Stanford University · 2 months ago
Senior Program Manager, Strategic Ventures
Stanford, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $153K/yr
5+ years expStanford University is a premier research-intensive medical school that aims to improve health through leadership and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Program Manager for Strategic Ventures to manage core team initiatives, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and support the development of new projects within the Strategic Ventures team.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience
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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Career development programs
Competitive pay that keeps pace with market trends
Benefits that increase financial stability and promote healthy, fulfilling lives
Company
Stanford University
Stanford University is a teaching and research university that focuses on graduate programs in law, medicine, education, and business.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2020 (12)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$26.52MKey Investors
National Institutes of HealthCalifornia Institute for Regenerative MedicineGRAMMY Museum
2025-09-08Grant
2025-01-30Grant· $5.6M
2023-08-17Grant
Leadership Team
Nadia Roumani
Co-founder and Senior Designer, Designing for Social Systems (DSS) Program, d.school
Howard Wolf
Vice President for Alumni Affairs
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