Program Manager

UCSF Health, AG; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthforce Center at UCSF seeks an analyst to conduct analytical studies on policies, projects and programs to support organizational units and research initiatives. The role assists in policy and program planning, development, administration, and implementation, interpreting information and providing consultative services to department leaders and stakeholders.

The position emphasizes analytical work, data synthesis, and collaborative engagement across departments, with flexible on-site

Qualifications

• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote) in professional settings.
• Strong verbal and written communication; ability to convey complex information clearly.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Analytical and problem-solving experience for policy/project analyses.
• Experience in data gathering, research, and preparing proposals/reports.
• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines.
• Experience organizing meetings and events.
• Strong project and program management skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analytical studies to support policies, projects, programs, and issues.
• Assist in policy and program planning, development, administration and implementation.
• Provide consultative services to department administrators and stakeholders.
• Interpret, monitor and analyze information related to policies and procedures.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Communication

Discretion

Analytical

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Meeting planning

Project management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Qualtrics

Job description

Job Summary

Involves analytical studies on a variety of policies, projects, programs and issues in support of a function, research initiative, program and / or organizational unit, or in research of new or changing systems and programs. Assists in policy and program planning, development, administration, management and implementation; interprets, monitors and analyzes information regarding policies and procedures and provides consultative services to department administrators and other stakeholders.

Job Description

Involves analytical studies on a variety of policies, projects, programs and issues in support of a function, research initiative, program and / or organizational unit, or in research of new or changing systems and programs. Assists in policy and program planning, development, administration, management and implementation; interprets, monitors and analyzes information regarding policies and procedures and provides consultative services to department administrators and other stakeholders.

Department Description

Healthforce Center at UCSF, prepares health care organizations for success by combining a deep understanding of the issues facing the health care workforce with the leadership skills needed to drive progress. Only by bringing together the human ingredients of health care can organizations truly drive positive change. Understanding the dynamics between workforce trends and the leadership skills required to address them is vital to successfully improving the health care landscape.

Healthforce Center offers services to foundations, hospitals, delivery systems, organizations, and individuals to ensure more effective health care delivery and to inform health care policy. Our efforts are focused in the core areas of research with actionable results, consulting and evaluation, programs that develop leadership and resilience, making connections across sectors, and advancing equity.

In addition to our work to advance health equity, Healthforce Center is deeply committed to ensuring equitable approaches and processes in how we collaborate with each other, partners, funders, vendors, and applicants and participants of our programs. We aim to create a strong and agile organization that is enriched by diverse perspectives and ideas and increases belonging so that people can thrive and do their best work. Whether overhauling our hiring and recruiting practices, increasing accountability for advancing our diversity and equity goals, or engaging collectively as an organization to be anti-racist, we are continuously striving to center equity in our work.

This position is expected to follow a flexible work arrangement. While the current expectation is generally one day per week on-site, on-site presence may be adjusted based on business needs and operational priorities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Intermediate knowledge of business computer application programs. (Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote) – minimum 2 years applying skills in a graduate or professional setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing – minimum 2 years applying these skills in a graduate or professional setting
• Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality.
• Analytical / problem-solving experience.
• Skills in analyzing, researching and synthesizing data for preparing relevant proposals / analyzes / reports. – minimum 2 years applying these skills in a graduate or professional setting,
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
• Experience and knowledge on organizing meeting and events
• Strong project and program management skills/techniques – minimum 2 years applying these skills in a graduate or professional setting,

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of project management software (Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Qualtrics, etc.)
• Experience in managing multi-year programmatic budgets
• Experience with vendor procurement and management