[Hiring] Policy Project Manager @CDC Foundation

Role Description

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Project Manager to lead project management efforts for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Policy & Programs team at the Oregon Health Authority, ensuring cohesive planning and execution of team priorities through high-level coordination and oversight.

• Serve as a senior operational strategist, developing and managing the project schedule for the five program initiatives and three funding pathways.
• Track key actions and decisions of Initiative Leads and guide Grant Coordinators.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager to ensure appropriate cross-functional alignment within the program.
• Drive continuous process improvement across the Policy & Programs team.
• Oversee intra-initiative efforts and cross-functional collaboration by managing key meetings and team communications.
• Maintain integrated implementation schedules and deliverable tracking systems.
• Direct the development process and dissemination of program materials.
• Ensure consistent, transparent information flow across program initiatives and up to program leadership.
• Mentor project staff responsible for grant coordination.
• Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health or related field from an accredited college or university required (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Minimum of 10 years leading complex projects or programs, with project management as a core responsibility.
• Proven ability to scope, estimate and allocate resources for multifaceted initiatives with interdependent deliverables.
• Advanced experience with project scheduling, risk management and coordinating workflows across diverse teams.
• Experience creating, maintaining and regularly utilizing project trackers within enterprise project management tools; Smartsheet experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership in project or program management, ideally within a healthcare-related organization.
• Strong capability in evaluating organizational systems, monitoring performance and driving corrective actions or process improvements.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop executive-level presentations and comprehensive reports.
• Understanding of Oregon’s healthcare landscape, with emphasis on rural health systems and related challenges preferred.
• Highly skilled in organizing, prioritizing, and managing multiple concurrent activities, timelines and impacted or interested party needs.
• Ability to set long-term strategic objectives and define the plans and actions required to achieve them.
• Skilled in identifying operational issues and leading efforts to design and implement process improvements.
• Experience applying regulatory knowledge and sound judgment to ensure compliance with laws, standards and organizational policies.

Requirements

• Leads strategic project management efforts overseeing planning, execution and coordination of complex program activities across the RHTP program’s three funding pathways, five initiatives and associated teams of grant coordinators.
• Designs and manages integrated project frameworks, including detailed workplans, schedules and tracking systems.
• Drives cross-functional alignment and communication, facilitating collaboration among diverse impacted parties.
• Synthesizes and delivers executive-level reporting, including dashboards, performance summaries and strategic insights.
• Oversees planning and execution of internal and external engagements.
• Champions and institutionalizes standardized project management practices.
• Develops, maintains and governs comprehensive process documentation.
• Leads proactive identification, assessment and monitoring of program level risks, issues and dependencies.
• Oversees the development and governance of comprehensive risk and issue management systems.
• Evaluates and advises on the implications of scope changes, timeline shifts and resource adjustments.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $90,000-$120,000, plus benefits.
• Individual salary offers will be based on experience and qualifications unique to each candidate.
• Position Type: Grant funded, limited-term opportunity.
• Position End Date: October 30, 2028, with extension possible.