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Owns end-to-end delivery of complex payments technology implementations for public-sector clients. Responsibilities include program planning, integrated scheduling, governance, deliverables, testing, change control, incident management, service-level reporting, and client communications from kickoff through steady-state operations. The role coordinates internal teams, clients, vendors, and partners while managing risks, approvals, defects, releases, and post-go-live improvements.

Tenure-line English faculty member and inaugural Director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. The role provides academic and administrative leadership, oversees curriculum development and assessment, supports writing instruction and generative AI responses, mentors faculty, teaches and advises students, maintains an active scholarship program, and contributes to university service. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition, writing studies, or a related field, hold associate or full professor rank, and possess significant writing-program administration experience.

Leads cross-functional biotech drug development programs from strategy through execution. Owns integrated timelines, dependencies, risks, trade-offs, decision support, resource planning, and follow-through across clinical, regulatory, CMC, nonclinical, commercial, and other functions. Partners with senior leaders, facilitates governance decisions, mentors program management colleagues, and ensures program plans, accountability, and communications remain clear and aligned.

Leads digital, social, PR, content, paid media, and creator/influencer strategies for technology clients. Drives business development, pitches new work, advises senior stakeholders, oversees campaign measurement and attribution, manages creator contracts and FTC compliance, and builds scalable programs. Mentors digital talent and partners with senior leadership to grow agency offerings and client engagements.

Leads oncology development programs as the cross-functional program executive and single point of accountability. Defines clinical and development strategy, integrated plans, milestones, evidence requirements, resourcing, budgets, and risk mitigation. Partners with executives, governance committees, regulatory authorities, investigators, and external stakeholders. Guides trial planning, biomarker and patient-selection strategies, indication prioritization, data interpretation, lifecycle planning, and value-inflection milestones. Coordinates clinical, regulatory, operational, safety, commercial, and technical functions while mentoring program leaders.

Manages a residential treatment program, supervises behavioral health staff, supports hiring and onboarding, ensures treatment-plan compliance, coordinates psychiatric and community services, oversees resident health and safety, and promotes independent living and community integration.

Directs clinical services for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors across two counseling centers. Supervises clinicians and practicum students, oversees client documentation and database accuracy, manages training and performance evaluations, supports crisis intervention and evidence-based practices, and collaborates on policies, service delivery, safety protocols, and community partnerships.

Leads integration and execution of launch platform projects involving certified and experimental aircraft. Owns cost, schedule, technical objectives, resource planning, budgets, forecasts, risks, flight-test readiness, maintenance modifications, program reviews, and customer delivery. The role coordinates engineering, operations, finance, technicians, testers, and customers while improving flight cadence, reliability, and affordability. It requires substantial onsite work in Mojave, off-hours flight-test support, occasional travel, and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance.

Leads Alzheimer’s Association community program delivery across San Antonio and surrounding communities. Recruits, coaches, and manages staff and volunteers; builds partnerships with community organizations, donors, and funders; expands awareness, education, and support offerings; manages budgets, grants, timelines, and impact plans; and advances care, fundraising, and advocacy for underserved and rural communities. Requires extensive travel, evening and weekend availability, and collaboration across a matrixed organization.

Lead complex aerospace and defense programs spanning hypersonic target design, development, manufacturing, and flight testing. Own cost, schedule, technical performance, customer satisfaction, budgeting, risk, compliance, contracts, and organizational growth. Lead cross-functional teams, government and customer relationships, business development, classified program execution, executive reporting, and talent development. The role requires strategic decision-making, advanced program management, and oversight of programs exceeding $100 million annually.

Manages the strategic growth and complete operations of an outpatient wound care program, including staff leadership, budgeting, revenue cycle, quality improvement, compliance, community education, marketing, referral development, and hospital relationships. Oversees clinic workflows, resources, performance metrics, patient and provider satisfaction, and collaboration with hospital leadership and clinical teams. Promotes referrals through physician outreach and CRM documentation while ensuring adherence to Healogics, hospital, regulatory, accreditation, and CMS requirements.

Leads integrated planning and execution of biopharmaceutical drug programs across clinical, nonclinical, regulatory, CMC, technical operations, medical affairs, and commercial functions. Maintains schedules, budgets, risks, governance, and executive reporting; drives regulatory milestones, resource allocation, and cross-functional alignment. Recruits and mentors program management staff, improves processes, and supports business development evaluations.

Leads sustainable Native tourism programs, events, grants, tours, and community initiatives across South Dakota. Manages project logistics, budgets, metrics, grant compliance, administration, and stakeholder communications. Builds relationships with Tribal Nations, tourism agencies, businesses, and grassroots partners; supports marketing, public relations, newsletters, social media, website updates, and organizational representation. Requires culturally grounded engagement, independent prioritization, strong communication, and travel throughout South Dakota.

