Program Manager, FDA/NIH Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center Award
- Tracking Code : 2354-415
- Job Description Program Manager
What's your motivation? Opportunity? Creativity? Contribution? It's all part of working for the American Heart Association---where you can combine professional growth with personal fulfillment. So if you're considering a new and rewarding career, consider the American Heart Association. We have an excellent opportunity for a Program Manager, FDA/NIH Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center Award in our National Center office in Dallas, TX.
The Program Manager will serve as the operations management lead for a new FDA/NIH-funded American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center (A-TRAC), in collaboration with 6 other university partners. The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing all Center administration and communication activities, with a wide range of duties to ensure that the center runs efficiently and effectively.
This position is part of an AHA grant and is expected to last 4 to 5 years.
Major Responsibilities Include:
- Managing all communications among the Center partners, and serving as the primary resource for all program administration tasks
- Coordinating all logistics for meetings, conferences and webinars as well as manage all business update communications, both regularly scheduled and ad-hoc
- Facilitating all activities for the various Center committees, including the Executive Committee, External Advisory committee, a publications committee and others that may be convened by the Center
- Managing the Center’s business and financial affairs, facilitating all necessary procurement and monitoring budget pipelines, including preparation of monthly budget reports
- Serving as the Center’s liaison with all AHA administrative departments, including finance, procurement, research, legal and government grants to ensure the Center is in compliance with internal policies and sponsor regulations
- Preparing annual scientific reports, coordinating information from all Center partners into one cohesive whole, as well as aiding the Finance office in preparing financial reports
- Working closely with the Principal Investigators and Government Grants Director to ensure communications with the sponsors are handled appropriately
- Managing the regulatory compliance component of the Center, including but not limited to records for IRB approvals and training, animal use approvals, and intellectual property issues
- Assisting with the management of the pilot project program, which funds early career investigators through carefully selected and strategic research projects of direct relevance to Center priorities
Required Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 4 years of experience in program management for NIH/Government awards.
- Knowledge of various research programs (NIH, NHLBI, AHA)
- Excellent volunteer managament skills, specifically science volunteers
- Ability to write, edit and produce formal documents of communication
- Impeccable organizational skills
- Ability to produce, manage and understand financial documents
- Knowledge of various types of research administration software
- Ability to manage project time and workload efficiently.
- Ability to think logically and solve problems.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Ability to travel 5-10%.
Attracting talented, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
To apply for this position or to see other opportunities with the American Heart Association please visit www.heart.org/careers. We no longer accept mailed, faxed or e-mailed resumes. Please apply for positions directly through our website. Only those candidates deemed most qualified by the hiring manager will be contacted to interview.
The American Heart Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer and works to prohibit discrimination and to assure fair and uniform treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of Human Resources administration without regard to political or religious opinions or affiliations, membership or non-membership in employee organizations, age, sex, disability, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or any other non-merit factor.
- Job Location : Dallas, Texas, United States
- Position Type : Full-Time/Regular
- Apply : https://heart-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.dspjob&jobid=2354&company_id=16415&version=1&jobBoardId=1112
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