Quantum Leap Challenge Institute Program Manager

Yale University; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 68,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale University seeks a capable program manager to lead the NSF QLCI Practiqal initiatives within the Yale Quantum Institute (YQI). The role entails coordinating workforce, education, and programming across multiple collaborators, including external partners and donors, while aligning with the institute’s mission and annual goals.

The successful candidate will oversee budgets, manage staff, and develop strategic plans, as well as facilitate communications and reporting to leadership across Yale

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees advancement and growth of the program and provides direction for mission, strategy, and goals.
• Develops metrics to identify and measure program success and manages grant-related evaluations.
• Identifies and cultivates community partnerships and collaborations to support program growth.
• Assists in identifying future funding sources and contributes to grant applications and budgets.
• Develops administrative infrastructure and manages HR and facilities for the program.
• Designs and manages program communications and outreach to promote support and visibility.
• Maintains information systems and reports progress to leadership.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

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Overview

Under the guidance of the Director of the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute (QLCI) Practiqal program, and reporting to the Managing Director of the Yale Quantum Institute (YQI), spearhead, implement, and execute the development of this new QLCI. Practiqal, centered at Yale, focuses on advancing the state of the art in quantum error correction research, partnering with ~ 9 other institutions and ~25 investigators. The program manager will coordinate the workforce, education, and teaming, and programming activities of the QLCI and YQI . For the QLCI, in conjunction with the relevant thrust leads, serve as part of the executive committee, act as a liaison to the external evaluation team, and assist with center-wide and thrust-level programming, evaluation, external relations, and visibility and communication. Other activities will be conducted under the supervision of the YQI Director and managing director.

Required Skills And Abilities

• Highly proficient at managing multiple priorities. Ability to exercise good independent judgment, initiating and seeing tasks through with minimal supervision. Self-starter. Ability to work both collaboratively and independently in an organized and productive manner.
• Flexible, energetic, creative, entrepreneurial leader, with strong consensus-building skills. Talented problem solver. Excels in a fast-paced and results-oriented setting. Ability to quantitatively formulate budgets and plan programs
• Highly proficient at taking initiative, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines. Superior organizational skills with ability to multi-task. Flawless attention to detail. Demonstrated record of successful execution of projects of all sizes/scope.
• Superior interpersonal skills and competence to work with a range of individuals, including tact, diplomacy, discretion, and confidentiality. Proven ability to build and maintain influence and trust with a wide array of partners and stakeholders, including donors, volunteers, and administration.
• Strong written, editing, and oral communication skills; ability to think analytically and articulate ideas in verbal and written communications with special emphasis on conceiving communication strategy, advanced writing ability, and editorial precision and consistency.

Preferred Skills And Abilities

• Experience in management position at a research organization,scientific institute. or academic setting with growing responsibilities in the area of research management.
• Marketing and communications experience.
• Demonstrated skills in entrepreneurial program development and establishing relationships with external partners.

Principal Responsibilities

• Oversees the advancement and growth of the program. Gives direction and leadership supporting the philosophy, mission, strategy, and annual goals and objectives. Assumes primary accountability for disseminating and publishing all program information to create public awareness and support of the program. 2. Works closely with leadership, internal and external colleagues, and community residents to further develop and implement strategic plans. 3. Identifies, solicits, and cultivates community partnerships and collaborations to assist in the development and growth of the program. Develops the metrics to identify and measure the success of the program. Responsible for measurements of grant success and related evaluation. 4. Assists in identifying and evaluating potential future funding sources, and contributes to the submission of grants and contracts supporting the program, including the annual submission and writing of all content areas and budgetary sections of grant applications. Develops and manages the program’s operating budget. 5. Develops the administrative infrastructure of the program. Manages human resource and administrative functions of the program, including staffing and hiring, supervision, performance development, counseling and discipline, if warranted. Oversees and manages information systems, facilities, and space needs. 6. Investigates, identifies, implements, and oversees the maintenance of systems to gather, track, and report information to support the initiatives of the program. Tracks all program activities and regularly informs leadership of progress on each initiative. Recommends structural or programmatic adjustments, changes or additions based on full knowledge of missions, goals, and objectives. 7. Initiates, designs, and manages the compilation of program communications; identifying outreach potential, and promoting philanthropic and collaborative support of the program. Contributes to the development and assists in the management of content on the program’s website and monitors all changes and additions to the editorial content. 8. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Bachelor's degree in a related field and four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Posting Date

09/21/2026

Job Category

Professional

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Administration & Operations

Compensation Grade Profile

Supervisor; Senior Associate (P5)

Salary Range

$68,000.00 - $120,500.00

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

On-site

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

Posting Disclaimer

Salary offers are determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role’s grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring department.

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