Associate Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
About The Position
The American Heart Association is seeking an Associate Program Manager to join its Integrated Care Initiatives team. Reporting to the Executive Lead, Strategic Initiatives, this role supports planning, coordination, communications, and performance tracking for the Heart Valve Initiative and other key projects. Working with senior program leadership and cross-functional partners, the Associate Program Manager helps translate strategy into action by coordinating priority workstreams and stakeholders, supporting funding commitments, tracking performance, strengthening partnerships, and helping ensure high-quality program delivery and measurable progress. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, grant-funded position supporting the Integrated Care Initiatives team portfolio. The anticipated term is expected to continue through December 31, 2030. The position offers flexibility for remote candidates. The American Heart Association provides access to Heart U, training and support, and a total rewards package that includes compensation, benefits, professional development, work-life harmonization, and tuition assistance. The Association's stated mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in public health, healthcare administration, nonprofit management, business, communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Typically requires less than two years of related work experience.
- Strong organization, communication, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to synthesize information and work effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and willingness to learn program tracking, collaboration, dashboard, or CRM tools.
Nice To Haves
- Two to four years of experience in program coordination, healthcare, public health, or a nonprofit setting.
- Experience supporting healthcare, public health, quality improvement, education, patient engagement, or funded programs.
- Familiarity with performance tracking, dashboards, CRM systems, or cross-sector partnerships, such as health systems and community organizations.
Responsibilities
- Maintain initiative work plans and support execution of priorities and funded deliverables.
- Coordinate activities across workstreams and track timelines, dependencies, and follow-up items.
- Develop concise summaries, briefing materials, and implementation resources to inform program decisions and support execution.
- Review program activities for alignment with the Association's strategic priorities and initiative goals, and elevate potential misalignment to senior program leadership.
- Coordinate communications with internal teams, volunteers, sponsors, and external partners.
- Develop meeting materials, presentations, updates, talking points, and other program communications.
- Support meetings and working groups by preparing agendas, documenting decisions, and tracking next steps.
- Track program milestones, performance indicators, and outcomes against established work plans and targets.
- Organize and summarize qualitative and quantitative information for improvement and decision-making.
- Contribute to reports, dashboards, leadership updates, and accurate program documentation.
- Support grant requirements, documentation, budget tracking, and organizational processes.
- Coordinate assigned inputs for procurement, contracting, vendor management, and resource planning.
- Flag risks, changing needs, or issues for the appropriate program lead.
- Help improve program processes, tools, templates, and shared resources.
- Participate in collaborative planning and problem-solving across the portfolio.
- Perform other duties reasonably within the scope of the role.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement program with employer match and automatic contribution
- Employee assistance program
- Employee wellness program
- Telemedicine and medical consultation
- Professional development resources, including Heart U, Employee Resource Groups, and a mentoring program
- Paid time off of at least 16 days per year for new employees, increasing based on seniority
- 12 paid holidays per year
- Tuition assistance
- Incentive programs for eligible positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
