Community Health Research Program Manager

University of Wisconsin Madison•Madison, WI

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Community Health within the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health seeks an experienced Research Program Manager to lead and coordinate a diverse portfolio of community-centered health initiatives that advance health and well-being across Wisconsin, as well as play a key role in building up DFMCH’s community engaged research profile. Working closely with faculty, staff, community partners, and healthcare providers, this role will provide strategic oversight of multiple interconnected projects and funding sources, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations are all met. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with strong research program management, communication, and relationship-building skills, who can effectively navigate complex environments, manage competing priorities, leverage data to inform decision-making, and foster partnerships that support meaningful community impact to the benefit of the communities we serve. This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

Requirements

Experience in community engaged research and/or outreach within public/community health
Experience in supervising program staff in health projects
Experience collaborating with team members, collaborators, and community stakeholders
Experience with complex funding portfolios and budget management
Bachelors Degree preferred

Nice To Haves

Experience working in higher education, research, government, healthcare, or other complex shared governance environments
Experience in supervising staff in health projects
Experience in overseeing multiple portfolios including sponsored projects from federal and foundational partners
Experience in working with diverse communities to improve community health
Experience in working with healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes through community partnerships

Responsibilities

Develops policies, procedures, and institutional agreements on behalf of the program - 5%
Plans and directs the day-to-day operational activities of one or multiple research programs or units according to established research objectives in alignment with strategic plans and initiatives - 30%
Serves as a unit liaison and subject matter expert among internal and external stakeholder groups, collaborates across disciplines and functional areas, provides program information, and promotes the accomplishments and developments of scholars and research initiatives - 10%
Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employee - 20%
Assists in the development, coordination, and facilitation of trainings and workshops for internal and external audiences to disseminate research program developments and information - 10%
Plans, develops, and implements processes and protocols to support research aims - 10%
Monitors program budget(s) and approves unit expenditures - 15%