Leads program management for neuroscience drug development assets across early and late-stage development. Partners with Global Program Leads and cross-functional teams to execute integrated development plans, manage timelines, risks, budgets, resources, governance, and regulatory milestones. Provides strategic guidance, matrix leadership, and executive-level communication while shaping product strategies and resolving complex business and technical issues across therapeutic areas and geographies.

Leads cross-functional program innovation and strategic pilots for a nonprofit career-accelerating program. Responsibilities include designing and executing pilots, developing scalable program frameworks, conducting landscape research, managing project plans and logistics, collecting and analyzing outcomes, synthesizing findings, and influencing stakeholders without formal authority. The role collaborates with universities, employers, students, and internal teams in a matrixed environment, requiring hands-on execution, strong communication, comfort with ambiguity, and 20–30% travel.

Leads the Physician Assistant Studies program and ensures ongoing ARC-PA accreditation compliance. Oversees curriculum development, faculty coordination and evaluation, academic advising, admissions collaboration, program assessment, policy development, scheduling, and administrative operations. Represents the program at professional meetings, advises on instructional resources and facilities, and supports faculty and student outcomes. Requires PA certification and California licensure, clinical and higher-education experience, leadership skills, curriculum and assessment expertise, and scholarly engagement.

Directs daily delivery of the Ultrasound Technology program, overseeing instructors, didactic and lab protocols, clinical affiliates, student academic progress, tutoring, evaluations, and compliance. Maintains accreditation and regulatory reporting for CAAHEP, ABHES, BPPE, and IPEDS, while developing institutional policies, procedures, training materials, and forms. Coordinates with academic leadership and compliance teams to support program quality and acceptable student outcomes.

Lead the end-to-end development of a drug-device combination product from device design and verification through regulatory submission and launch. Own program strategy, timelines, risk management, design history file activities, FDA regulatory coordination, and cross-functional execution. Serve as the technical bridge between pharmaceutical and device teams, technology partners, consultants, and executives. Provide hands-on leadership across electronics, software, electrochemistry, delivery hardware, human factors, quality systems, and combination product compliance.

Manages and oversees large-scale transportation infrastructure and highway engineering projects for CALTRANS and regional clients. Responsibilities include project planning, scope and fee development, scheduling, design and approval documentation, contract negotiations, quality control, client relations, and team management. Requires extensive California transportation experience, project management expertise, and a broad technical and business background. A Professional Engineer registration is highly preferred, with virtual or hybrid work available within Northern California.

Leads business development and program management across government and commercial opportunities. Drives sales-cycle execution, customer acquisition, capture processes, proposal writing, contract negotiations, client relationships, demonstrations, and follow-on growth. Requires experience with government contracts, technical proposals, networking, and technology-focused sales. The role is remote within the U.S., requires U.S. citizenship, travel as needed, and eligibility to obtain a DoD security clearance.

Leads business development and program management across government and commercial opportunities. Responsibilities include identifying customers, managing sales and capture processes, developing proposals and demonstrations, defining client requirements, maintaining customer relationships, negotiating government contracts, and pursuing follow-on business. The role is remote, requires U.S. citizenship, travel as needed, and eligibility to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance or government customer access.

Leads gymnastics, dance, cheer, and ninja programs by managing daily operations, developing and scheduling instructors, ensuring safety and quality, monitoring enrollment and budgets, addressing family concerns, and expanding offerings. The role combines hands-on youth programming, staff leadership, coaching, community relationships, scheduling, special events, and administrative responsibilities in a flexible YMCA environment.

Directs the organization’s print and digital publishing operations, including editorial workflows, production schedules, staffing, vendor services, budgets, policies, and quality standards. Oversees publication ethics, copyright, accessibility, open science, public access, and AI-enabled publishing technologies. Manages staff and freelancers, analyzes performance metrics, supports authors and reviewers, and ensures publications meet organizational, contractual, accessibility, and scholarly communication requirements.

Own organization-wide technical program planning, execution, release predictability, engineering metrics, operating cadences, and executive business reviews. Lead complex cross-functional initiatives, establish reporting and governance standards, surface risks, and drive accountability without formal authority. Design AI-enabled dashboards and automations integrating Jira, Notion, GitHub, and Slack to improve reporting, workflow execution, and leadership visibility across distributed engineering teams.

Leads program management across three Power and Data businesses, establishing strategies, processes, tools, metrics, and best practices. Oversees program execution against cost, schedule, performance, and margin goals; mentors leadership; manages recovery plans for underperforming programs; and partners with executive customers. Requires extensive program management leadership experience, PMP certification or equivalent, and aerospace, defense, or other regulated-industry experience.