Program Manager

Program Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Relevant Experience (3 Years)

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between the NRB’s administrative team and lab research staff. Oversee equipment plans, inventory databases, and space utilization to ensure efficient operations.
• Lead the equipment planning and placement efforts for current and future NRB spaces, including approximately 48 new labs on the 4th and 5th floors.
• Develop and implement a WUSM-wide template for standardized equipment planning to support lab relocations and new lab setups.
• Coordinate with the university’s sustainability office to manage the NRB’s Green Labs Program. Maintain the lab scorecard for sustainability metrics and provide recommendations for energy-efficient equipment options and protocols where applicable.
• Utilize Microsoft Office Suite to create and distribute infographics, reports, and presentations.
• Use Bluebeam Revu and Adobe Acrobat for plan markup and collaborative planning.
• Ensure accurate, up-to-date equipment functionality and placement records, including tailored dashboards to support research alignment and strategic recruiting efforts.
• Engage regularly with lab staff, focus groups, OFMD planning and activation teams, department heads, and executive leadership to communicate facility needs, align on sustainability initiatives, and manage research space strategies.
• Provide guidance to the environmental health and safety department, highlighting where lab environments may not meet established safety standards.
• Administrative support, including coordination with vendors, contractors, and event planning as needed.
• Work with executive leadership to establish operations and management guidelines and standards for the Cortex District (Cortex 1, 4444 Forest Park Parkway, 4240 Duncan Ave).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Capital Projects
• Construction Management
• Creative Approaches
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• New Initiatives
• Organizational Commitment
• Organizing
• Professional Integrity
• Program Designing
• Program Implementation
• Public Health Education
• Relationship Building
• Self-Direction
• Social Work
• Strive for Excellence
• Team Collaboration
• Teamwork
• Training Course Development