[Hiring] Manager, Program Partnerships and Delivery @Foundation for California Community Colleges

Role Description

The Manager, Program Partnerships and Delivery leads the expansion, implementation, and scaling of the Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS), a statewide platform that coordinates clinical training placements between healthcare providers and academic programs. The Manager develops strategic partnerships with hospitals, health systems, clinics, other healthcare providers, and educational institutions to expand the CCPS network, accelerate adoption, and optimize available clinical training capacity—particularly in rural and medically underserved communities.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Technology Solutions, the Manager:

• Leads regional engagement and translates statewide objectives into clear priorities, work plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Manages executive-level relationships with partners and state agencies.
• Collaborates with the product team to align platform delivery with program commitments.
• Is accountable for achieving milestones, managing risks and dependencies, and increasing partner participation.
• Strengthens California’s healthcare workforce pipeline by improving the coordination of clinical placements.
• Independently manages day-to-day team, partner, and program matters while escalating significant strategic, financial, contractual, technical, or delivery risks as appropriate.

This position is well suited for an experienced program and partnership leader with demonstrated strengths in:

• People management
• Implementation
• Stakeholder engagement
• Cross-functional delivery

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and managing relationships with healthcare providers, clinical training sites, educational institutions, and workforce partners to expand participation in CCPS.
• Leading outreach, engagement, and representation of CCPS with hospitals, health systems, academic partners, and regional and national organizations.
• Supporting onboarding and ongoing engagement of partners, including guidance on integrating CCPS into clinical placement workflows.
• Maintaining strong partner relationships to promote sustained adoption and effective system utilization.
• Facilitating collaboration between healthcare and education partners to improve coordination of clinical placements and support regional workforce needs.
• Tracking program participation, adoption metrics, and partner engagement to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Gathering partner feedback and communicating insights to internal product and technology teams.
• Developing reports and presentations for leadership and stakeholders, along with materials that build broader program awareness.
• Contributing to team effort by completing other assignments and serving on project teams, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, Public Health, Business Administration, Education, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in partnership development, program management, healthcare program implementation, or related roles.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working in healthcare, clinical education, healthcare operations, or healthcare workforce initiatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Zoom, and other collaboration tools.
• Experience with Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence, Product Discovery, Service Desk); JIRA for task tracking preferred.
• Project management experience required; Agile project management experience preferred.
• Familiarity with California Community Colleges, public education, or state agencies is a plus.
• Experience developing partnerships or expanding participation in programs or initiatives at statewide scale.
• Experience leveraging market research, user research, or data analysis to inform program or product decisions is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, generous PTO, holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Wellness offerings.
• CalPERS retirement program and optional 403(b) and 457 Retirement plans.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer.