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The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Program Manager based out of our National Center office!

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 possibility of extension.  

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.

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This individual will serve as the program management lead for the national Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Health (CKMH) initiative. The Program Manager will work closely with the implementation team to cultivate a national presence and holistic presentation of the CKMH initiative. Responsible for contributing to strategic delivery of initiative commitments, especially operational processes, data collection & reporting, model sharing dissemination, budget management, and other related initiative activities. This position will serve as point person across several different departments within the national office to ensure success. 

• Serve as liaison across implementation cohorts and cross-functional team to ensure that all initiative commitments are met
• Communicating regularly with National Director and other initiative implementation leads to track and assure tasks are completed according to grant timeline. Work with national staff partners through ongoing meetings to ensure grant deliverables are being met according to timeline
• Lead marketing, registration and other needs for events, including but not limited to virtual events, in-person conferences, health care organization network, other web presence
• Support market and cohort-level learning collaborative and other quality improvement activities, as assigned
• Serve as point person for ongoing resources needed by participating initiative organizations to sustain knowledge (via online education, articles, etc.). In coordination with staff partners and volunteers, support sustainability plan for all components of grant
• Analyze results of training, education, and other initiative activities to continually evaluate next steps and needs for the initiative in the defined market.
• Develop presentations and reports reflecting initiative progress and insights for internal and external audiences

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Two (2) to Five (5) years of relevant experience
• Strong design, presentation, and report development/compilation skills
• Program and/or project management experience in healthcare, public health-related organization, and/or other related field. Includes budget management.
• Experience in influencing performance without direct line accountability
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communications skills
• Ability to function independently with minimal direction
• Ability to work in a team environment and interact with all levels of American Heart Association staff, volunteers and the public
• Comprehensive Microsoft Office suite skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Ability to travel up to 15% local and overnight stay

Preferred Experience:

• Customer service and/or equivalent account management experience
• Development and utilization of program/project management software/programs/templates
• Program development and evaluation

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
  
  
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.  
  
  
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
  
  
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
  
  
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.  The number of days will increase based on seniority level.  You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
  
  
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.  This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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