AIDS Program Manager II

Health Research, Inc. • New York, NY

4d • Remote

About The Position

The AIDS Program Manager (APM) II will be a part of the Office of Quality Initiatives (OQI) team housed at the Office of Grants, Data Management, and Quality and is responsible for providing overall project management and leadership to statewide quality improvement (QI) trainings by coordinating existing QI training offerings and providing QI trainings regionally across New York State; b) embed QI strategies across the AIDS Institute to strategically implement an AIDS Institute-wide quality program with actionable QI efforts and capacitated internal staff; and c) bring regionally providers and communities together in local partnerships focused on common improvement goals in alignment with other AIDS Institute initiatives. The APM II will be responsible for overall project management and leadership for the New York State Department AIDS Institute NYLinks Program (NYLinks) to bring geographically based regional groups of HIV clinical, supportive service and prevention providers who, together with community members living with HIV and public health professionals, work to improve both individual and community health outcomes using QI methodologies and tools. Operating as part of New York State’s Ending the Epidemic (ETE) Initiative and other OQI and AIDS Institute programming efforts, this role will address community needs and statewide priorities through enhanced collaboration and integration of QI among agencies and programs that provide HIV services to decrease gaps in the HIV treatment cascades, improve linkage to and retention in HIV primary care, and optimize viral suppression rates. This position requires travel throughout the state, including some national travels, to support regional QI trainings, site visits, and provider and community engagement activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and six years of experience in the direction and/or management of a public health, health, human services or health regulatory program or community-based organization; OR an associate’s degree in a related field and eight years of such experience; OR ten years of such experience.
• The years of experience must have included policy formulation, program planning, design, implementation, evaluation, and/or allocation of resources.
• A master’s degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience.
• At least four years of experience must have included supervision of staff and program management.
• Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables, is required.
• Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
• The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the official work location specified in the job posting and must also be located in or willing to relocate to one of the following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts, prior to hire.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of experience in implementing quality improvement (QI) principles, tools, and applications in clinical or non-clinical settings, including Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program sites and their expectations for clinical quality management, ideally with a background in teaching QI methodologies and tools.
• Understanding of national and statewide quality management expectations for New York State and federally funded programs.
• Thorough professional knowledge of the HIV service delivery system in New York State (NYS) and the NYS Ending the Epidemic (ETE) initiative.
• At least three years of experience in an HIV-related program in NYS.
• Experience convening and directing the deliberations of committees/work groups, including communities of practice (e.g., learning collaboratives).
• Experience working with a variety of stakeholders (e.g., service providers, government representatives, community leaders, advocacy organizations, academic and research organizations, etc.).
• Experience working with providers, people living with HIV, and other stakeholders on quality management/quality improvement.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations and reports.
• Experience in program planning, development, and implementation.

Responsibilities

• providing overall project management and leadership to statewide quality improvement (QI) trainings by coordinating existing QI training offerings and providing QI trainings regionally across New York State
• embed QI strategies across the AIDS Institute to strategically implement an AIDS Institute-wide quality program with actionable QI efforts and capacitated internal staff
• bring regionally providers and communities together in local partnerships focused on common improvement goals in alignment with other AIDS Institute initiatives
• overall project management and leadership for the New York State Department AIDS Institute NYLinks Program (NYLinks) to bring geographically based regional groups of HIV clinical, supportive service and prevention providers who, together with community members living with HIV and public health professionals, work to improve both individual and community health outcomes using QI methodologies and tools
• address community needs and statewide priorities through enhanced collaboration and integration of QI among agencies and programs that provide HIV services to decrease gaps in the HIV treatment cascades, improve linkage to and retention in HIV primary care, and optimize viral suppression rates

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance - Several comprehensive health insurance plans to choose from
• Flexible benefit accounts - Medical, dependent care, adoption assistance, parking and transit
• Generous paid time off - Paid federal and state holidays, paid sick, vacation and personal leave
• Tuition support - Assistance is available for individuals pursuing educational or training opportunities
• Retirement Benefits - HRI is a participating employer in the New York State and Local Retirement System and offers optional enrollment in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan. HRI provides a postretirement Health Benefits Plan for qualified retirees to use towards health insurance premiums and eligible medical expenses
• Employee Assistance Program - Provides educational and wellness programs, training, and 24/7 confidential services to assist employees, both personally and professionally

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees