"Program Manager (Cardiovascular Medicine Business Office)"

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

The Penn Center for Digital Cardiology is a collaborative effort to reimagine our approach to cardiovascular patient care with recent health tech advancements. The mission is to integrate mobile apps, health devices, and digital platforms into clinical processes to improve outcomes as well as patient and clinician experiences. The Center will support ongoing clinician efforts by creation of resources, infrastructure and technical support for the use of digital tools in day to day patient care processes. The Center will also foster incubation of rapid pilots around cardiology related technologies creating a path for deployment of these tools. A specific aim is for the robust evaluation of these technologies with research methodologies to identify the most effective tool for the right clinical scenario in the right patient at the right time. In doing so, the Center will work to build a suite of digital tools and processes that are scalable for the health system.

The Program Manager shall be responsible for the development and attainment of the service mission, short and long term goals, operational goals and objectives identified for the center, both clinical and operational. The Program Manager, in partnership with the Program Director, collaborates with clinic operations leadership teams to outline and modify workflows for digital cardiology initiatives that impact clinic operations and supports strategic management of the Center's programs and administrative tasks. It is expected that this individual will be a strong program builder as well as strategic thinker.

This position is contingent upon favorable funding.

• Determines scope and size of a project, as well as the requirements for each stage and builds a cohesive project plan with defined tasks and timelines.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates project activities, manages resources and activities and maintains project focus by shifting priorities when necessary.
• Manages systems and operational issues and is prepared to discuss through scheduling appropriate resources and utilizing communication tools. Participates in measurement activities, completes reports and provides project plan updates.
• Work in a collaborative fashion across departments and institutions to ensure high performance of the program objectives. Help build linkages between hospitals and subspecialties to scale Digital programs. Will work in collaboration with the Heart and Vascular Service line to build programs across all UPHS sites as needed.
• Helps with managing budget for program through record keeping.
• Create and manage tracking of program information related to patient encounters that would serve as a tool to assess outcomes. This would include measures of quality improvement.
• Organizes, facilitates and actively contributes to standing committees.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree and 3 to 5 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.