Sr. Program Lead, Professional Education, CKMH

American Heart Association•Dallas, TX

5d•Remote

About The Position

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us. The American Heart Association has an opportunity for a Sr. Program Lead, Professional Education, Cardiovascular-Kidney Metabolic Health in our National Center office located in Dallas, Texas. This position can be home-based. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, grant-funded opportunity. Current funding will expire on June 30, 2028, with the potential of extension. The Senior Program Lead is responsible for driving the successful completion of assigned projects by leading teams to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close them. Responsible for supervising Program Development Managers to drive deliverables so that educational initiatives are delivered on time, to the specified cost, as well as quality and performance as proposed. The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally. #TheAHALife is more than a company culture; it is our way of life. It embodies our commitment to work-life harmonization and is guided by our core values where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn , Instagram , Facebook , X , and at heart.jobs .

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
5 years of experience in Continuing Medical Education
Experience leading Continuing Medical Education projects
Experience in a supervisory capacity
Project management or equivalent experience, with the ability to plan and monitor projects from inception through completion
Experience working across departments to manage day-to-day workflow to ensure timely delivery of projects within scope and budget
Experience managing stakeholder expectations and communication flow as relates to project deliverables, scope, and the internal project team
Ability to prioritize work assignments, meet multiple deadlines, and manage numerous projects simultaneously
Strong communication skills, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Functional multi-program computer skills; strong project management tool skills, strong interpersonal skills, including relationship building

Responsibilities

Leads the health care provider educational initiative within an Association-wide cross-functional initiative, which will include developing and implementing educational activities and focusing on alignment with the initiative goals and objectives.
Leads, supervises, and provides training to a group of Program Manager staff to drive educational initiatives deliverables on time, at the specified cost, quality and performance.
Performs project management duties in collaboration with colleagues and staff, including initiating and defining project scope, planning, coordinating, executing, documenting, monitoring, controlling (progress), and closing assigned projects as needed.
As part of the project management, provides updates and reports to Lifelong Learning / OSO staff, consultants, volunteers, and Sr. Leadership on the status of projects.
Works collaboratively with internal and external staff, management, volunteers, and consultants for assigned projects.