Project Director – Practice Improvement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead a national, multi-year training and technical assistance center funded by SAMHSA that promotes the integration of primary care and behavioral health.

• Align federal grant objectives with field operations and convert models, policy, and evaluation insights into actionable strategies.

• Establish, reinforce, and refine project strategies and designs throughout the project's lifecycle.

• Convert federal grant objectives, evaluation outcomes, and field requirements into yearly technical assistance plans.

• Supervise project scope, work plans, timelines, budgets, milestones, and quality standards.

• Identify risks, including changes in federal priorities and funding, and develop strategies for mitigation.

• Lead or oversee project evaluation strategies and apply insights gained to enhance service delivery.

• Act as the primary liaison with federal project officers and ensure adherence to grant terms and conditions.

• Incorporate supplemental funding and new federal priorities into project scope, work plans, and budgets.

• Monitor project finances in collaboration with Finance, aid in grant proposal development, and devise strategies to optimize available funds and secure ongoing funding.

• Manage relationships with external partners, organizational collaborators, consultants, and small firms.

• Oversee procurement and contracting processes from scopes of work and budgets to performance monitoring and project closeout.

• Identify areas lacking content expertise or outreach and recruit new partners accordingly.

• Lead a multidisciplinary project team, synthesize feedback, set direction, and assign responsibilities.

• Model execution and accountability while fostering community within a virtual team.

• Supervise tasks and mentor team members in collaboration with Directors and the Principal Investigator.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and alignment with National Council initiatives and departmental objectives.

• Report directly to the Senior Director of Practice Improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience managing complex, large-scale projects, including considerable experience leading federally funded initiatives and project teams.

• Required knowledge of integrated health and whole-person care, with a specific focus on primary care and behavioral health integration as outlined by SAMHSA.

• Experience managing substantial federal grants or contracts that involve training and technical assistance, including direct communication with federal project officers.

• Demonstrated experience in managing a significant number of subcontracts, consultants, and partner organizations, including procurement and the development of scopes of work and budgets.

• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams and make timely, informed decisions in complex stakeholder environments.

• Experience in developing and overseeing quality improvement, evaluation, and performance measurement initiatives.

• Experience presenting to diverse audiences and collaborating with federal agencies such as HHS, SAMHSA, HRSA, or CMS.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, nationally visible organization with changing federal priorities and a high level of scrutiny.

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business, public health, mental health, or a related field.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.

• Preferred: understanding of integrated care models, implementation strategies, quality improvement methods, and financial sustainability considerations.

• Preferred: experience working within or alongside a national organization.

• Preferred: master's degree or PMP/PRINCE2 certification.

• Preferred: proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Asana) and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contributions after one year of service.

• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, personal days, floating holidays, bereavement leave, and observed federal holidays.

• Parental support benefits, covering adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursements.

• Two weeks of paid parental leave.

• Free access to unlimited Relias professional development courses.

• Annual funds for professional development and tuition reimbursement.

• Calm Premium access.