MD Anderson Cancer Center

Description - External

Program Manager - Health Strategy

Location: Must reside in Texas (Remote work with travel to UT System campuses as needed)

Make a Difference in Health Strategy Across Texas

At MD Anderson Cancer Center, we are united by a bold mission: to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world. We're seeking a dynamic Program Manager - Health Strategy to help drive large-scale healthcare collaborations across the University of Texas (UT) System's eight health institutions.

If you're a skilled project manager with a passion for healthcare innovation, cross-institutional partnerships, and working with high-level leaders, this could be the role for you.

What You'll Do

As a Program Manager, you'll lead and support multiple strategic initiatives that align with the One UT Health Strategic Framework. This includes collaborations in pharmacy, workforce development, patient access, operations, managed care, and more.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing day-to-day operations for major UT System Health Enterprise collaborations and initiatives.
• Launching and supporting new cross-campus programs
• Conducting industry analysis to support the development and sustainability of new collaborations and initiatives.
• Working closely with executives, clinicians and administrative teams across UT System
• Facilitating planning meetings, tracking milestones, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals
• Preparing presentations and project updates for leadership
• Traveling occasionally to UT institutions to support on-site collaboration

What You Bring

We're looking for someone who is strategic, collaborative, and experienced working in complex healthcare environments.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree (required); Master's degree in Business, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field strongly preferred
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in project or program management
• Experience engaging with executive healthcare leaders and clinical stakeholders
• Exposure to healthcare systems, insurance/managed care, or academic medical centers
• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Comfort managing multi-partner initiatives and creating opportunities to facilitate collaboration
• Flexibility to travel to UT System campuses in Texas as needed

Why Join MD Anderson?

• Be part of a world-renowned cancer center making an impact across Texas and beyond
• Collaborate with top-tier leaders and institutions in academic medicine
• Help shape the future of healthcare through bold, system-wide innovation
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Remote work flexibility with some travel

Education

Required: Bachelor's degree

Preferred: Master's degree

Experience

Required: Five years related experience to include three years program management experience. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one to one basis. With preferred degree, three years of required experience.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 174643
• Employment Status: Full-Time
• Employee Status: Regular
• Work Week: Day/Evening, Days
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 79,000
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 99,000
• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 119,000
• FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
• Fund Type: Hard
• Work Location: Remote (within Texas only)
• Pivotal Position: Yes
• Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
• Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
• Science Jobs: No

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