Senior Program Lead, CKM Health Initiative (Remote)

American Heart Association; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

The American Heart Association seeks a Senior Program Lead for the Integrated Care Initiative, offering remote work flexibility. This full-time, grant-funded role supports national CKM health efforts to advance cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic care through coordinated, whole-person strategies.

You will translate strategy into actionable work plans, align activities with Integrated Care goals, and lead cross-functional teams and partnerships to drive measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in public health, health care administration, clinical program management, business, communications, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of validated experience in program development, program management, stakeholder engagement, or strategic initiative execution. 7+ years of relevant experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting complex health initiatives, including work planning, implementation, measurement, and reporting.
• Experience in public health, health care, nonprofit, or mission-driven environments.
• Ability to synthesize complex information, build business cases, and identify opportunities to advance initiative goals.
• Ability to influence leadership and partners without direct authority.
• Ability to communicate and present ideas clearly across multiple clinical, community, partner, and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to CKM Health Initiative strategies and annual planning cycle.
• Lead CKM-related workstreams from planning through implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable work plans with defined milestones, KPIs, deliverables, and decision points.
• Align CKM Health Initiative activities with broader Integrated Care Initiatives goals and related Association priorities.
• Build trusted relationships with clinical experts, strategic collaborator leaders, internal teams and other key stakeholders to advance CKM priorities.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder convenings to drive alignment, address barriers, and accelerate implementation decisions.
• Develop clear briefing materials, updates, and partner communications for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Define and track metrics to evaluate CKM Health Initiative progress, partner engagement, implementation readiness, and impact.
• Monitor progress toward shared goals and identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities for escalation.
• Prepare executive-level reports and dashboards demonstrating progress, outcomes, and return on strategic investment.
• Support budgets, timelines, contracts, and resource planning for CKM Health Initiative workstreams.
• Support funding proposals, sustainability planning, and partner-facing materials aligned with initiative goals.
• Ensure workstreams comply with organizational policies, funder requirements, and relevant regulatory expectations.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

The American Heart Association seeks a Senior Program Lead for the Integrated Care Initiative, offering remote work flexibility. This full-time, grant-funded role supports national CKM health efforts to advance cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic care through coordinated, whole-person strategies.

You will translate strategy into actionable work plans, align activities with Integrated Care goals, and lead cross-functional teams and partnerships to drive measurable impact.