Policy Project Manager

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🕒 October 9

🌲 Oregon – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote

💵 $90k - $120k / year

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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CDC Foundation

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1992

🤝 Non-profit

🏥 Healthcare

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Healthcare • Social Impact

CDC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a broad network of public-, private-, and community-sector organizations to advance public health locally and globally. Since 1995 it has supported high-impact programs and projects (including emergency responses, global health initiatives, workforce services, maternal/newborn NEST kits, and community health programs), mobilizes funding and partners, and runs fundraising and donor-engagement activities to support research, program delivery, and emergency response. The organization works across state, local, and international settings to expand health programs, strengthen public-health capacity, and translate data and research (including AI collaborations) into public-health action.

📋 Description

• Lead strategic project management across the RHTP program’s three funding pathways, five initiatives and associated grant coordinator teams • Design and manage integrated project frameworks, workplans, schedules and tracking systems • Monitor timelines, milestones, interdependencies and deliverables for grant proposal and grant-management systems • Design and execute meeting structures, agendas, materials and follow-up tracking • Build and maintain detailed project plans using advanced tools such as Smartsheet • Drive cross-functional alignment and communication among diverse impacted parties • Synthesize and deliver executive-level dashboards, performance summaries and strategic insights • Oversee internal and external engagements, including agendas, materials and follow-up actions • Lead the design, implementation and refinement of project management processes, tools, templates and workflows • Analyze operational systems, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and drive improvement strategies • Champion standardized project management practices, shared tools, methodologies and reporting structures • Develop and govern process documentation for onboarding, knowledge transfer and sustainability • Identify, assess and monitor program-level risks, issues and dependencies • Oversee risk and issue management systems and mitigation strategies • Advise on scope changes, timeline shifts and resource adjustments • Collaborate with the Program Manager, RHTP leadership, project managers, analysts, subject matter experts and grant coordinators • Mentor project staff and perform other duties related to Rural Health

🎯 Requirements

• 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 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 process improvement efforts • Experience applying regulatory knowledge and sound judgment to ensure compliance with laws, standards and organizational policies • Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license in the state of residence • Must provide authorization for pre-employment and annual Motor Vehicle Record reviews • Must provide proof of acceptable insurance coverage with mandatory minimum coverages • Oregon-based candidates preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Benefits provided • Grant-funded, limited-term opportunity through October 30, 2028, with extension possible • Remote work with occasional travel to Oregon • Smoke-free environment