Job Title: Vendor Strategy Program Manager
Location: Birmingham, AL or Remote
General Summary
Southern Research (SR) is at a pivotal moment in its 84-year history. At the start of 2022, SR launched a new strategic plan focused on translational research in the life sciences. SR intends to invest over $150 million in this new strategy, including development of new facilities, platforms, and programs. We believe in the power of SR and our partners to unlock the immense potential of Alabama's biotech ecosystem to spur economic development, create jobs, and draw investment. Downtown Birmingham sees over $700M in extramural biomedical research every year, including over $300M from the NIH, in large part due to the contributions of Southern Research and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. We are on a mission to translate our R&D volume into investment, high-performance companies, and quality jobs in Alabama and in the Southeast United States.
The Vendor Strategy Program Manager will report to the Director of Platform Informatics. The Vendor Strategy Program Manager will play a crucial role in overseeing and coordinating complex clinicogenomics data integration projects. This position requires a unique blend of technical expertise, project management skills, and healthcare industry knowledge. The ideal candidate will embody our core values of cultivating human connection, operating with precise execution, harnessing relentless curiosity, and stewarding a healthy community. They will be a strategic thinker, an effective communicator, and a collaborative leader who can drive innovation while maintaining a focus on practical results
Key Responsibilities
Project Management
* Work with cross-functional teams in the execution of data integration projects
* Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and budgets
* Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies
* Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project alignment and success
Technical Leadership
* Oversee the implementation of EMR/EHR integrations and clinical data model transformations
* Guide the development of SMART on FHIR apps and other healthcare data interoperability solutions
* Ensure technical solutions meet regulatory requirements, including HIPAA compliance
* Collaborate with data engineering teams to optimize data pipelines and ETL processes
Strategic Planning
* Contribute to the development of long-term strategies for clinicogenomics data operations
* Identify opportunities for process improvement and technology adoption
* Align project goals with overall organizational objectives and core values
Team Management
* Mentor and guide team members in their professional development
* Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment
* Facilitate communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related field; Master's degree preferred
* 7+ years of experience in healthcare IT or bioinformatics, with at least 3 years in a project management role
* Strong understanding of healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7) and genomic data formats
* Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
* Excellent communication and leadership skills
* PMP certification or equivalent project management experience
Preferred
* Familiarity with HIPAA and other relevant healthcare regulations
Core Competencies
* Strategic Decision-making: Ability to make informed decisions that align with long-term goals
* Impactful Communication: Skilled in conveying complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
* Results-Oriented: Focus on achieving measurable outcomes and driving project success
* Collaborative Leadership: Ability to work effectively across teams and foster a positive work environment
* Adaptability: Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies
Physical Demands
* Ability to work in an office setting using a computer for extended periods
* Willingness to travel up to 4 times per year for conferences, client meetings, or on-site project work
ABOUT SOUTHERN RESEARCH
Southern Research (SR) represents a bold vision for an enduring industry-university partnership that advances research and discovery in life sciences and engineering. As we celebrate our 80th anniversary, we are making transformational decisions to reinvigorate the institute by focusing our efforts to attract, retain, and develop top talent, and ultimately create jobs through translating ideas into innovation, and innovation into economic opportunity.
Job Specifics Behaviors
Strategic Decisionmaker - Obtains information and identifies key issues relevant to achieving a long-range goal; commits to a course of action after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, constraints, and resources.
Strategic Relationship Builder - Uses appropriate interpersonal styles to work effectively with others to meet mutual goals and objectives; understands the role & interrelationships of each organizational function; possesses skill in managing across functional and organizational lines.
Mission and Community Driven - Has an authentic desire to help steward Southern Research's culture, guard of our values, and champion our mission of innovation-driven economic development through translation of excellent scientific research.
Impactful Communicator - Expresses thoughts and ideas effectively in individual and group situations; adjusts language to the needs of the audience.
Results Oriented - Establishes stretch goals and manages to focus outcomes; demands excellence and demonstrates a strong commitment to organizational success; works to do what is best for all stakeholders.
Coaches / Develops Others - Uses appropriate interpersonal style to guide direct reports to action, create a sense of ownership, and encourage individuals to stretch beyond their own capabilities.
Inclusive - Holds a strong conviction that inclusion and innovation go together.
Highly collaborative - Cares less about who did it than how it got done; takes pride in shared outcomes and believes the whole is greater than the sum of the parts when it comes to team efforts.
Deeply curious - Recognizes that "innovation requires not knowing long enough to learn new things" and that "being actively open-minded involves searching for reasons why we might be wrong-not for reasons why we must be right-and revising our views based on what we learn."
Action oriented - Translates goals and objectives into actionable, metrics focused priorities and work streams for the team to execute.
Process Refiner - Observes details to continuously improve processes, looks for opportunities to create regular feedback loops to refine, and loves measuring what matters; strongly believes that "getting it right is more important than being right."
Core Values
Cultivating human connection - putting people first. We know that every individual makes a difference and that no one can do it alone. We believe the world's most powerful resource is human potential. We are an inclusive and courageous team where innovation and diversity of though go hand in hand. We understand that relationships move at the speed of trust.
Operating with precise execution - measuring what matters and owning results as a team. We leverage data to drive decisions that advance science. We recognize the importance of a stable foundation coupled with an agile mindset. We hold ourselves accountable and take pride in our work. We give and receive candid feedback as a gift that keeps us growing.
Harnessing relentless curiosity - our unstoppable, innovative force. We are driven to ask sharp questions and push the boundaries of knowledge. We use creativity and critical thinking as catalysts for finding solutions that change lives. We learn by doing, consistently striving to improve our relationships, training, methodologies, questions, and results.
Stewarding a healthy community - implementing sustainable operations for a safe, engaging environment. We don't compromise on safety and health for our employees, customers, or community. We believe a healthy community begins with inclusive economic opportunities. We respect the dignity of the patients we ultimately serve. We are motivated to serve communities that are underserved and markets that are overlooked.
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Southern Research Institute
Jan 27, 2025 