Senior Program Manager, Clinical Community Programs
Somerville, NJ - USA
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham (MGB) is committed to improving the health and well-being of populations disproportionately affected by poor health outcomes. Within the Office of the CMO the Community Health and Health Equity teams spearhead initiatives aimed at reducing health inequities and driving measurable improvements in health outcomes in the communities we serve. A key component of these efforts is our Clinical Community Programs which deliver high-quality accessible clinical care directly within community settings.The Senior Program Manager for Clinical Community Programs is an operational and strategic leader responsible for overseeing contributing to and implementing cross-departmental coordination and continuous improvement across mobile and place-based clinical programs including the Community Care Van (CCV) Bridge to Health Walgreens and HEART of Communities programs. The Senior Program Manager works in close partnership with the Director of Community Health Programs Senior Medical Director for Clinical Community Programs and other medical directors; and serves as a liaison between clinical leadership community partners vendors and internal operational teams. This role leads complex operations supervises managers and program staff mitigates operational and clinical risk and ensures alignment with MGB priorities regulatory requirements and community needs.
The Senior Program Manager directly supervises multiple team members and provides indirect leadership across interdisciplinary teams. This is a hybrid role and she/he/they will be required to work both in-person and remotely.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Program Leadership & Strategy
Provide senior-level leadership for the Community Care Van HEART of Communities and associated clinical-community operations ensuring programs operate at scale with consistency quality and sustainability.
Translate organizational and clinical priorities into actionable operational strategies that advance equity access and measurable health outcomes.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Senior Medical Director for Clinical Community Programs other medical directors and the Director of Community Health Programs on program growth design risk mitigation and long-term planning.
Program Operations & Oversight
Oversee operational aspects of the Clinical Community Programs.
Implement and continuously refine standard operating procedures escalation pathways and contingency plans for mobile clinical operations.
Assist the Operations Managers Program Managers and program staff in their efforts to anticipate assess and resolve operational challenges including site logistics systems issues equipment failures and staffing gaps.
People Management & Workforce Development
Supervise and mentor program staff providing leadership coaching and performance management.
In collaboration with the Senior Medical Director other medical directors and Director of Community Health Programs guide the recruitment onboarding training and professional development of program staff.
Foster a high-performing mission-driven team culture grounded in equity accountability performance management and continuous learning.
Ensure staffing structures support program growth coverage needs and staff well-being.
Foster engagement and buy-in through bidirectional communication actively listening to staff encouraging feedback and aligning the team around program priorities.
Cross-Functional & External Partnership
Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal MGB stakeholders including clinical departments (e.g. Primary Care) Population Health Finance Marketing Digital Analytics and Compliance.
Lead coordination with external vendors (e.g. transportation maintenance equipment supplies) ensuring performance contract compliance and fiscal accountability.
Support and strengthen community and external health system partnerships essential to successful clinic operations and community trust.
Financial Management & Compliance
Develop manage and monitor program budgets in partnership with the Senior Medical Director other medical directors Director of Community Health Programs and finance teams.
Ensure fiscal stewardship accurate forecasting and invoice review.
Ensure programs operate in compliance with clinical regulatory and organizational standards.
Data Evaluation & Continuous Improvement
Partner with evaluation and data teams to ensure accurate data collection reporting and analysis for mobile clinical programs.
Use data to monitor at least monthly performance identify trends inform decision-making and drive continuous quality improvement.
Prepare senior-level reports dashboards and presentations
Community Outreach
Provide senior operational leadership to support the implementation of community engagement strategies for Clinical Community Programs.
Support collaboration with Community Health and Community Engagement teams to sustain and expand trusted community partnerships.
Other
Perform other duties as assigned in support of Clinical Community Programs and MGBs health equity mission
Primary responsibility for oversight and management of program budgets as assigned.
Qualifications
Experience
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent years of experience required Masters degree strongly preferred
- 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in clinical operations community health or health equity programming required.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex programs and supervising staff required.
- 1-2 years required 3-5 years preferred of supervisory or leadership experience. This role will involve direct supervision of 3-5 FTE program managers and operations managers indirect leadership across interdisciplinary teams.
Skills Abilities and Competencies
- Demonstrated ability to provide senior-level operational and strategic leadership for complex clinical-community programs including mobile and place-based care delivery.
- Experience leading and manage multi-layered teams.
- Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to operationalize vision into execution.
- Ability to use data and reporting to inform strategy and decision-making.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate manage and sustain strong working relationships with internal and external partners including clinical leaders community organizations vendors and system stakeholders.
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity manage risk and lead through complex operational challenges.
- Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills across diverse audiences.
- Strong financial acumen including budgeting forecasting and vendor management. High level of independence judgment and accountability.
- Commitment to health equity and experience working with diverse community populations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and operational data systems; Epic knowledge preferred
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
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Pay Range
$79560.00 - $115720.80/AnnualGrade
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Mass General Brigham Competency Framework
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About Company
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