Accelerator Program Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +9 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the administrative operations for designated Accelerator governance entities, including the Steering and Operating Committees.

• Organize meeting schedules, agendas, logistics for facilitation, minutes, and tracking of action items.

• Keep governance documentation, membership lists, and committee records updated.

• Facilitate the onboarding process for new Accelerator members and committee participants.

• Ensure governance processes are in alignment with HL7 policies and Accelerator charters.

• Act as the administrative point of contact between assigned Accelerators and the wider HL7 ecosystem.

• Promote effective communication between Accelerator leadership and HL7 departments, including communications, finance, IT, and legal.

• Assist in cross-Accelerator coordination and the sharing of knowledge.

• Lead operations for cross-workstream projects, including milestone tracking, management of deliverables, and risk mitigation strategies.

• Manage public-facing Accelerator websites and Confluence spaces.

• Organize working group calls, task forces, and technical review sessions.

• Oversee collaboration tools and document storage systems.

• Compose and disseminate communications, newsletters, and summaries of meetings.

• Coordinate with HL7 Core Services regarding financial and contractual issues.

• Validate financial reports against project documentation and expectations from leadership.

• Oversee the development of annual and periodic budgets.

• Track monthly budget performance against actual expenditures, investigate discrepancies, and propose corrective actions.

• Manage contractor and vendor relations, including statements of work (SOWs), timelines, deliverables, and approvals for invoices.

• Administer obligations related to grants and external funding, including maintaining deliverable registers, reporting deadlines, funder requirements, and compliance.

• Produce regular financial summaries for review by the Steering Committee.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in health informatics, public health, business administration, nonprofit management, or a related discipline.

• At least 3–5 years of experience in program or project management.

• Experience is preferred in healthcare, health IT, standards development, or nonprofit sectors.

• Familiarity with governance bodies, multi-stakeholder committees, or collaborative industry initiatives.

• Strong preference for experience in financial administration, budget tracking, or contracting coordination.

• Desirable familiarity with HL7 FHIR, healthcare interoperability standards, or health data ecosystems.

• Willingness and capability to quickly gain knowledge in HL7 FHIR and healthcare interoperability.

• Exceptional project management abilities across various workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholder groups.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficient in collaboration and project management tools such as Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Smartsheet, or equivalents.

• High level of organizational rigor and meticulous attention to detail, especially in financial and contractual matters.

• Ability to work independently and make sound judgments in a remote, distributed work setup.

• Strong interpersonal skills with a service-oriented mindset towards volunteer-driven, expert communities.

• Commitment to advancing HL7’s mission of promoting global health data interoperability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Occasional travel to HL7 Working Group Meetings or Accelerator-related events.

• Professional growth opportunity as HL7 expands its Accelerator portfolio.