Lead Public Health Program Associate - School of Nursing

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Description

Emory's School of Nursing is looking for a Lead Public Health Program Associate to join their team. 

As part of the grant management team, the Lead Public Health Program Associate collaborates with grant leadership and partners to manage and execute the grant project and to provide business support related to external relations, budget and finance, human resources, and operations. This position is responsible for point of contact for day-to-day operations of the project, record keeping, MOU management, scholarship disbursement, implementing, overseeing, managing, coordinating, and tracking project activities and trainees; liaising between project partners; collecting data; and ensuring timely reporting to project leadership and HRSA.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides technical, administrative and supervisory oversight to projects, programs, or studies.
• Uses specialized knowledge of, and experience with, public health principles to analyze, develop, implement, and promote solutions to public health issues/problems.
• Works effectively with study, program or project teams and/or study sites, and successfully manages related activities to achieve goals within required timeframes and budgets.
• Assists in the design, implementation, and maintenance of program or study related systems and procedures.
• Supervises and provides guidance, clarification and feedback to staff.
• Develops process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Provide consultative resources to principal investigators or to project, program or study managers and coordinators.
• Prepares proposals, protocols, data analysis plans, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings.
• Addresses public health issues by providing education, technical assistance, advocacy, public awareness, and research.
• Works with programs or studies designed to evaluate the prevalence or surveillance of public health issues and the effectiveness of targeted interventions.
• May coordinate clinical study sites to ensure compliance with patient recruitment and data collection standards.
• May provide technical assistance to organizations to include presentations, websites, strategies, and educational forums to address specific public health issues.
• May design, develop, and conduct targeted training initiatives.
• May collaborate with external organizations to develop action plans and goals to achieve specific objectives.
• Identifies new potential projects, studies or partners.
• May co-author papers for publication and presentation at professional meetings or conferences.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A master's degree in Public Health, a master of science degree in Public Health or Health Education, or a master's degree in Development Practice and five years of relevant applied public health experience OR a master's degree in another field and six years of public health experience.
• Extensive data management and analysis experience.
• Grant development, management, and administration experience.

NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University location as needed and at times, on short notice. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: 404-727-9867 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD).

Emory University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Department of Accessibility Services at 404-727-9877 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD). Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.