Strategic Pediatric Clinical Programs Manager

Duke Clinical Research Institute; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Total rewards

Job summary

Duke University and Duke Children's Hospital seek a Nursing Program Manager for Pediatric Clinical Program Strategy, Design & Integration to lead multidisciplinary pediatric programs, with emphasis on cardiac care, outpatient settings, and scalable care models. The role partners with clinical, administrative, and financial leaders to advance growth, quality, safety, and family-centered care.

Reporting to senior clinical leadership, you will translate vision into charters, governance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Three years of nursing experience required.
• Experience managing clinical programs, complex projects, operations, quality improvement, or multidisciplinary initiatives strongly preferred.
• Pediatric nursing or pediatric health care experience preferred.
• Current or compact Registered Nurse licensure in the state of North Carolina required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Knowledge of nursing practice, pediatric care delivery, clinical operations, quality improvement, patient safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to design, implement, and evaluate complex clinical programs across organizational and care-continuum boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic program management for a portfolio of multidisciplinary pediatric clinical programs, with emphasis on pediatric cardiac programs and outpatient care.
• Lead annual portfolio planning and align initiatives with Duke Children's and institutional priorities for growth, quality, safety, access, patient and family experience, financial stewardship, and value-based care performance.
• Translate physician and clinical leadership vision into program charters, care models, implementation plans, resource requirements, and measurable outcomes.
• Develop and maintain standardized frameworks, tools, criteria, and governance processes for program design, approval, implementation, evaluation, and lifecycle management.
• Lead the design, development, implementation, evaluation, redesign, and expansion of pediatric programs in partnership with stakeholders; coordinate timelines and readiness.
• Support business planning and strategic resource allocation for program development, including staffing models, equipment, supplies, technology, space, and financial requirements.

Skills

Strategic planning

Project management

Change management

Facilitation

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Education

BSN

Tools

Digital health tools

Job description

Duke University and Duke Children's Hospital seek a Nursing Program Manager for Pediatric Clinical Program Strategy, Design & Integration to lead multidisciplinary pediatric programs, with emphasis on cardiac care, outpatient settings, and scalable care models. The role partners with clinical, administrative, and financial leaders to advance growth, quality, safety, and family-centered care.

Reporting to senior clinical leadership, you will translate vision into charters, governance, and