patient safety and care quality.