Study Partnerships Manager

At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

This position will join the core Population Science scientific and operations team of the American Cancer Society supporting the VOICES of Black Women cohort study. The primary focus of this role will be to identify and manage community partnerships at the national level for the VOICES of Black Women cohort study with the aim of enhancing recruitment efforts for the study. The candidate will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of study partnership activities and contribute to overall cohort planning and initiatives.

*This is a hybrid role that will spend 3 days in our Atlanta office each week.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identifies potential new partner organizations (e.g., community-based organizations, corporate partners) that could contribute to recruitment activities for VOICES of Black Women and independently assesses the feasibility of partnerships.

• Leads outreach to and introductory meetings with potential new partner organizations; involves senior leadership when appropriate.

• Supports newly identified and existing study partner organizations to plan and implement study recruitment activities with minimal supervision.

• Maintains documentation of partner activities, including the development of new materials and dissemination of successes/best practices among internal and external stakeholders.

• Manages and leads study partner communication, including proactive outreach to partners and responses to requests for support, and solicits feedback to strengthen partnerships.

• Identifies partner organizations to receive Requests for Applications for grant funding and leads review of partner applications for grant funding with the grant review committee. Supports grantees to implement funded activities and is responsible for all monitoring and reporting from grantee organizations.

• Represents research studies at relevant conferences, meetings, and events to identify and solicit new partners and/or support partner recruitment activities.

• Develops new recruitment resources in response to partner requests and feedback;, maintains and updates recruitments resources for partners on SocietySource, MySocietySource, voices.cancer.org, and elsewhere.

• Contribute to study leadership and planning efforts through regular meetings and touchpoints.

• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

FORMAL KNOWLEDGE    

• 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

• Customer focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

• Strategic mindset - Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.

• Action oriented - Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

• Ensures accountability - Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.

• Collaborates - Builds partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

• Drives engagement - Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.

• Instills trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.

• Situational adaptability - Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community, including ability to interact with staff and/or external partners in a team environment.

• Project management and reporting skills.

• Stakeholder coordination and relationship management.

• Adaptability and responsiveness to changing circumstances.

• Knowledge of and experience with principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Fluency with Microsoft products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and remote meeting platf