Senior Program Manager Multidisciplinary Research

at  Boston Childrens Hospital

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

The Computational Health Informatics Program (CHIP) at Boston Children’s Hospital is a world-leading innovator in improving health, public health, and research with computing and information technology. Located at 401 Park Drive in the bustling and vibrant Fenway area of Boston, our beautiful office space offers a dynamic environment that fosters collaboration and creativity. Join our team and be part of a pioneering program making a real impact on healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.

This Senior Program Manager Multidisciplinary Research will be responsible for:

• Manages daily operational issues and problems for the multidisciplinary program on matters of administrative procedures, budgets, and personnel either through direct action, advice or as liaison with other managers as appropriate.
• Manages, motivates and develops staff. Conducts performance reviews and recommends hires, promotions, pay increases and disciplinary action.
• Manages the faculty and fellows’ appointment and/or credentialing process. Works with appropriate department and hospital staff to ensure accurate and timely appointments. Ensures compliance with all applicable policies.
• Prepares and monitors all general, research and restricted funds. Develops and writes new program proposals as necessary. Develops capital budget in consultation with chief and managers for submission to appropriate parties. Authorizes all expenditures. Maintains statistics and reports as necessary. Monitors variations and works with multidisciplinary Program Directors to analyze them.
• Oversees the grant submission and budget process in consultation with principal investigators and research grant administrators. Acts as primary resource for specific budgetary guidelines of funding agencies and as liaison with funding agencies and hospital grant administration.
• Works with Program Director and research finance manager budget forecasting for individual labs
• Performs a variety of administrative functions for Program Director, including acting as liaison with internal and external departments, organizations, and agencies.
• Develops academic year budget with Program Director. Works with departmental staff to ensure compliance with departmental policies and adherence to budget guidelines.

In order to qualify, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years’ experience.
• Work requires the analytical skills necessary to resolve problems requiring a professional level of knowledge in specific discipline/field and/or improve, enhance or upgrade complex clinical, financial, data processing, marketing or human resources systems and programs.
• Work requires ability to effectively manage the employees within assigned unit/department and to persuade and negotiate with peer level managers on issues and programs that impact assigned unit/department. Work requires effectively dealing with conflicting views or issues and mediating fair and workable solutions.

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

• Manages daily operational issues and problems for the multidisciplinary program on matters of administrative procedures, budgets, and personnel either through direct action, advice or as liaison with other managers as appropriate.
• Manages, motivates and develops staff. Conducts performance reviews and recommends hires, promotions, pay increases and disciplinary action.
• Manages the faculty and fellows’ appointment and/or credentialing process. Works with appropriate department and hospital staff to ensure accurate and timely appointments. Ensures compliance with all applicable policies.
• Prepares and monitors all general, research and restricted funds. Develops and writes new program proposals as necessary. Develops capital budget in consultation with chief and managers for submission to appropriate parties. Authorizes all expenditures. Maintains statistics and reports as necessary. Monitors variations and works with multidisciplinary Program Directors to analyze them.
• Oversees the grant submission and budget process in consultation with principal investigators and research grant administrators. Acts as primary resource for specific budgetary guidelines of funding agencies and as liaison with funding agencies and hospital grant administration.
• Works with Program Director and research finance manager budget forecasting for individual labs
• Performs a variety of administrative functions for Program Director, including acting as liaison with internal and external departments, organizations, and agencies.
• Develops academic year budget with Program Director. Works with departmental staff to ensure compliance with departmental policies and adherence to budget guidelines