PROGRAM COORDINATOR - CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM

Memphis, TN

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St. Jude's Global Pediatric Medicine department is looking for a program coordinator. This role is responsible for coordinating program management activities on the Culture and Communication team.
Tasks performed include: Data tracking, analysis, and implementation of results that meet the goals/objectives of the department.

Overview

The Department of Global Pediatric Medicine (GPM) is seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Program Coordinator with a strong background in clinical research to join the St. Jude Global (SJG) Culture and Communication Transversal Program team. This key team member will coordinate research efforts focused on global patient-centered care, including hospital and community-based research and initiatives targeted at improving health communication, quality of care, and outcomes for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases worldwide. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and eager to help grow these programs in support of the St. Jude Global Strategic vision, have a demonstrated interest in global health, have a clinical and/or qualitative/mixed methods research background, and have project coordination experience.

*Please submit a cover letter when applying to this role.

Responsibilities:

The Program Coordinator will be responsible for:

Staying up to date on current trends in social science research methodology (including but not limited to medical anthropology, sociology, psychology) and potential implications in the current and future project portfolio
Helping develop programs aimed at advocating for patients, and patient families, going through their treatment experience in the biomedical space
Facilitating coordination of research projects with global collaborators, including forging new relationships with multidisciplinary health professionals as well as diverse members of global communities.
Developing and implementing standardized tools, frameworks, and metrics to ensure execution of project deliverables.
Designing compelling reports, research/policy briefs and messaging specifically tailored for needs in partnership with diverse research collaborators
Assisting with preparation and tracking of grants, mixed methods research manuscript submissions, and presentations, including tracking.
May mentor less experienced team members.

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to look at data more critically and draw meaningful conclusions. Conducts root-cause analysis as needed.
Spots early indications of underperformance and takes corrective actions. Celebrates successes.
Exhibits strong critical thinking to identify trends and draw out insights; works with a high level of independence.
Understands the overall program goals & collaborator needs, coordinates with cross functional teams and tracks dependencies & risks
Prior experience working with PowerBI and Smartsheet is a plus.

**All candidates should submit a cover letter for this position.**

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree in public health, anthropology, health communication, business or related field required
Master's degree in public health, anthropology, health communication, business or related field preferred

Minimum Experience:

3 years of experience in program coordination, preferably in health related and/or resource-limited (low- and middle-income country) settings.
Clinical background and research experience are highly preferred
Experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook Calendar tools, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required

Experience working with project planning tools (e.g., MS Project, Microsoft SharePoint, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, Clarity, Planview, MS Office) preferred.
Fluency in a second language preferred.
Team coordination and/or project management experience preferred
Preference for candidates with data analysis experience (mixed methods/qual), but not required.
Any manuscript experience is preferred. (contributed or published)

Compensation

In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $70,720 - $126,880 per year for the role of Program Coordinator - Culture and Communication Program.

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