Manager, Medical Education Grants

National Jewish Health is seeking a Manager of Medical Education Grants to join our award-winning team in the Office of Professional Education. The candidate selected for this role will bring strong program development, writing skills, experience in business development and cultivating effective working relationships with stakeholders.  

This position will impact the institution by securing funding for accredited continuing medical (CME) programs and initiatives through business development functions and the design and development of successful proposals and grants. 

This position will have a hybrid schedule with the selected candidate working three (3) days per week in-office and two (2) days per week remotely.

As the leading respiratory hospital in the nation, National Jewish Health is pioneering a new era of preventive and personalized medicine. By combining our efforts in comprehensive care, academic education and ground-breaking research, we're able to develop treatments that help our patients live more productive lives. If you believe in Breathing Science is Life, we invite you to join our team.
 

Position Summary

Responsible for securing funding for accredited continuing medical education (CME) programs and initiatives through business development functions and the design and development of successful grant proposals and budgets. Works independently under the direction of the Associate Director, Educational Strategy to identify and develop continuing medical education business opportunities, programmatic concepts and educational grant proposals to generate revenues to meet budgetary
targets.

Essential Duties

1. Identifies and develops continuing medical education business opportunities, strategic partnerships and potential growth opportunities in collaboration with the Associate Director, Educational Strategy. Regularly researches requests for proposal (RFPs).
2. Develops relationships with and serves as a liaison for partners, commercial supporters, grant administrators and other organizations to maximize funding and collaboration opportunities related to educational programs in collaboration with the Associate Director, Educational Strategy.
3. Project manages the entire grant process including research, faculty interviews, drafting proposals, ordering and integrating of literature reviews and vendor quotes, coordinating the review process to obtain timely approvals, development of accurate and feasible budgets, and submitting in funder portals according to deadlines.
4. Stays updated on biotech pipeline, new educational formats, adult learning theory and programmatic ideas. Remain current and seek opportunities to participate within and among the CME/CE community at large.
5. Develops clear budgets that meet funder standards and internal revenue targets.
6. Builds and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
7. Collaborates with NJH faculty and departments to identify new areas for program development and participates in strategy meetings with the Professional Education Department and expert faculty.
8. Develops and leads capabilities presentations to supporters and other stakeholders in collaboration with the Associate Director, Educational Strategy
9. Drives reporting functions to internal and external stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of grant funded projects.
10. Leads project reporting process to include development milestones, launch notices, monthly participation and interim/final outcomes reporting to supporters and other stakeholders.
11. Leads team on impact summaries/educational outcomes reporting.

Competencies

1. Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
2. Building Strategic Relationships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
3. Business Acumen: Using economic, financial, market, and industry data to understand and improve business results; using one's understanding of major business functions, industry trends, and own organization's position to contribute to effective business strategies and tactics.
4. Creativity and Innovation: Applies creative problem-solving skills to develop solutions to problems; recognizes and demonstrates the value in taking "smart" risks and learning from mistakes; develops multiple alternatives and understands the feasibility of each; effectively shares and implements his/her ideas. Generates innovative solutions in work situations; tries different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
5. Managing Work and Time/ Project Management: Effectively managing one's time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Effectively manages project(s) by appropriately focusing attention on the critical few priorities; effectively creates and executes against project timelines based on priorities, resource availability, and other project requirements (i.e., budget); effectively evaluates planned approaches, determines feasibility, and makes adjustments when needed.
6. Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
7. Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
8. Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time. Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility
None

Travel
10-20%

Core Values

1. Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
2. Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
3. Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
4. Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
5. Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the institution.
6. Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
7. Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
8. Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.