Manager, Program Partnerships and Delivery

Foundation for California Community Colleges; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical/dental/vision plans

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

FoundationCCC seeks a Manager, Program Partnerships and Delivery, Technology Solutions, to lead expansion and scaling of the Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS). The role focuses on strategic partnerships with hospitals, health systems, and educational institutions to broaden adoption and optimize clinical placement capacity across California.

You will manage executive relationships, align delivery with program commitments, and drive regional priorities, milestones, and measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, public health, business, education, or related field; equivalent work experience acceptable.
• Minimum five years in partnership development, program management, healthcare program implementation, or related roles.
• Minimum three years in healthcare, clinical education, operations, or workforce initiatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Zoom; familiarity with Atlassian products is a plus.
• Experience with agile/project management and stakeholder engagement at statewide scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead expansion, implementation, and scaling of the CCPS statewide platform.
• Develop strategic partnerships with hospitals, health systems, clinics, and educational institutions.
• Manage executive-level partner relationships and coordinate with state agencies.
• Align platform delivery with program commitments and mitigate risks and dependencies.
• Track participation, adoption metrics, and prepare leadership reports and materials.
• Collaborate with product and technology teams to improve system utilization and workflows.
• Provide onboarding guidance and support for partners integrating CCPS into clinical placement workflows.

Skills

MS Office

Google Suite

Zoom

JIRA

Confluence

Product Discovery

Service Desk

Agile PM

Project Mgmt

Public sector

Partnerships

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent work experience

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Product Discovery

Service Desk

Job description

Location: California, United States

Manager, Program Partnerships and Delivery, Technology Solutions

100% Remote within California, Must reside in California

The Manager, Program Partnerships and Delivery leads the expansion, implementation, and scaling of the Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS), a statewide platform that coordinates clinical training placements between healthcare providers and academic programs. The Manager develops strategic partnerships with hospitals, health systems, clinics, other healthcare providers, and educational institutions to expand the CCPS network, accelerate adoption, and optimize available clinical training capacity—particularly in rural and medically underserved communities.

What You’ll Do

Reporting to the Executive Director, Technology Solutions, the Manager leads regional engagement and translates statewide objectives into clear priorities, work plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes. The position manages executive-level relationships with partners and state agencies, collaborates with the product team to align platform delivery with program commitments, and is accountable for achieving milestones, managing risks and dependencies, and increasing partner participation.

Through this work, the Manager strengthens California’s healthcare workforce pipeline by improving the coordination of clinical placements and helping more students complete the clinical experiences required to enter the healthcare workforce. The role independently manages day-to-day team, partner, and program matters while escalating significant strategic, financial, contractual, technical, or delivery risks as appropriate. This position is well suited for an experienced program and partnership leader with demonstrated strengths in people management, implementation, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional delivery.

• Build and manage relationships with healthcare providers, clinical training sites, educational institutions, and workforce partners to expand participation in CCPS
• Lead outreach, engagement, and representation of CCPS with hospitals, health systems, academic partners, and regional and national organizations
• Support onboarding and ongoing engagement of partners, including guidance on integrating CCPS into clinical placement workflows
• Maintain strong partner relationships to promote sustained adoption and effective system utilization
• Facilitate collaboration between healthcare and education partners to improve coordination of clinical placements and support regional workforce needs
• Track program participation, adoption metrics, and partner engagement to identify opportunities for growth and improvement
• Gather partner feedback and communicate insights to internal product and technology teams
• Develop reports and presentations for leadership and stakeholders, along with materials that build broader program awareness
• Contribute to team effort by completing other assignments and serving on project teams, as assigned.

Attributes for Success

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, Public Health, Business Administration, Education, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in partnership development, program management, healthcare program implementation, or related roles
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working in healthcare, clinical education, healthcare operations, or healthcare workforce initiatives
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Zoom, and other collaboration tools
• Experience with Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence, Product Discovery, Service Desk); JIRA for task tracking preferred
• Project management experience required. Agile project management experience preferred
• Familiarity with California Community Colleges, public education, or state agencies is a plus
• Experience developing partnerships or expanding participation in programs or initiatives at statewide scale
• Experience leveraging market research, user research, or data analysis to inform program or product decisions is a plus

• We’re recruiting for mission-driven, passionate, equity-minded individuals with a strong desire to impact and change people’s lives for the better
• Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions
• Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals
• FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency
• Team members are hired for their expertise in niche areas across our areas of impact and higher education overall, and for their knowledge of business, philanthropy, technology, communications, and more
• We have a commitment to professional development and an emphasis on shared leadership, to ensure growth for employees and the organization overall

What we Offer

FoundationCCC is fully committed to a “remote-first” philosophy, and recruits and hires talent across the state in fully remote positions, where virtual work is possible. Our headquarters are located in Downtown Sacramento, just blocks from California’s State Capitol.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, generous PTO, holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Wellness offerings
• CalPERS retirement program and optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans
• Tuition reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer

If you have any questions, please email us at .

Budgeted Annual Salary Pay Range:

$100,000.00 - $110,000.00

Final salary and rates are based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.