Program Manager (Innovation Impact Program Manager) (Job Id: 43166)

Job ID: 43166

Location: VP for Research

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in a related field and five years of related experience.  Additional experience may be used on a one-to-one basis to offset the educational requirements. The university offers market competitive salary and benefits.  Grade EG Salary Minimum $48,421

• Experience working for an incubator, accelerator or entrepreneurial based economic development group whether public or private.
• Experience in creating, implementing and managing educational programming.
• Experience working with or in a startup.
• Experience with entrepreneurial training programs working with concepts such as the Lean Startup Methodology, the Business Model Canvas, Value Propositions, Market and Customer Discovery, Product/Market Fit and associated concepts.
• Self-starter with a solutions-focused mindset.
• Experience in managing a hiring process.
• Experience in workload balancing, handoffs between Research Office departments, and between members of our immediate team removing duplication of services and non-value add activities.
• Experience with software programs such as Canva, Mailchimp and similar.
• Experience working with a wide variety of stakeholders including students, faculty, staff, university administrators and outside collaborators.

UofL's Health Equity Innovation Hub (HEIH) is seeking a position to provide oversight of campus programs under the direction of the Director of Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship. This position also provides operational support to the Director of Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship handling a broad, highly diverse portfolio and works with them on strategic and operational planning, decision making and execution of programmatic efforts.

The Innovation Impact Program Manager will aid in the development and execution of programs and activities that serve the broad UofL student, faculty, and staff population, will serve as a point of contact and lead for "The Hub" and will work closely with the Director of Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship and other senior leadership and key administrators to cultivate long-term relationships, develop and execute new activities, and support activities developed by others on and off campus in the area of entrepreneurship and innovation.  Additionally, they will have a key role in helping to build a more expansive student founder network and optimize the student entrepreneur experience at the University of Louisville.

The Innovation Impact Program Manager will have an understanding of the academic nature and priority of the university. They must have a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, action-oriented, customer-focused, service environment. The job involves interacting with students, community entrepreneurs, investors, companies and researchers, and thrives on flexible action. The Innovation Impact Program Manager must be able to provide high quality service in a timely manner, work both independently, and on teams and supervise 1 - 3 student interns.

The University of Louisville is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact the Employment team at [email protected] or 502.852.6258.

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