Memory Care Center Program Manager

Join Tufts Medicine in Advancing the Future of Memory Care and Alzheimer's Research

Be part of an innovative and collaborative team working to advance dementia care and Alzheimer's research across Tufts Medicine. The Memory Care Center Program Manager plays a key role within the Tufts Medicine Memory Care Center and Tufts Alzheimer's Research Program (TARP), helping bring together clinical care, research, and strategic initiatives to improve the experience and outcomes of patients with cognitive disorders and their families.

In this highly collaborative role, you will work across multidisciplinary teams, partnering with clinical leadership, physicians, advanced practice providers, social workers, neuropsychologists, research teams, IT, population health, and other operational partners to help strengthen and expand memory care services across the health system.

Key areas of focus include supporting Memory Care Center operations; coordinating clinical and research initiatives; advancing dementia screening, assessment, and care pathways; supporting program implementation and performance measurement; and strengthening collaboration across clinical, research, and community partners.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative approaches to early detection, integrated dementia care, caregiver support, and Alzheimer's research while helping shape the continued growth of memory care services across Tufts Medicine.

This role focuses on performing work related to research and development of new products, innovation, and improvement of products and processes. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Research Administration duties:
Supports the administration of research practices working to achieve the organization's practices goals, plans, priorities, and tracks investments, allocates resources and makes decision regarding research administrative activities. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.

A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

The Program Manager is responsible for creating an environment with a commitment to meeting and exceeding expectations. Communicates progress, resolves issues, and incorporates feedback into the overall program. Develops and maintains ongoing relationships with internal and external clients and partners, internal departments, and leadership, including establishing and maintaining effective communication.

• 1. Bachelor's degree.
• 2. Five (5) years of experience as a program or project manager.

• 1. Master's degree.
• 2. Five (5) years of experience as a program or project manager within a medical or pharmaceutical setting.

• 1. Manages the development of the program strategy in accordance with the organization's goals and objectives.
• 2. Oversees the status of the projects and drives the successful execution of the strategic vision.
• 3. Represents the organization in task forces or work groups to ensure collaboration, participation, alignment, and implementation of best practices.
• 4. Manages the definition and initiation of…