Program Manager, Strategic Ventures

🔍School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States📁Administration📅Oct 21, 2025 Post Date📅107585 Requisition #

Stanford University School of Medicine was founded in 1858 with a mission to be a premier research-intensive medical school that improves health through leadership, diversity, and a collaborative approach to discovery and innovation in patient care, education, and research.

Stanford Medicine is the single brand for 3 distinct entities: Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Stanford Medicine is led by a partnership among the Dean of the School of Medicine and Stanford’s two hospital CEOs. Stanford Medicine’s mission: “Through innovative discovery and the translation of new knowledge, we improve human health locally and globally. We serve our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care. We inspire and prepare the future leaders of science and medicine.”

We are seeking a Program Manager, Strategic Ventures to play a key role in the development and execution of the work of the new Strategic Ventures team for Stanford Medicine. This position is on the Strategic Ventures team and reports to the Director.

Duties include*:

• Serve as the primary project manager for a number of core team initiatives. Own multi-workstream projects, including developing and maintaining project plans, convening and facilitating stakeholder meetings, tracking deliverables, and ensuring alignment with institutional goals.
• Serve as a trusted partner to cross-functional teams including, but not limited to, communications, events, operations, strategy, and external partners.
• Partner with directors and other team leaders to help guide program direction, including managing stakeholder engagement with senior leaders and faculty, and preparing materials for leadership updates and decision-making.
• Support the incubation of new initiatives by developing frameworks, gathering stakeholder input, and helping move projects from concept to execution.
• Contribute to event and program design, including faculty workshops, symposia, and leadership forums.
• Represent the Strategic Ventures team in internal and external meetings, providing clear updates and surfacing issues for resolution.
• - Other duties may also be assigned.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• A working knowledge of health care industry trends in demographics, policy, science/technology, and economics is valuable, as is experience in academic medical centers
• Excellent strategic thinking and project management skills.
• Collaborative approach to problem solving.
• Ability to prepare executive-level written and oral presentations.
  
  

Education & Experience (required)

Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (required)

• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage shifting priorities, and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines.
• Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.
• Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and meet budget goals.
• Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Strong relevant subject matter knowledge.
• Ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.
  
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Frequently stand/walk, sitting, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
• Occasionally use a telephone.
• Rarely lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 11-20 pounds.
• - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
  
  

Working Conditions

• May work occasional extended hours or weekends.
  
  

Work Standards

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.
  
  

Holistically, the School of Medicine is rooted in an inclusive culture of excellence and diversity that values innovation, collaboration, and life-long learning. To foster the talents and aspirations of staff, Stanford offers career development programs, competitive pay that keeps pace with market trends, and benefits that increase financial stability and promote healthy, fulfilling lives.

The expected pay range for this position is $120,038 to $153,486 per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Job Code: 4122
• Employee Status: Regular
• Grade: J
• Requisition ID: 107585
• Work Arrangement : Hybrid Eligible