Manager, Health Program-SOM Trauma Patient Safety

University of Maryland, Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland, Baltimore seeks a senior program manager to lead health-related programs, coordinating staff, budgets, and strategic activities. You will drive goals, supervise teams, and ensure compliance with institutional policies.

Responsibilities include program planning, coordination with research staff, and pursuing external funding. Strong leadership and communication are essential in a dynamic university environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field.
• Four years of experience involving program planning and coordination in a related field.
• Two years of direct supervision.
• Other: licensure may be required as defined by the program and substitutions allowed per policy.

Responsibilities

• Manages one or more health program(s) of substantive size and budget.
• Coordinates daily activities and staff functions of the program.
• Sets goals and creates tactics to achieve program objectives; hires and trains staff.
• Plans daily activities including developing protocols of service related to patient and community contact.
• Collaborates with research staff to develop protocols and ensure timely implementation.
• Oversees record keeping, data collection, and prepares program reports.
• Identifies and pursues outside funding sources; researches grants and grant writing.

Skills

Program management

Staff supervision

Budget management

Grants/research funding

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related field

4 years of program planning and coordination experience

2 years of direct supervision

Job description

Job Description

Accomplishes responsibilities by primarily (>50%) performingsignificant managerial functions within area of responsibility.Possess subject matter expertise in a professional discipline.Achieves objectives through coordinated efforts of others,typically by managing recruitment, engagement, performance, anddevelopment of employees. Develops, implements, and manages goalsand objectives. Participates in strategic planning. Determines andenforces processes, practices, and/or policies. Manages operations,workflow, projects, and/or systems that have strategic impact.Accountable for operational and/or financial resources. Responsiblefor compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and expectationsto support institutional, School or Unit goals.

Manages the daily operations, typically, of a work unit (group(s)or team(s) of staff who perform similar type work) or function(division(s), program(s), or specialized unit(s) within adepartment). Develops and achieves broadly stated goals andobjectives in alignment with defined strategy. Primarilyresponsible for overall execution of results. Wide latitude to makemanagerial decisions within area of responsibility. Recommendsfinancial, personnel, and significant strategic decisions for uppersenior professional approval.

Responsibilities

• Manages one or more patient care, clinical research, orcommunity outreach program(s) of substantive size and budget.Coordinates the daily activities and staff functions specific tothat healthcare related program.
• Sets goals and creates tactics to achieve program objectives.Hires and trains staff as needed.
• Plans and coordinates daily activities of a health program,including developing protocols of service related to patient,subject, and community contact.
• Where the research component is present, collaborates withresearch staff to develop protocols and insure their timelyimplementation. Evaluates program results and adjusts methodsaccordingly.
• Supervises, trains, schedules, and evaluates professional,research, clinic, and/or clerical staff. (require for thisjob)
• Oversees record keeping, data collection, management, andanalysis. Prepares and presents program reports.
• Coordinates and assists in training programs for volunteers,professionals and/or the community.
• Identifies and pursues outside funding sources. Researchesgrants and participates in grant writing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field of study.

• Four (4) years of experience involving program planning andcoordination experience in a related field.

• Two (2) years of direct supervision.

• Certification/Licensure: Appropriate state licensure may berequired as defined based upon the nature of the program.

• Other: Except for qualifications established by law, additionalrelated experience and formal education in which one has gained theknowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance ofthe work of the job class may be substituted for the education orexperience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30undergraduate college credits being equivalent to one year ofrelated experience. In instances where specific education and/orexperience is required only directly related education and/orexperience may be substituted.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be able to demonstrate experience: planning, coordinating,and executing complex research programs, including establishingobjectives, managing deliverables and resources, monitoringperformance, and ensuring successful program outcomes.
• Must be able to demonstrate experience: coordinating activitiesacross institutional and professional boundaries, including theability to align diverse technical, research, administrative,clinical, and external stakeholders toward shared programobjectives. Experience with international collaboration ispreferred.
• Experience with federal research organizations, especiallywithin the Department of War, is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Knowledge of position requirements. Knowledge of all applicablerequirements, regulations, and laws. Skill in effective use ofapplicable technology/systems. Ability to effectively communicateboth verbal and written thoughts, ideas, and facts. Ability to workcooperatively with others and independently. Ability todemonstrate, understand, apply, and adhere to the UMB Core Valuesof Respect and Integrity, Well-being and Sustainability, Equity andJustice, and Innovation and Discovery.

About Us

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s publichealth, law, and human services university. Six professionalschools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer themajority of health care, human services, and law professionaldegrees in Maryland each year.

Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’svoice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill into the communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a publicuniversity and constituent institution of the University System ofMaryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physicallywithin the State of Maryland.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforceand is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. Allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or nationalorigin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical ormental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, orany other legally protected classification.

If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for adisability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), duringany part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request . Youmay also contact [e-mail]. Please note that onlyinquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodationwill be responded to from this email address.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore prohibits sex discriminationin any education program or activity that it operates. Individualsmay report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. Readthe UMB Notice of Non-Discrimination for moreinformation.

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of theUniversity System of Maryland. All employees are expected to workprimarily physically within the State of Maryland.

Regular and contractual employee are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package

About the Team

The University of Maryland School of Medicine (SOM) was charteredin 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. Itcontinues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedicalresearch enterprises in the world. SOM is dedicated to providingexcellence in biomedical education, basic and clinical research,quality patient care and service to improve the health of thecitizens of Maryland and beyond.