Scholars Program Lead, Clinical & Translational Research

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Virginia seeks a Program Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for a comprehensive career development program supporting early‑career clinical, translational, and health researchers. The role oversees planning, recruitment, participant engagement, curricula, evaluation, data management, and reporting.

You will coordinate with faculty, mentors, institutional leaders, researchers, and administrators to drive continuous improvement, build partnerships, and advance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Four or more years of progressively responsible experience in program management.
• Experience managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with data, reporting systems, or program evaluation processes.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliverables independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for program planning and continuous improvement.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing participant engagement.
• Develop evaluation strategies, metrics, and data collection to assess impact.
• Manage databases, dashboards, and reporting tools to streamline workflows.
• Coordinate stakeholders across faculty, mentors, researchers, and administrative teams.
• Prepare reports and contribute to grant proposals and sponsorship reporting.

Skills

Program management

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication

Facilitation

Relationship management

Evaluation and data

Instructional design

Problem solving

Organization

Adaptability

Technology

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PMP certification

Job description

University of Virginia seeks a Program Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for a comprehensive career development program supporting early‑career clinical, translational, and health researchers. The role oversees planning, recruitment, participant engagement, curricula, evaluation, data management, and reporting.

You will coordinate with faculty, mentors, institutional leaders, researchers, and administrators to drive continuous improvement, build partnerships, and advance