Approved Salary Range: $95.000 - $120,000 Comensurate with education and relevant experience

Initial Applicant Review will take place on or around January 5, 2023. Posting will close once scheduling of final interviews takes place.

PLEASE NOTE:

• This position may require a presence at both UC Merced and UC Fresno Campus facilities.
• This is not a remote position although reasonable telecommuting days are forseeable.
• Application Instructions: At statement of Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is required for application submission. Please attach this document (not to exceed 2 pages), to your Resume or CV. If you have any questions, please submit them to rmckinney2@ucmerced.edu

The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system's 10 campuses and the first American research university built in the 21st century. With more than 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students, UC Merced offers an environment that combines a commitment to diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and professional development. With bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, strong research and academic partnerships, and community involvement, the UC Merced campus is continually evolving and requires talented, knowledgeable, and dynamic educators, researchers, management and staff.
Ranked among the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, UC Merced is uniquely equipped to provide educational opportunities for highly qualified students from the San Joaquin Valley and throughout California. The campus enjoys a special connection with nearby Yosemite National Park, is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design and supports the economic development of Merced and the region.
In Fall 2016, UC Merced broke ground on a $1.3 billion public-private partnership that is unprecedented in higher education. The Merced 2020 Project nearly doubled the physical capacity of the campus, enhancing academic distinction, student success and research excellence. In 2018, UC Merced opened the Downtown Campus Center, a $33 million, three-story administrative building located in the heart of Merced.
To set the course of UC Merced’s evolution, in 2021 UC Merced will enact its first-ever 10-year strategic plan. This plan will guide how the values of equity and justice influence our pathway toward earning Carnegie R1 research status, growing enrollment, upholding our identity as a minority-serving institution, and operationalizing how commitments to equity, diversity and inclusion are enacted within each campus unit. UC Merced is expected to engage in sophisticated thinking, planning, and implementation of actions that effectively diversify the professoriate and staff, improve campus climate for all campus constituency groups, and strengthen our equity, diversity, and inclusion infrastructure and capacity.

As part of the SJV PRIME program, UC Merced has established the Office of Medical Education. The goal of the OME is to establish, advance and support efforts in medical education and health career promotion for baccalaureate and medical students at UC Merced. The OME includes core members such as the Director, SJV PRIME project manager, Student Navigator/Outreach Coordinator, Educational Assessment Lead, Project Coordinator, and other professionals. To further the goals of SJV PRIME , the OME collaborates extensively with the Pre-health Career Advising team, SJV PRIME Admission/Outreach team, and the Fresno Office of Medical Education and current SJV PRIME team. As the SJV PRIME advances, the OME will build and sustain collaboration with additional medical education faculty and staff.

UC Merced has enjoyed rapid growth and expansion since its founding in 2005 and is now positioning itself to deliver medical education in the Valley. The formal placement of medical education efforts in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor has positioned the program to build a strong infrastructure to create health education and training partnerships and opportunities to train future health care providers who will remain and practice in the San Joaquin Valley.

One such partnership is the formation of the San Joaquin Valley Program in Medical Education (SJV PRIME), a four-year medical education program, which started in 2011. Building on the early success of the SJV PRIME program, we are now poised to expand the program to an eight-year BS/MD program (SJV PRIME ) through a partnership between UCSF, its regional clinical campus UCSF Fresno, and UC Merced.

The SJV PRIME program is a multi-campus Baccalaureate/MD program designed to expand high-quality medical education in the San Joaquin Valley. The program will recruit, educate, and support future physicians to serve the communities of the San Joaquin Valley. The eight-year program will take place entirely in the San Joaquin Valley with the goal of increasing the likelihood that graduates enter residency programs in the region and remain locally to practice and care for Valley community members.

The San Joaquin Valley (SJV) Baccalaureate/MD program will leverage the power of three UC campuses (UCSF, UCSF Fresno, and UC Merced) to increase the size and diversity of the physician workforce that will be representative of the community they will serve.

The SJV PRIME Program is seeking a Project Manager who brings a diverse perspective to collaborate with the UCSF Senior Program Manager, and UC Merced Project Leads to carry out the project management and change management aspects of the SJV PRIME Program. The Project Manager (PM) leads the developmental stage of projects to ensure project scope, schedule, and phasing are adequately defined and adhered to as outlined in the project plan and charter. The Project Manager has first-line responsibility to communicate effectively with UC Merced project stakeholders regarding the program, schedule, and budget. The incumbent will be expected to work independently in the execution of the overall project plan and change management strategy.

