Program Associate

Transformhc; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in health care consulting is seeking a dedicated Program Associate to join their dynamic team in California. This full-time role emphasizes project management and communication skills, requiring the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will thrive in a hybrid-remote setting, contributing to impactful health policy initiatives while collaborating with a diverse group of professionals. If you are detail-oriented, eager to learn, and passionate about health care transformation, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant difference in community health outcomes.

Benefits

401K with annual salary match

Full medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

DCFSA and FSA Available

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills for internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provide project support and manage progress across multiple projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and write clear program reports.
• Perform administrative functions and support leadership with planning.

Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Detail-oriented

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Project Management Software

Adobe

Canva

Job description

Thank you for your interest in working at Transform Health.

Program Associate (based in California)

Transform Health is a mission-driven, nationally certified, women and minority-owned health care consulting firm based in Sacramento, California. Our mission is to drive systems change to build healthy communities. Our passion is grounded in health policy and health system transformation in order to achieve high-quality health care.

We offer strategic and operational support to a broad array of stakeholders, including governments, advocacy groups, foundations, health plans, and providers. Our unique and deep bench of experience and expertise is in federal and state health policy, health system transformation, addressing social determinants of health, outreach and enrollment, program design, and operations.

The full-time Program Associate is a 40-hour-per-week position located in California. Transform Health’s primary body of work for this role is grounded in California and requires experience with public speaking, creating work plans, project workflows, and using technology (e.g., project management software, Adobe, Excel, etc.). To be successful, you must be detail-oriented, eager to learn, an active listener, driven, and able to remain flexible across multiple projects in a dynamic health policy and program team environment of both remote and locally based experts.

Job Duties:

• Provide overall project support across the team and drive projects to completion.
• Manage projects by working independently to track progress and deadlines, craft communications with clients and stakeholders, and raise issues to management in a timely and strategic manner.
• Work with external stakeholders to problem-solve, applying professional judgment and coordinating across teams.
• Support staff in editing and developing training content in PowerPoint and creating visuals using tools like Canva.
• Collaborate with leadership and policy staff to ensure rigor and consistency of our materials and voice across written documents.
• Write program reports in easy-to-understand language.
• Ensure deliverables and program activities are on track using project management workflows.
• Track time, plan work, and provide updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Perform administrative functions such as note-taking, scheduling, and coordinating internal/external schedules.
• Provide infrastructural support and capacity building to the leadership of the firm, including work planning and implementation planning.
• Identify and elevate best practices, trends, and program issues to senior management in an organized way.
• Some travel is required, up to 10% in-state annually.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills: the ability to speak and write clearly in communications to internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated track record of prioritizing multiple projects in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of health programs and policies.

Location:

• Hybrid-Remote, must reside in California
• 401K with annual salary match
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
• DCFSA and FSA Available
• USD $65,000 – USD $72,000 / year

How to Apply:

Please apply to [e-mail] and in the subject line include Program Associate_CA. You must include a cover letter, resume, and at least two writing samples that demonstrate your capacity to do this work (Word or PowerPoint) to be considered.

Transform Health, LLC is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.