NAM Leadership Consortium - Senior Program Officer

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About the National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), established in 1970 under the name Institute of Medicine (IOM), is an independent organization of eminent professionals from diverse fields including health and medicine; the natural, social, and behavioral sciences; and beyond. With the authority of the 1863 Congressional Charter of the National Academy of Sciences requested and signed by President Abraham Lincoln, the NAM serves alongside the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as adviser to the nation and the international community. The NAM’s mission is to advance science, inform policy, and catalyze action to achieve human health, equity, and well-being.

About the Program

The NAM Leadership Consortium (LC) Collaboration for a Learning Health System provides a trusted neutral venue for national leaders in health, health care, and biomedical science to work collaboratively toward their common commitment to a health system that rewards effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and continuous learning. The LC is comprised of the following portfolios:

• Evidence Generation to support the conditions necessary for transforming information from real-world health and healthcare experiences into reliable evidence to guide improvements in health care and population health.
• Digital Health to foster improvements and innovation in the digital health and data infrastructure supporting care connectivity, informed decision-making, and evidence development for improved population and patient-level health.
• Value Incentives and Systems to support financial systems and incentive structures that reward the whole person and whole population health and health care.
• Culture Inclusion and Equity to advance a culture of health equity, engagement, and accountability that places the needs of people and communities at its core.

As part of this work, the LC stewards the activities of three major initiatives:
• Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation
• Artificial Intelligence in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Science
• The Learning Health System as a Trust Framework for the Common Good

About the Position

The LC is seeking a Senior Program Officer to help conduct projects and research on pressing health policy problems. This person will have a Master’s or Doctoral-level degree with six years of experience honing knowledge and skills in synthesizing complex information to facilitate collaborative leadership for progress. The Senior Program Officer must have a keen sense of strategic decision-making, excellent interpersonal skills, exceptional writing abilities, familiarity with compelling issues in health and health science and technology policy, and have a strong comfort level working in a fast-paced collaborative environment. The incumbent will direct, develop, and manage one or more of the organization's projects, activities, and programs with minimal oversight. Incumbent applies in-depth professional-level knowledge and principles of health, health care, and biomedical science to foster collaboration and solve independently a full range of complex problems. The work is primarily intellectual, analytical, and managerial in character, requiring advanced knowledge. Assignments are broadly defined and require judgment and creativity to complete. The Senior Program Officer has authority to take whatever action deemed advisable or necessary and is often responsible for oversight or management of other staff. The Senior Program Officer will work closely with the Director and staff within the Leadership Consortium.

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

1. Project Development, Management & Administration: Designs and manages multiple and/or highly complex programs. Develops program strategy, budget, and staffing requirements. Assembles committees and guides those committees in the consensus-building process. Leads convening activities such as forums or workshops. Communicates and coordinates with the chair and other members of the group. Supports committee members, forum members, workshop participants, etc. in all aspects of work Identifies and gathers research materials. Solicits and contacts potential panel members. Facilitates the flow of information among panel members, consultants, staff, and other applicable parties. Conducts program or project evaluations and ensures stated objectives are met.

2. Sponsor Stewardship: Maintains ongoing relationships with major sponsors and develops new program areas. Conducts background research on topics for new studies, programs, or activities. Writes prospectuses and proposals for new and continuing funding. Identifies potential sponsors. Raises funds for current and future projects. Negotiates funding with sponsors