Project Manager

Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham is seeking a Project Manager within the Center for Disaster Medicine to lead strategic initiatives across RDHRS and RESPCT programs. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and delivering complex projects from concept through completion in a fast-paced, grant-funded environment.

You will work under the Senior Program Manager and collaborate with the Director of CDM, ensuring milestones are met and communications are clear with diverse partners.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in project management or emergency management.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; able to interact across teams.
• Ability to lead and coordinate with diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience with ICS/NIMS training and readiness processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple CDM projects from concept to completion with a cross-functional team.
• Develop project plans with goals, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Facilitate meetings, track action items, and provide regular status updates to leadership.
• Maintain project documentation, reports, and briefing materials for stakeholders.
• Represent program in regional and national groups, contributing subject matter expertise.

Skills

Project management

Emergency management

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

MS Office

PM software

Learning new software

ICS/NIMS training

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Project / PM software

Job description

Site: The General Hospital Corporation

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

About Us: Located within the Mass General Brigham Department of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity (DEPC), the Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) hosts the research, educational, and external service programs of the Department. CDM programs range from specific efforts to enhancing Regional healthcare emergency readiness to broader, academically-based initiatives focused on expanding knowledge within the field of healthcare emergency preparedness The CDM team is comprised of interdisciplinary subject matter experts, including national and international experts in their fields, leading the development of preparedness programs and resources to meet current and future healthcare challenges.

About You: You are an experienced project manager and/or emergency manager with a strong interest and experience in project and programmatic management. You're a high performing, mission-driven professional with a proven track record of leading and delivering successful projects. You bring a strong ability to manage projects in a fast-paced environment, exhibit critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, collaborate across teams, and deliver high-quality outcomes. You have strong communication and interpersonal skills and are adept at working collaboratively with a diverse group of partners.

About the Work: Under the direction of the Senior Program Manager, Regional Disaster Health Response System, the Project Manager will work as part of a team to lead projects and initiatives on behalf of CDM that strengthen healthcare emergency preparedness in Region 1 and beyond, primarily through the Region 1 Regional Disaster Health Response System (RDHRS) and the Region 1 Emerging Special Pathogens Treatment Center (RESPTC). The Project Manager works with the Senior Program Manager and the Director of CDM to lead projects as assigned from concept to completion by developing project plans that outline goals, activities, and milestones, managing and facilitating project meetings, and collaborating with critical stakeholders to accomplish programmatic objectives. This position is grant-funded and is contingent on continued availability of these funds.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates multiple projects and initiatives across Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) programs, managing assigned workstreams and strategic priorities.
  • Develops comprehensive project plans, including goals, timelines, milestones, and deliverables, in alignment with internal and external partners, to support successful project execution.
  • Monitors project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks, barriers, and opportunities, and implementing solutions to maintain momentum toward project objectives.
• Supports project meetings, working groups, and stakeholder discussions; prepares agendas, documents decisions, tracks action items, and ensures timely follow‑up.
• Develops, reviews, and maintains project documentation, reports, presentations, briefing materials, and other programmatic deliverables.
  • Provides regular project updates to program leadership and key stakeholders, maintaining accurate tracking tools and progress reports to support informed decision‑making.
• Represent program in regional and national working groups, committees, associations, and collaborative initiatives, contributing subject matter expertise and advancing strategic priorities

Telehealth Operations

• Serves as the project lead for operationalizing all aspects of the Telehealth Capability with the RDHRS and the RESPTC programs.
  • Recruits, trains, and onboards volunteer reservists and staff to support telehealth operations, ensuring workforce readiness and sustainability.
• Supports development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of operational plans and procedures to support effective activation of the telehealth system.
• Supports stakeholder engagement to increase awareness, participation, and integration of patient movement capabilities across healthcare and preparedness partners.

Response Operations

• Supports program response operations (following appropriate onboarding and training) by serving as an on‑call Duty Officer for assigned periods of time
• Participates in CDM response activations and demobilizations as assigned.
• Participates in the after‑action processes, contributing to the development of continuous improvement plans following exercises and/or response to real‑world incidents.

Supports program operations and strategic initiatives by performing additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Skills and Competencies Required

• Proven working experience in project management, in a complex, multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and consensus building skills.
• Experience in emergency management strongly desired; knowledge of hospital and/or healthcare setting is preferred.
• Maturity and operational problem solving/decision making experience.
• Ability to lead and work with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and creation of exceptional work products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Powerpoint, Teams, and Excel.
• Familiarity with project management/task tracking software.
• Ability and interest in learning new software applications.
• Completion of ICS/NIMS 100, 200, 700 and 800 courses, before or upon hire.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Required

Master's Degree: Preferred

Experience:

Required: 3-5 years of relevant experience

Working Conditions

• This position will be hybrid in nature, and the incumbent will work with their supervisor to establish a final schedule; however, candidates should anticipate being on campus 3 days per week.
• Works in an office setting and potentially in the clinical environment of the Emergency Department and other patient care units.
• May be required to travel to offsite facilities and to attend meetings outside of regularly scheduled hours, as needed.
• May be required to report to the hospital or offsite locations outside of normal business hours to respond to events that require emergency support.
• Must be available by pager/cell phone outside of normal business hours during assigned on‑call shifts.
• May be required to work extended shifts for multiple periods during emergency events.

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location

125 Nashua Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$63,648.00 - $92,570.40/Annual

Grade

6

At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

EEO Statement

1200 The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

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