Job Posting Title:
Project Manager
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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 Aug 31, 2028
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
General Notes
The Department of Population Health at the Dell Medical School is looking for Project Manager.
This grant-funded position, through August 2028 and renewable based on funding and performance. Require strong program management skills to oversee milestones for the CONNECT project, which focuses on colorectal cancer screening across Texas. The Project Manager will work closely with senior staff, demonstrate leadership, and ensure timely achievement of grant goals. This role involves data collection, reporting, and supporting the statewide Steering Committee and core leads to ensure smooth project implementation.
Job functions include providing high level program managementand implementation of the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening coordinating center, developing and maintaining relationships with CRC screening stakeholder organizations (Stakeholder Network), create/oversee 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, and 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) programand ensure all goals, objectives, and deliverables are met in a timely manner.
Responsibilities
Project Management Day-to-Day Skills:Provide administrative coordination for all Center Core leads, CRC screening stakeholder organizations, and steering committee. Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, and maintain minutes. Understanding, identifying activities to work towards, and tracking of all grant goals and objectives to ensure they are being met as outlined in the project timeline.Collect and maintain all study related program documents and for regulatory and reporting purposes.Prepare quarterly and annual reports for the funding agency. 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 repositoryof CRC screening resources across the state.
Data Collection and Management Skills:Manage primary data collection, including developing and maintaining databases.Assist with development of surveys, forms, and tools for tracking data. Develop and submit Institutional Review Board application and related documents for all surveys. Administer surveys 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 coordinate and conduct education and training sessions.
Communication and Organizational Skills:Develop and maintain social media accounts. Maintain regular communication with stakeholders and partners across the state. Facilitate communication across the Cores and deliverable workgroups to ensure collaborative progress towards overlapping goals and objectives. 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. 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 supervision. Strong organizational skills. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree: Public Health, Health Promotion, Community Health, or related field. 2 years of public health management and/or cancer prevention research coordinator experience.Program procedure and protocol development experience. Working knowledge of data collection and organization. Experience engaging with clinics and health care systems. Proficient in basic computer skills. Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative environment, andcoordinate with colleagues at varying organizational levels. Experience with human subjects regulatory requirements and IRB procedures
Salary Range
$72,000+ depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
May work in all weather conditions.
May work around standard office conditions.
Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
Use of manual dexterity.
Climbing of stairs.
Lifting and moving.
Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines.
Occasional interstate, intrastate and international travel.
Field work as necessary.
Required Materials
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
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