Programs Manager

Job Summary

The Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah seeks a skilled and dynamic Program(s) Manager to join the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement. The successful candidate will assist with planning, implementation, and evaluation of Huntsman Cancer Institute's community outreach and engagement efforts, specifically working with American Indian residents in rural, frontier, urban, and Tribal areas throughout the Mountain West – Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.

With supervision, the manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, evaluating, and managing all aspects pertaining to multiple program functions of the American Indian Program within the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, including collaboration with team members, community leaders, community organizations, clinicians, and researchers.

As an integrated staff member, the manager will work to improve knowledge and health behaviors through risk reduction and screening interventions, prevention education, promotion of clinical trials, and engagement in research, among others. The manager will center Tribal sovereignty and employ a culturally grounded approach, centering Native traditions, values, language, and communities.

Occasional evening and weekend hours, frequent regional travel. Requires flexibility and ability to drive one’s own vehicle and University vehicles. Daily tasks can be done in a hybrid working environment, mixing in-person commitments, regional travel, and tasks completed virtually.

Key responsibilities include prioritizing leadership tasks, particularly those related to administrative duties, development of direct reports, and oversight and stewardship of strategic initiatives.

• Build and maintain academic, clinical, and Native-serving community partnerships to enable access to and delivery of culturally appropriate, evidence-based cancer information and education to American Indian communities.
• Contribute to the identification and creation of internal practices to enhance community engaged research, clinical, and outreach efforts of Huntsman Cancer Institute.
• Understand and translate Huntsman Cancer Institute's mission, vision, and goals into community outreach and engagement programming.
• Contribute to the development of the annual budget and justification, lead on progress reports, and completion of all administrative documentation.
• Manage and provide support for professional development of direct reports.
• Work internally with administrative, clinical, research, and education staff to develop and implement evidence-based screening and prevention interventions, including presentations, health events, webinars, social media, focus groups, study recruitment, etc.

Key responsibilities include community engagement with >40 tribes and sovereign nations, including urban areas, in the Mountain West. Engagement occurs through a phased and strategic approach to develop strong partnerships with selected communities while supporting broader regional coordination and future expansion of relationships.

• Conduct an initial assessment of the current state of American Indian outreach and partnerships, including existing relationships, prior activities, internal coordination processes, and gaps in engagement.
• Develop and implement a strategic, phased approach informed by the assessment to Tribal and Native-serving organization engagement prioritizing depth, continuity, and mutual benefit.
• Develop and convene an American Indian Community Advisory Board.
• Serve as liaison between partners and internal Huntsman Cancer Institute programs to support coordination, reduce duplicative outreach, and strengthen alignment with community priorities.
• Identify community needs and opportunities for potential research collaboration with researchers, including grant support and development.
• Facilitate opportunities for community partners to inform program priorities, outreach strategies, and institutional planning related to American Indian health and cancer prevention.
• Work directly with Tribal health programs,…