Rural Health Transformation, Sr. Coordinator

Liberty Science Center; Communipaw (NJ); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Science Center is seeking a Senior Coordinator, Rural Health Transformation to support SciTech Scity’s Rural Health Transformation initiatives across New Jersey. You will coordinate projects, manage stakeholder engagement, and ensure successful program execution with a wide network of health systems, government partners, startups, and community organizations.

This grant-funded position requires planning, travel throughout New Jersey (notably South Jersey), and collaboration with multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable access to a vehicle.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in healthcare or project coordination.
• Experience with grant-funded programs or multi-organizational collaborations preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Rural Health Transformation initiatives and ensure activities stay on schedule.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, dashboards, and status reports.
• Coordinate meetings, travel, and communications across partners.
• Support grant administration, reporting, and documentation.
• Maintain documentation and implement readiness assessments and evaluation activities.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Travel readiness

Grant administration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Full-Time Jersey City, NJ, US

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $70,000.00 Annually

The Role The Senior Coordinator, Rural Health Transformation will support the implementation of SciTech Scity's Rural Health Transformation initiatives by coordinating projects, managing stakeholder engagement, and ensuring the successful execution of innovative healthcare programs across rural communities throughout New Jersey. Working closely with program managers, health systems, community organizations, technology companies, government agencies, and clinical partners, this role will help coordinate activities across the implementation lifecycle—from planning and stakeholder engagement through deployment, evaluation, and replication.

This position is ideal for a highly organized, proactive professional who enjoys managing multiple priorities, coordinating complex projects, and working across diverse stakeholder groups to improve healthcare delivery. The Senior Coordinator will report to the Rural Health Program Manager and work collaboratively with the Senior Director and SciTech Scity team. This position requires travel throughout the State of New Jersey, with a significant portion of travel taking place in South Jersey.

*This is a grant-funded position with current funding secured for a four-year period. Continued employment is contingent upon the ongoing availability of grant funds.

What You’ll Bring

You are passionate about improving healthcare access and outcomes for rural and underserved communities and enjoy helping innovative ideas become operational realities.

You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and thrive in environments where multiple initiatives move simultaneously. You enjoy coordinating people, solving problems, and keeping projects on track. You're comfortable communicating with clinicians, startup founders, government partners, and community organizations, and you take pride in building strong working relationships.

You are proactive, dependable, and adaptable, with excellent organizational skills and a willingness to take ownership of projects while supporting a collaborative team.

What You’ll Do

The Senior Coordinator’s responsibilities will vary depending on the needs of the business but will focus on some combination of the following essential functions.

Project Coordination & Implementation Support (35%)

Support day-to-day execution of multiple Rural Health Transformation initiatives, ensuring project activities remain on schedule and stakeholders are informed.

Support development and maintenance of project plans, implementation timelines, meeting agendas, and action trackers.

Coordinate meetings, follow-up items, and communication among health systems, technology partners, community organizations, and internal teams.

Maintain project documentation, implementation dashboards, and status reports.

Proactively identify project risks and elevate issues to program leadership.

Support vendor onboarding, procurement documentation, contract routing, and implementation logistics in coordination with internal teams.

Stakeholder Engagement & Provider Support (25%)

Prepare meeting materials, track action items, coordinate follow-up activities, and support communications for meetings with the New Jersey Department of Human Services and other government partners.

Coordinate travel, site visits, implementation schedules, training logistics, and meeting logistics for project teams and external partners.

Lead communication with clinical leaders, operational teams, community organizations, and external partners.

Assist with onboarding, scheduling, training coordination, and implementation logistics.

Help build and maintain strong relationships with participating organizations throughout implementation.

Program Operations & Administrative Coordination (20%)

Prepare presentations, executive briefings, meeting materials, and reports.

Track project milestones, deliverables, budgets, invoices, procurement activities, and grant reporting requirements.

Facilitate cross-functional meetings, workshops, and collaborative working sessions.

Support grant administration, reporting, and documentation activities.

Maintain organized project documentation, stakeholder contact databases, implementation records, and document repositories.

Maintain implementation dashboards and project management tools to support reporting and coordination across multiple initiatives.

Conduct background research to support implementation planning, partner engagement, funding opportunities, and evaluation activities.

Assist with implementation readiness assessments and solution evaluations.

Collect and organize qualitative and quantitative implementation data.

Help document lessons learned, best practices, and implementation resources.

Partnership & Communications Support (10%)

Assist with developing partner communications, newsletters, and program updates.

Coordinate logistics for site visits, events, and stakeholder convenings.

Support outreach to prospective partners and maintain stakeholder engagement materials.

Contribute to development of implementation playbooks, templates, and operational resources.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required.

A valid driver's license is required. Candidates must have reliable access to a vehicle to support regular travel to partner sites.

3–5 years of professional experience in healthcare, project coordination, nonprofit management, consulting, public health, research, startups, or a related field.

Experience supporting grant-funded programs, government initiatives, healthcare implementation, or multi-organizational collaborations preferred.

Working knowledge of U.S. healthcare landscape, including innovation trends, regulatory frameworks, and payment models

Ability to work collaboratively with a team and manage multiple priorities at once

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for diverse stakeholders including clinicians, executives, startups, and policymakers

Physical & Environmental Considerations

Must be able to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of the work day while working at a desk and on a laptop

Must be comfortable working in open office environment in close proximity to others and that has a moderate noise level

SciTech Scity may make reasonable accommodations to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job to the extent that SciTech Scity may do so without undue hardship.

About SciTech Scity

Liberty Science Center is developing a “Science City of Tomorrow” in Jersey City—a 30-acre innovation campus called SciTech Scity devoted to using science and technology to address humanity’s greatest challenges, from inadequate healthcare to climate change, and create a better future for all of us. The new campus, including the existing Liberty Science Center, home of the largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, will be officially named the Frank J. Guarini Innovation Campus. It is scheduled to open in 2026.

Classification, Location, & Schedule

This is a full-time, exempt position under the FLSA overtime provisions. The role follows a hybrid schedule, with a minimum of two days per week on-site in Jersey City and additional on-site days as needed based on business requirements.

This position requires travel to partner sites throughout New Jersey. Early mornings, evenings, and weekends may be required depending on project needs.

Compensation & Benefits

The base compensation for this role is $60,000-$70,000. The final salary offer will be commensurate with abilities, education, certifications, and experience. In addition to compensation for salary, you will receive compensation in the form of generous benefits, including, but not limited to:

Medical, dental, life, vision, and pet insurance

403(b) defined contribution retirement plan with an outstanding employer match

Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and federal holidays

Long-term disability coverage

Flexible spending accounts (pre-tax income for eligible health and/or dependent care expenses)

Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)

Free parking

A Liberty Science Center membership