Project Manager at HIGN/NYU (Dr. Tara Cortes), Fall 2025

Position Details

Approximate Start/End Date: December 2025 - June 30, 2026 (appointment renewal/extension is dependant on continued receipt of grant funding) 

Appointment Type: Full-time, fixed-term grant-funded position 

Work Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Hybrid or remote, with occasional in-person meetings at NYU as needed

Position Summary

HIGN at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing invites applications for a full-time Project Manager to support the implementation and coordination of a portfolio of innovative, multi-site initiatives focusing on aging and serious illness in community-based and long-term care. The successful candidate will work with the PI, Project Director, faculty investigators, national and community partners to achieve program objectives. This role is ideal for candidates with experience in long-term care, aging services, healthcare project management, or research project coordination.

Primary Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Coordination

• Support achievement of project objectives and milestones
• Manage daily operations and ensure timely completion of deliverables
• Schedule meetings as needed on various projects

Stakeholder & Partner Engagement

• Clarify program expectations and processes with long-term care communities and champions to ensure understanding and fidelity
• Facilitate the dissemination of best practices and program resources
• Lead virtual evaluation meetings with long-term care community partners and champions

Program Management & Reporting

• Track activities and timelines across project components
• Assist with grant reporting, documentation, and program evaluation
• Prepare presentations, briefing materials, and progress updates for leadership and funders
• Perform data collection through a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods

Team Collaboration & Communication

• Work in partnership with faculty, administrative staff, and research personnel
• Contribute to communications, resource development, and stakeholder outreach

Regulatory

• Support compliance with Institutional Review Board and other human subjects protections processes

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the budgeted salary range for this position is $80,000 to $85,000 commensurate with experience. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the specific grant funding and the terms of the research grant when extending an offer.