Manager, Rural Health Transformation

University of Louisville•Aurora, CO

About The Position

The Rural Health Transformation Manager is responsible for day-to-day operational execution, coordination, and management of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) portfolio within the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Working with program leadership, investigators, university partners, and external stakeholders, the Manager turns strategic priorities into actionable programming and oversees successful implementation of complex, multi-year initiatives across the five RHTP pillars/programs. The role also supervises a team providing operational and administrative support to the portfolio. The Manager oversees program operations, workplans, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder engagement, grant budget coordination, and programmatic reporting to help ensure that initiatives meet University, state, and sponsor requirements. The role develops and maintains standardized policies, procedures, workflows, and SOPs; coordinates portfolio tracking and reporting with OSPA and other university partners; and supports scalable initiatives intended to advance rural health outcomes across Kentucky. The Manager serves as an operational liaison among School of Medicine leadership, investigators, participating units, state partners, funding entities, and other stakeholders, and advises leadership on performance, risks, barriers, and opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in public health, health administration, healthcare management, public policy, business administration, or a related field.
Six years of leadership experience in health systems administration, public health program management, or statewide health initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing complex, multi-year programs, projects, or portfolios involving multiple stakeholders.
Experience in healthcare, academic medicine, higher education, public health, or a related environment.
Experience supporting government-funded, sponsored, or externally funded initiatives.
Familiarity with sponsored-program administration and collaboration with offices such as OSPA.
Demonstrated experience managing program deliverables, reporting requirements, performance metrics, project timelines, and budgets.
Demonstrated success coordinating across organizational boundaries and working with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience developing program policies, procedures, workflows, or standard operating procedures.
Strong organizational, project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex initiatives in a dynamic environment.
Familiarity with Kentucky's healthcare environment, rural communities, university systems, or public-sector partners.
Project management certification, such as PMP, or equivalent project management experience.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day implementation and operational coordination of RHTP-funded programs, projects, and initiatives using independent decision making.
Translate strategic priorities into workplans, programming, deliverables, and milestones in collaboration with RHTP leadership and participating units.
Plan and coordinate program activities, stakeholder meetings, convenings, and other initiatives supporting RHTP objectives.
Manage complex, multi-year projects involving investigators, departments, university units, and external partners, including the portfolio of initiatives across the five RHTP pillars/programs.
Establish and maintain standardized program policies, procedures, workflows, and SOPs.
Manage portfolio tracking, documentation, timelines, deliverables, and reporting requirements in collaboration with OSPA and university partners.
Monitor milestones, dependencies, risks, and performance, and identify issues requiring leadership attention or corrective action.
Coordinate operational requirements across projects and ensure timely completion of program commitments.
Oversee grant budget coordination and fiscal oversight with financial, administrative, and sponsored-program personnel.
Ensure program activities comply with University policies and applicable state, sponsor, and funding requirements.
Develop and coordinate recurring programmatic reports for School of Medicine leadership, university stakeholders, state partners, and funding entities.
Track performance measures, milestones, deliverables, participation, outcomes, and other required metrics.
Coordinate collection of accurate and timely program information and supporting documentation with investigators, program teams, OSPA, and other partners.
Develop dashboards, status reports, and other management tools to provide visibility into portfolio performance.
Advise leadership on program performance, emerging risks, execution barriers, and opportunities for improvement.
Serve as the primary operational contact for investigators, participating departments and units, external partners, and other RHTP stakeholders.
Coordinate with university and external partners to facilitate implementation of RHTP initiatives.
Liaise with state partners, funding entities, healthcare organizations, rural communities, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
Represent RHTP at program meetings, working groups, statewide convenings, and external events.
Facilitate communication and information sharing among participating projects to promote coordination, consistency, and achievement of program objectives.
Supervise a team responsible for operational and administrative support of the RHTP portfolio.