Program Manager, Academic Affairs

Job Description

Program Manager, Academic Affairs | Vituity

The Tone:
This is a full-time remote role at Vituity, operating nationwide. Vituity is a 4,371-person organization dedicated to transforming healthcare and improving lives through a collaborative culture. This role is crucial for strengthening and managing academic residency and fellowship programs, ensuring operational effectiveness, and supporting strategic growth across Vituity’s extensive network of practices. The Program Manager will directly contribute to Vituity’s mission by optimizing educational programs and fostering key hospital partnerships.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote, United States
• Pay: $27.28–$34.10 hourly
• Team: Academic Affairs, reporting to the Director of Academic Affairs
• Mission: This role ensures the operational effectiveness, compliance, and growth of Vituity’s academic residency and fellowship programs across its national network.
• Tech Stack: Applicant tracking system, Salesforce, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Program Management: Strengthen and manage relationships with Vituity Residency and Fellowship Programs in partnership with Medical Directors and Program Directors.
• Operational Oversight: Serve as the primary operational contact for residency and fellowship programs, providing consultation on ACGME standards, financial processes, and program operations.
• Program Development: Lead initiatives for new academic programs, including onboarding program directors and creating system infrastructure for launch activities.
• Performance Analysis: Track and report on academic program performance metrics, developing dashboards to support leadership decision-making and identify improvement opportunities.
• Partnership Advocacy: Present to hospital leadership teams and C-suite executives to advocate for Vituity’s academic programs and demonstrate partnership value.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Program Manager with understanding of physician residency programs, fellowship programs, and basic hospital operations. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Experience: 0-2 years working with physician residency and/or fellowship programs; experience in a client-facing role.
• Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication for formal presentations; strong listening skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; ability to establish close collaboration with peers and leadership; solid presentation skills to influence decision-making; executive presence to represent the organization credibly with hospital C-suite and senior academic leaders; strong business acumen to evaluate partnership viability.
• Bonus: Experience working in higher education; proficiency with an applicant tracking system or Salesforce; experience managing executive-level relationships with hospital leadership; background in contract development, partnership management, or business development in a healthcare setting.