Healthcare Research Sr. Program Manager - VICTR

JOB SUMMARY

In your rewarding, pivotal role as Health Research Sr. Program Manager, you will collaborate with the Biostatistician's program and administrative teams to coordinate infrastructure of small clinical and translational research programs or phases of larger, long-range programs spanning innovative research topics. You also will develop, analyze, and conduct financial analyses to assess the viability of strategic and financial plans for research programs.

Department Summary :

The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (VICTR) is Vanderbilt's virtual home for clinical and translational research. Supported by Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Office of Research and the NIH-sponsored Clinical and Translational Service Award (CTSA), the mission of the institute is to transform the way ideas and research discoveries make their way from origin to patient care. VICTR functions to help researchers and clinicians do their jobs better by providing tools and support to improve the quality of research, publications, grant writing, and training for future doctors and researchers. For more information, please visit https://victr.vumc.org/ .

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VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 ^th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors budget and performance of research program operations and contracts.
• Provides strategy and direction for staffing and human resources across research programs.
• Develops operational systems and processes and leads process improvement.
• Liaises with other departments in support of shared programs
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

BUDGET MANAGEMENT

• Provides budgetary management for a blended portfolio of costrecovery, effort reported, capitated payment, and fixed price contracts, and understands the difference between the rules and regulations for these different funding sources, both external and internal to VUMC. Creates processes to ensure individuals allocating any effort to sponsored grants and contracts correctly certify that the effort, paid or committed, is reasonable. Collaborates on the development of business plans, regulatory changes, and compliance matters. Evaluates and negotiates budgets to determine programs' performance and stability. Provides leadership in developing processes for enhancing quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance goals.

CONTRACTS

• Facilitates negotiation of contracts with sponsors or prime awardee. Negotiates and administers programs performed in partnership between VUMC and subcontracting sites. Coordinates program aspects from reviewing and advising on contractual business terms, coordinating deadlines, and negotiating payment and budget milestones. Creates and maintains relationships with subcontract sites. Maintains correspondence and documentation related to contracts. Communicates and presents information to stakeholders.

PROGRAM STRATEGY & DIRECTION

• Analyzes the current operating status of programs and collaborates on staffing plans and longterm staffing vision. Collaborates on combining program plans with people based on skillset, and assists in effort management practices. Works with leadership and staff and performs HR-related transactional functions necessary to ensure staffing continuity and employee satisfaction. Identifies and engages team in all elements required to succeed in program implementation. Supports the execution of individual projects with task and timeline management.

SYSTEMS & PROCESSES

• Evaluates current processes for efficiency, effectiveness, quality and cost/value. Identifies and analyzes workflow processes to be improved, and engages team members to provide input. Develops specific standard operating procedures (SOP) to improve operational efficiency. Develops action plans for implementation. Monitors and measures the benefits of post process implementation to ensure quality, efficiency, and improvement.

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Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

VUMC Recent Accomplishments:

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments.

• US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology (Bill Wilkerson Center), 12 adult and 10 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training
• Truven Health Analytics: among the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S.
• Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"
• The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score
• National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US
• Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee
• Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer
• American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US