Project Manager - Bursky Public Health

Washington University in St Louis • Duncan, OK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager serves as the owner of a distinct project within the Public Health Action Labs’ implementation lab. The Public Health Action Labs translate research into solutions and move them to scale through coordinated policy, implementation, communications, and economic analysis labs. Accelerator projects are supported by PHAL funding and external partnerships.

The Project Manager owns day-to-day execution of active accelerator projects, including establishing and managing timelines, project tracking tools, and meeting cadence; identifying and elevating risks; holding stakeholders accountable; coordinating across labs and offices; collaborating with public- and private-sector partners; and ensuring projects meet agreed metrics and objectives. The role also involves project landscape analysis, goal and metric setting, budget oversight, regular updates to PHAL leadership, and coordination with internal and external collaborators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years of relevant experience.
• Exceptional written communication skills, including the ability to write clear briefing memos, status reports, and executive summaries.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain project management tracking in established systems.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams with competing deadlines.
• Project management skills, including timeline, milestone, task-owner, dependency, and resource tracking.

Nice To Haves

• PMP or equivalent certification.
• Master’s degree.
• Experience with Asana and monday.com.
• Skills in deadline management, executive summaries, health policy research, higher education research, partner relationship management, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Experience in multiple project management, new initiatives, operations management, program management, project management systems, project status reporting, public health, social policy, stakeholder management, status reporting, strategic planning, and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a time-bound landscape analysis of work in the field and catchment area to determine where the Public Health Action Labs can accelerate, partner, or lead.
• Establish project metrics and overarching goals in consultation with the leadership team.
• Develop and maintain a detailed project plan and timeline, including milestones, task owners, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Implement project tracking mechanisms and establish a meeting cadence.
• Oversee project budgets that include Public Health Action Labs funding and external partner funding.
• Identify and elevate project risks to leadership.
• Establish clear roles and responsibilities for internal and external collaborators and maintain transparency within the project team.
• Prepare regular project updates for the PHAL Executive Director and the Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement and External Affairs.
• Stay informed about relevant work across the School and University and connect with potential collaborators.
• Facilitate cross-lab working sessions and coordination, including preparing agendas and pre-read materials, recording decisions and action items, and following up on their execution.
• Maintain a dynamic timeline visible to internal collaborators and proactively identify project needs that other labs can address.
• Serve as the day-to-day contact for external collaborators and identify new collaborators to advance project aims.
• Prepare for and lead partner meetings, including developing agendas, materials, and facilitation guides.
• Proactively communicate project status to external partners.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate with MarComm team members and communications teams in other WashU schools and partner organizations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays or coinsurance.
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• Defined contribution 403(b) retirement savings plan, with university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program, financial resources, and access to dietitians.
• Four weeks of caregiver leave to bond with a new child and family care resources.
• Tuition coverage for employees and family members, including dependent undergraduate tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level