Senior Program Manager

Overview

Job Type: Officer of Administration

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Hours Per Week: 35

Standard

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday

Salary Range: $85,000 – $105,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

The Gender, Adolescent Transitions, and the Environment (GATE) program in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health is an innovative research and practice program dedicated towards improving the lives of adolescents and women around the world. Our topical focus of work spans from low-resource settings and communities to humanitarian contexts, both domestically and globally.

The GATE program generates both evidence and practical resources, with efforts conducted in partnership with researchers, practitioners, and policy makers around the world. More information about the program is available at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./gate

GATE is seeking a Senior Program Manager with strong public health skills and experience, to join our small but high-impact team. The Senior Program Manager will bring a qualitative research background, significant experience with managing and mentoring staff and students, and interest in our areas of work, including global and domestic research on puberty, menstrual health, gender and sanitation. The Senior Program Manager will provide research and technical design and support for multiple program activities including research operations, the management of projects globally and in the USA, research capacity strengthening, partnership building and fundraising.

The position will also have administrative responsibilities for the program.

The role is ideal for a qualitative researcher who wants to work collaboratively with the GATE team staff, external partners, and students. The successful candidate will lead the design and conduct of research studies, conduct analyses, develop, and co-author highly visible publications, and related practical guidance and tools that will contribute to advancing the field. They will also support GATE administrative and program-related activities.

The position is based in New York City (with hybrid options possible) and will involve some domestic and international travel.

This position is contingent upon availability of grant funding.

Subject to business needs, we may consider hybrid work arrangements. Options will be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Research Planning, Management, and Writing (55%)
  • Contribute to the implementation of key aspects of existing or new research projects, including primarily qualitative or mixed-methods research operations for a range of complex projects across global and US sites, and responsibility for study components, including data collection and analysis and drafting of findings in manuscripts and conference abstracts
  • Co-lead research design and development of study tools, IRB protocols, and consent forms.
  • Lead research team trainings as needed, including training related to research ethics, data collection methodologies, and qualitative or mixed-methods analysis
  • Manage graduate students participation in research activities, including data collection, data analysis, and IRB procedures.
  • Lead and contribute to the development of scientific manuscripts for publication and manage the submission process
  • Present or contribute to research findings at national or global conferences
  • Advance research translation efforts, including the development of policy briefs, creation of social media, webinars, knowledge management products (infographics, toolkits), op-eds and other advocacy outputs
• Management (20%)
  • Provide management support for the GATE program, including liaising with institutional and global partners
  • Contribute to administrative activities such as budget development and narrative…