Associate Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives

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The American Heart Association is seeking an Associate Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives, to join our Integrated Care Initiatives team, with flexibility for remote candidates.

Reporting to the Executive Lead, Strategic Initiatives, you will support planning, coordination, communications, and performance tracking for the Heart Valve Initiative (HVI) and other key projects. Working with senior program leadership and cross-functional partners, this role translates strategy into action by coordinating priority work streams and stakeholders, supporting funding commitments, tracking performance, strengthening partnerships, and helping ensure high-quality program delivery and measurable progress.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, grant-funded position supporting the Integrated Care Initiatives team portfolio of initiatives. The anticipated term of the position is expected to continue through December 31, 2030.

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• Maintain initiative's work plans and support the execution of priorities and funded deliverables.

• Coordinate activities across work streams and track timelines, dependencies, and follow-up items.

• Develop concise summaries, briefing materials, and implementation resources that inform program decisions and support execution.

• Review program activities for alignment with the Association's strategic priorities and initiative goals, and elevate potential misalignment to senior program leadership.

• Coordinate communications with internal teams, volunteers, sponsors, and external partners.

• Develop meeting materials, presentations, updates, talking points, and other program communications.

• Support meetings and working groups by preparing agendas, documenting decisions, and tracking next steps.

• Track program milestones, performance indicators, and outcomes against established work plans and targets.

• Organize and summarize qualitative and quantitative information for improvement and decision-making.

• Contribute to reports, dashboards, leadership updates, and accurate program documentation.

• Support grant requirements, documentation, budget tracking, and organizational processes.

• Coordinate assigned inputs for procurement, contracting, vendor management, and resource planning.

• Flag risks, changing needs, or issues for the appropriate program lead.

• Help improve program processes, tools, templates, and shared resources.

• Participate in collaborative planning and problem-solving across the portfolio.

• Perform other duties reasonably within the scope of the role.

• Bachelor's degree in public health, healthcare administration, nonprofit management, business, communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Typically requires less than two (2) years of related work experience. Two (2) to four (4) years of experience in program coordination, healthcare, public health, or a nonprofit setting is preferred.

• Strong organization, communication, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Ability to synthesize information and work effectively with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and willingness to learn program tracking, collaboration, dashboard, or CRM tools.

• Experience…