Vanderbilt Health

Program Manager - Digestive Diseases Research Center

Vanderbilt Health$75K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 3+ years of relevant work experience in program management or a similar role.
  • Intermediate proficiency in program management, financial processes, and process improvement.
  • Experience with faculty recruitment and administrative support in research settings.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for networking and team leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the Digestive Diseases Research Center (DDRC) program and its administrative tasks.
  • Support Dr. Richard Peek with executive assistant responsibilities.
  • Oversee faculty recruitment, interview processes, and new faculty orientations.
  • Monitor budgets and financial processes related to the DDRC.
  • Facilitate ongoing program development to enhance organizational impact.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness offerings.
  • Disability and retirement benefits available.
  • Opportunity for professional growth and development.
  • Supportive work environment promoting collaboration and excellence.
  • Meaningful opportunity to influence digestive disease research and education.
Full Job Description
Organization:
GI Medicine Admin

Job Summary:
The primary responsibilities for the Program Manager position are to manage the Digestive Diseases Research Center (DDRC) and provide executive assistant support for Dr. Richard Peek, the Division Director. In addition, this position plans, develops and executes ongoing program(s) that impacts a significant segment of the organization under occasional guidance.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

The VDDRC is a multidisciplinary center at VUMC developed to serve the following purposes:
  • Promote digestive disease-related research in an integrative, collaborative and multidisciplinary manner
  • Develop and implement programs for attracting, training, and retaining young investigators in digestive disease-related research
  • Enhance the basic, translational, and clinical research capabilities of the VDDRC members
  • Facilitate the transfer of basic research discoveries to improvements in prevention and/or clinical care
  • Attract investigators not involved in digestive disease-related research to pursue these lines of investigation


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• The Program Manager position plays a critical role to maintaining the efficiency and productivity of Dr. Peek's grant related administrative tasks, as well as

overseeing faculty recruitment, interview process, faculty appointment process, faculty reappointments, faculty FMLA process, and new faculty orientation

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Program Management (Intermediate): Planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific program goals and objectives.
• Financial Processes (Intermediate): Ability to monitor costs, expenses and revenue as well as the ability to manage those costs and expenses in relation to budgeted amounts.
• Process Improvement (Intermediate): Identifies, analyzes and improves upon existing business processes for optimization and to meet standards of quality.
• Peer Leadership (Intermediate): The ability to show leadership and influence people of equal rank in an effort to accomplish team goals.
• Networking (Intermediate): Build relationships through industry contacts, professional organizations and individuals.
• Quality Management (Intermediate): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

Work Experience:
Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:
3 years

Education:
Bachelor's

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

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