Under general supervision, the Project Manager is primarily responsible for:

• Working in partnership with UC Merced-based project team(s) composed of members from UC Merced, UCSF, and/or UCSF Fresno to independently develop and maintain the timelines required to support the expansion project.
• Tracking progress towards milestones and communicating potential risks and conflicts.
• Proactively identifying potential deviations via routine communications and timeline reports.
• Engaging diverse faculty groups in establishing the regional medical school, committee stewardship, cross-site communication, and oversight of program expense reimbursements and procurement.
• Project planning, development, administration, management, and implementation; interprets, monitors, and analyzes information regarding the SJV PRIME Program and provides consultative services to department administrators and other stakeholders.
• Examples of other projects where support may be necessary include LCME accreditation, program communication, and progress reporting.
• Supports SJV PRIME project through advancing collaboration between the UC Merced Office of Medical Education (OME) and relevant education teams, including pre-health career advising, admissions/outreach, community engagement, etc.
• Supports SJV PRIME project through building and maintaining partnerships with community partners, such as clinical care sites and community organizations, which provide necessary experiences for learners to meet project goals

The ideal candidate is an experienced professional with a full understanding of project and change management in support of senior leaders of complex programs. To be successful, the incumbent will need strong organizational and communications skills and experience supporting senior leaders of complex programs. The candidate will have project management experience in which the individual has demonstrated sound judgment in working with leaders and key stakeholders to achieve project goals. This position will be part of a matrixed structure reporting to the Interim Director, UME, and SJV PRIME Senior Program Manager, as well as support UC Merced-based project leads and an Executive Committee who will lead the overall strategic direction of the project.

Key Responsibilities:

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Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university; and
• Five years of directly related, progressively responsible experience in project management of similar complexity and scope; or Nine (9) years of an equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience in which the individual has demonstrated sound judgment in working with leaders and key stakeholders to achieve project goals.

Critical Competencies:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and influence, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable policy analysis techniques.
• Advanced analytical / problem-solving skills.
• Superior consulting, relationship building, and strategic thinking skills.
• Ability to facilitate and influence people at all levels.
• Demonstrates ability to learn quickly, reason, synthesize and generalize based on information obtained, sound judgment, ability to draw unbiased conclusions.
• Highly skilled in navigating organizational complexity.
• Advanced knowledge of common organizational- or research-specific and other computer application programs.
• Knowledge of the organizational environment of higher education to understand client priorities, issues, motivations and constraints.
• Thorough knowledge of organizational or initiative processes, protocols and procedures.

Background check and fingerprinting will be required.

How to Apply:
An online application is required for each position to apply.The University of California, Merced is aware that some web-based application processes may be cumbersome for differently abled applicants. Where appropriate, alternative accommodations will be provided. For applicants with disabilities who need additional assistance using TAM, or reasonable accommodations during the interview or search process, please contact ucmjobs@ucmerced.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
The University of California, Merced is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, pregnancy, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or other protected categories covered by the UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy. UC Merced intentionally promotes and maintains a discrimination- and harassment-free workplace by demonstrating it neither condones nor tolerates employment practices that discriminate against or harass any person or specific group of persons on the basis listed above. We seek candidates who will support our vision to cultivate a vibrant, equity-minded, inclusive excellence university community. When applying to UC Merced, we strongly encourage you to reflect on our Principles of Community and our 2021 strategic plan.

Vaccination Program Policy:

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. For new University of California employees, the applicable deadline is 14 days after their first date of employment.

Smoke and Tobacco Free Policy:
The University of California, Merced is a smoke and tobacco free workplace. Information and the Smoke and Tobacco Free policy is available at http://smokefree.ucmerced.edu.

E-Verify:
All employers who receive Federal contracts and grants are required to comply with E-Verify, an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify electronically verifies employment eligibility by comparing information provided on the I-9 form to records in the DHS and SSA databases. Certain positions funded by federal contracts/subcontracts requires UC Merced to notify job applicants that an E-Verify check will be conducted and the successful candidate must pass the E-Verify check.

Pay, Benefits & Work Schedule:
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University of California visit: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/