Program Management

Announcement

Details

Open Date 11/02/2026

Requisition Number PRN46653B

Job Title Program Management

Working Title Program Management

Career Progression Track M00

Track Level M4 - Senior Manager, M3 - Manager

FLSA Code Administrative

Patient Sensitive Job Code? No

Standard Hours per Week 40

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Shift Day

Work Schedule Summary

VP Area U of U Health - Academics

Department 00260 - Division of General Surgery

Location Campus

City Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment External Posting

Pay Rate Range $46,816 to $85,000

Close Date 02/02/2027

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary The USTN Program Manager with work with the Faculty Project Lead to develop and manage the Utah State Trauma Network, funded by the Utah Rural Health Transformation Program SHIFT 3.2 initiative. They will be responsible for the operations of the UTSN, a statewide collaborative of rural and urban hospitals, EMS agencies, and state trauma bodies, pertaining to administrative, financial, personnel, and organizational functions. They will provide strategic support and leadership in planning, developing, and implementing network activities, and will act as a catalyst between the department, partner hospitals, EMS agencies, and state agencies to ensure engagement and effective collaboration.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities

1. Build and maintains relationships with network partners. Lead network meetings and communications, including agendas, minutes, action tracking, and a shared platform for members.
2. Leads a statewide clinical needs assessment of trauma care capacity and post-acute resources across Utah’s five trauma regions, using existing data, surveys, and structured listening sessions with rural hospitals and EMS agencies.
3. Prepares and manages applications, data use agreements, and IRB or data governance submissions to key datasets. Maintains documentation and compliance with partner data-sharing terms.
4. Identifies and develops quality improvement collaboration opportunities with rural hospitals. Recruits and supports clinical champions at rural hospitals in all five trauma regions and at Level I/II trauma centers, convenes the governing council and working groups, and helps the network select shared quality improvement topics using registry data and national TQIP benchmarks.
5. Monitors the appropriateness and effectiveness of network activities. Tracks RHTP-required metrics and prepares monthly updates and periodic summary reports for Utah DHHS.
6. Markets and promotes the network and its programs to internal and external partners, supports dissemination of results, and participates in University and statewide committees. Supports the Faculty Lead on sustainability planning and shared administrative services.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required

• Nearly Continuously: Office environment.
• Occasionally: Travel within Utah to partner hospitals and community sites. Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required
• Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.
• Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.
• Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Manager, Program Management: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Senior Manager, Program Management: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences Experience conducting needs assessments; experience with data use agreements, IRB or data governance processes, and health data sources, and/or quality improvement.

Master of Public Health (MPH) or similar graduate degree in a related area (public health, health administration, health services research). Two years of experience in public health, health care, or academic setting with demonstrated leadership skills in planning and directing programs and processes, including the ability to lead a program with multiple stakeholders and build consensus among partners with differing priorities.

Type Benefited Staff

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

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