Project Manager, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School

Job Posting Title:

Project Manager, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School

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Hiring Department:

Department of Population Health

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Dec 01, 2028

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

This position will start on December 1, 2023, and the duration is five years; however, it is renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward programmatic goals. The Project Manager will serve as the primary research project manager coordinating and supporting and overseeing the grant-funded Coordinating Center for Colorectal Cancer Screening across Texas (CONNECT).  The Project Manager will work closely with the Project Director, Evaluation Lead, faculty, and other senior staff. This position will oversee all grant activities and ensure that goals, objectives, and deliverables are met in a timely manner. The Project Manager will develop forms and tools for data collection and tracking, obtain necessary data, and work with the data analyst to run or obtain reports for required progress reporting by the funding agency. This individual will support the work of the statewide Steering Committee, leads for each of the five cores, and Stakeholder Network. The Project Manager will ensure all data is entered correctly in the program database and maintain a shared folder for all core leads with necessary documentation.

Provide project management for the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening coordinating center. Develop and maintain relationships with CRC screening stakeholder organizations (Stakeholder Network). Create and maintain social media accounts. Develop, coordinate and manage educational  presentations,  dissemination of resources and protocols to Stakeholder Network. Provide administrative support for pilot funding programs. Develop forms and tools for data collection and tracking. Manage data collection and reporting. Manage financial reporting and budgetary oversight. Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take and send out meeting minutes. Create and maintain a centralized system for all resources, documents, and paperwork related to each core and component of the program. 

Purpose

To manage and coordinate the Coordinating Center for Colorectal Cancer Screening across Texas (CONNECT) program and ensure all goals, objectives, and deliverables are met in a timely manner.  

Responsibilities

• Project Management Day-to-Day Skills: Provide administrative support for all Center Core leads, CRC screening stakeholder organizations, and steering committee. Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, and maintain minutes. Tracking of all grant goals and objectives to ensure they are being met in a timely manner. Collect and maintain all study related program documents and for regulatory and reporting purposes.  Manage financial reporting and budgetary oversight. Maintain ethics and compliance standards the protection of human subjects, institutional training and any additional training required by the institution or funding agency. 

• Stakeholder and Partner Engagement Skills: Develop and maintain relationships with CRC screening stakeholder organizations. Manage the dissemination of resources and protocols to Stakeholder Network. Create and disseminate a guide of resources, protocols, and evidence-based strategies for CRC screening. Develop and maintain a database of CRC screening resources across the state. 

• Data Collection and Management Skills:  Manage primary data collection, develop, and maintain databases. Assist with development of surveys, forms, and tools for tracking data.  Administer surveys, collect data, and manage survey data. Assist with post award management including preparation of progress and annual reports. 

• Health Education: Assist with developing education and training materials for communities, and staff and coordinating and conducting education and training sessions.

• Communication and Organizational Skills:  Develop and maintain social media accounts. Maintain regular communication with stakeholders and partners across the state.  Create and maintain a centralized system for all resources, documents, and paperwork related to each core and component of the program. 

• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree: Public Health, Health Promotion, Community Health, or related field and 5 years of cancer project management, community outreach engagement, and grant reporting experience. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to work independently and with minimal supervisi