Program Manager - Events & Marketing, Office of Research
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Posted:
July 27, 2020
Location:
Nashville, Tennessee
Salary:
Open
Discipline:
Academic / Research
Description

Program Manager (Events & Marketing) - Office of Research

Your Role:

The Office of Research (OOR) supports the work of the Executive Vice President for Research and the conduct of biomedical science within the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and across the School of Medicine. The mission of the OOR is to advance biomedical discovery, training and innovation across the spectrum of VUMC academic endeavors. The OOR supports multiple programs that highlight research achievement, including the Discovery Lecture Series and Vanderbilt Prize; the Biomedical Sciences Advisory Board; Research Staff Awards; Faculty Research Awards; and external prize recognition of research and education at VUMC.

The Program Manager will report to the Director for Research Resources & Strategy in the Office of Research (OOR). High-level responsibilities include daily interactions with senior leadership, executive faculty and their assistants, as well as various VUMC and VU systems and stakeholders for the purposes of: event planning; content generation and communication; presentation preparation; ad hoc projects and research; and travel coordination, calendaring and meeting planning. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent oral, written and technical communication skills; ability to work independently with minimal oversight; strong organizational skills; and discretion for managing confidential information and complex tasks in collaboration with faculty and staff at all levels.


Department Summary:

Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, VUMC cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.


Click Here To View The VUMC Promise of Discovery


Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.


VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:


* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.


RESEARCH RESPONSIBILITIES:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As directed by the Program Team in the Office of Research:

  • Lead for Office of Research programs: Discovery Lecture Series; annual external Biomedical Science Advisory Board; annual Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science; annual Research Staff Awards; and annual Faculty Research Awards. Including:

    • Manage events associated with these programs, including board meetings, award ceremonies, dinners and luncheons.

    • Draft and manage budgets

    • Develop schedules and project work plans

    • Coordinate activities of review committees and Vanderbilt faculty participants

    • Support external participants and guests including travel coordination as needed.

    • Identify and communicate issues promptly, propose plan/act to resolve.

    • Build and expand the scope of Program Team activities

  • Generate content and communications in support of OOR mission, including:

    • Prepare nomination packages for eligible Vanderbilt faculty, staff and trainees for prestigious external recognition and awards

    • Generate written reports, including for recurring faculty and executive meetings

    • Prepare letters of support, email correspondence and official announcements

    • Draft executive presentations

    • Maintain social media, websites and weekly newsletter

  • Support other new initiatives, such as strategic planning, research projects or special events.

    • Develop a layperson's understanding of the Vanderbilt research and academic environment to support advancing project goals.

    • Other specific activities will vary.

  • Support for the activities of the Executive Vice President for Research, working in collaboration with her executive assistant, including:

    • Schedule meetings and coordinate calendars.

    • Arrange international and domestic travel, and expense reporting.

    • Prepare leadership presentations.

    • Other duties as assigned.

Internal Number: 2006231
About Vanderbilt Health
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals experienced more than 61,000 inpatient admissions during fiscal year 2015. Vanderbilt’s adult and pediatric clinics treated nearly 2 million patients during this same period.Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are recognized again this year by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals as among the nation’s best with 18 nationally ranked specialties. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is world renowned because of the innovation, work ethic and collegiality of its employees. From our health care advances to our compassionate care, Vanderbilt owes its accomplishments and reputation to staff and faculty who bring skill and drive and innovation to the medical center day after day. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.As th...e largest employer in middle Tennessee, we welcome those who are interested in ongoing development in a caring, culturally sensitive and professional atmosphere. Most of us spend so much of our lives at work, we want to be part of maintaining a workplace in which people support one another and encourage reaching for excellence. Many high-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt because of the professional growth they experience and because of their appreciation of Vanderbilt’s benefits, public events and discussions, athletic opportunities, beautiful setting and, above all, sense of community and purpose.Vanderbilt and its employees share a set of mutual expectations that have been created with productivity, legality, fairness and safety always in mind. We believe that our investment in training and compensating employees multiplies in value when we enable individuals to deliver their best performance for the benefit of us all.
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