Program Coordinator-Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)

NU USA Northeastern University; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

Retirement plan

Commuting benefits

Job summary

Northeastern University seeks a Program Coordinator to provide logistical, administrative, and stakeholder engagement support for the Rural Health Transformation Program at the Roux Institute. You will help coordinate meetings, document proceedings, and ensure smooth delivery of two closely linked work streams.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years’ experience in healthcare or government-facing settings, with strong communication and organizational skills and proficiency in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 3-5 years of relevant experience in program or project coordination, event/meeting logistics, or administrative support.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating recurring meetings and workshops for multiple external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and technical abilities; excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide logistical, administrative, and stakeholder engagement support across two related work streams.
• Coordinate recurring meetings, convenings, and notes; prepare agendas and distribute materials.
• Synthesize meeting notes into clear summaries for internal and Department-facing reporting.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Analytical abilities

Excellent written and verbal

Effective communication

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Zoom

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Qualtrics

Excel

Job description

About the Opportunity

The Roux Institute at Northeastern University serves as a Consolidated Partner to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services on Initiative 5 (Sustainable Rural Health Ecosystems) of Maine's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), co-leading the Hospital Efficiency and Stabilization work across Activity 5.1 (Hospital Efficiency and Financial Management) and Activity 5.2 (Regional Health Ecosystems Planning and Implementation). The Program Coordinator will provide logistical, administrative, and stakeholder engagement support across two closely related lines of work: (1) the Hospital Sustainability Learning Collaborative convened under Activity 5.1, and (2) the regionalized rural health ecosystems planning process convened under Activity 5.2. This position ensures that recurring convenings, individual hospital and regional stakeholder meetings, and cross-activity communications run smoothly, are well-documented, and support the Provider's obligations to the Department under this Contract. This role will work closely with the Roux Institute's RHTP project leadership, Contracted Vendors and state RHTP personnel delivering technical assistance to rural hospitals, andand engaging regional stakeholders across the state in health system coordination. Due to the statewide, multi-stakeholder nature of this initiative, this individual will routinely coordinate across organizations and levels of seniority, and must be comfortable managing a high volume of scheduling, logistics, and documentation with strong attention to detail.

Minimum Qalifications

Bachelor's degree required and 3-5 years of relevant experience in program or project coordination, event/meeting logistics, or administrative support, ideally in a healthcare, public health, higher education, or government-facing setting. Demonstrated experience coordinating recurring meetings, convenings, or workshops for multiple external stakeholders, including scheduling, agenda preparation, materials distribution, and notetaking. Strong analytical and technical abilities. Ability to independently deliver high quality, organized and repeatable results. Factual, direct style of communication. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deadlines across two related but distinct activity areas. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the judgment and diplomacy to interact professionally with hospital leadership, state government staff, and community stakeholders. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and virtual meeting platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams); comfort with survey/data collection tools (e.g., Qualtrics) and shared file systems (SharePoint) preferred. Ability to synthesize notes and input from meetings into clear, concise summaries for internal and Department-facing reporting. Knowledge of or interest in rural health, hospital operations, or health policy is a plus, but not required. Ability to exercise discretion with sensitive or confidential information related to hospital finances and operations.

Position Type

General Administration

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Compensation

Grade/Pay Type: 107S Expected Hiring Range: $53,615.00 - $75,728.75 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.

About Northeastern University

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver. Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.