American Heart Association · 6 hours ago
Sr. Program Manager, Health Science, Registry & Research
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $110K/yr
5+ years expThe American Heart Association is dedicated to overcoming health challenges and ensuring a healthier future. The Sr. Program Manager will oversee the Quality Research team's needs, manage research publications, and develop new research programs while providing strategic leadership and mentorship.
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Responsibilities
Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Quality & Registry Research portfolio, ensuring alignment with our scientific priorities, registry strategy, and volunteer engagement goals. Oversee end-to-end management of research publications, including tracking pipeline status, coordinating author groups, monitoring timelines, resolving barriers, and producing leadership-ready reporting on productivity and impact. Directly manage complex, cross-functional research initiatives, including novel registry programs, conference submissions, data quality initiatives, and externally funded collaborations
Lead development, maintenance, and governance of research policies, procedures, and workflows, including publication pathways, proposal review processes, data access, and compliance standards
Provide programmatic leadership for the Data Quality Review (DQR) program, including strategic planning, process optimization, partner engagement, performance reporting, and national scale implementation
Drive development of new research programs and partnerships by identifying strategic opportunities, building business cases, and operationalizing scalable models for national, hospital, and international impact
Manage development and maintenance of research-related contracts, including scope definition, timelines, budgets, compliance requirements, and coordination with legal and corporate relations
Guide and mentor Quality Research team members on project management best practices, stakeholder engagement, and scientific operations, while providing oversight of workload prioritization and delivery
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related fields
5 + years of related experience
Ability to track and monitor projects and relationships
Strong skills in clear and effective written and oral communications, including thorough knowledge and command of business English
Experience in program management, communications/marketing, or health technology required
Ability to approach complex and challenging tasks with a proactive, problem-solving attitude
Ability to communicate complex information in a digestible format
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
Robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution
Employee assistance program
Employee wellness program and telemedicine
Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees
12 paid holidays off each year
Tuition Assistance
Company
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (5)
2024 (1)
2023 (4)
2022 (3)
2021 (2)
2020 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.62MKey Investors
Stupski FoundationAmeriCorps Public AlliesCity Furniture
2025-08-14Grant· $0.1M
2024-07-09Grant· $2.7M
2024-06-06Grant· $0.69M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Hall
Chief, Data Science and Analytics
Lynne Braggs
National, Sr. Director Digital Content Production, Creative (Marketing)
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