Strategic Partnerships Project Manager (Part-Time)

Lockwood; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Research To Practice seeks a part-time Project Manager to drive strategic partnerships, institution recruitment, and external engagement in oncology education. You will manage outreach pipelines, coordinate activities across Grand Rounds, and maintain partner relations with advocacy groups and professional societies.

The role demands 3+ years in project management within healthcare or related fields, strong communication and analytical skills, and the ability to juggle multiple initiatives

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of project management experience.
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical education, patient advocacy, nonprofit organizations, or a related field.
• Experience with marketing, outreach, recruitment, relationship management, or partnership development.
• Strong analytical skills and experience working with recruitment, marketing, participation, or engagement data.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Excel, databases, trackers, and project management tools.
• Ability to work independently and provide clear, consistent progress reporting.

Responsibilities

• Identify and recruit medical oncology practices, cancer centers, academic institutions, health systems, and community oncology groups for participation.
• Coordinate outreach to physicians, administrators, education coordinators, and institutional contacts.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective, interested, confirmed, and scheduled institutions.
• Manage recruitment timelines, follow-up activities, and program-specific goals.
• Develop relationships with participating institutions to support repeat participation in future programs.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with patient advocacy organizations, professional societies, and other strategic partners.
• Research and evaluate organizations aligned with oncology educational priorities.
• Coordinate advocacy group and partner participation in educational initiatives and outreach campaigns.
• Manage partnership communications, timelines, deliverables, and follow-up.
• Maintain an organized database of partner contacts, activities, and future collaboration opportunities.
• Manage multiple Grand Rounds series, advocacy collaborations, and other external engagement projects.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, and communication among internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate project plans, recruitment trackers, contact records, and status reports.
• Identify and resolve barriers to recruitment, participation, and project execution.
• Coordinate with RTP’s scientific, marketing, meetings, outcomes, production, and project management teams.
• Support targeted email, telephone, and other outreach efforts to recruit institutions and engage external partners.
• Collaborate with marketing staff to develop recruitment and engagement strategies.
• Tailor outreach based on disease state, geography, institution type, organization type, and audience needs.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of outreach efforts and recommend improvements.
• Monitor recruitment, participation, attendance, and partner engagement metrics.
• Analyze trends in institutional recruitment and external partnership activity.
• Prepare regular status reports for leadership and project teams.
• Use data to identify high-potential institutions, organizations, and future partnership opportunities.
• Recommend process improvements based on recruitment and participation data.

Skills

Project management

Healthcare marketing

Relationship management

Data analysis

Organizational skills

Time management

Written and verbal communication

Excel

Databases

CRM tools

Tools

Excel

Databases

Trackers

CRM systems

Job description

Research To Practice seeks a part-time Project Manager to drive strategic partnerships, institution recruitment, and external engagement in oncology education. You will manage outreach pipelines, coordinate activities across Grand Rounds, and maintain partner relations with advocacy groups and professional societies.

The role demands 3+ years in project management within healthcare or related fields, strong communication and analytical skills, and the ability to juggle multiple initiatives