Posted July 20, 2026
Program Manager, Center for Student Success, College of Medicine
Job Description
Job Title: Program Manager, Center for Student Success, College of Medicine
Posting Start Date: 7/20/26
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors
Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation's best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called "the most ambitious campus design program in the country." UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education (co-op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more at .
UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC's success.
About the Department
As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine's faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day.
Job Overview
The College of Medicine Center for Student Success is seeking a full-time Program Manager to collaborate with undergraduate students, faculty, and staff in the development and oversight of experiential learning opportunities. These experiences provide students with valuable exposure to distinguished clinicians, nationally recognized healthcare and research leaders, and professionals from a wide range of disciplines. The Program Manager will play a key role in planning, designing, implementing, managing, and continuously improving experiential learning initiatives across clinical, research, and service-learning domains. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality undergraduate experiential learning programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of accountability, professionalism, and sound judgment in working with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and external partners. This role requires effective relationship-building, problem-solving, and collaboration to support meaningful learning experiences for undergraduate students.
Essential Functions
• Serve as administrative co-director of the Medical Sciences Summer Institute (MSSI) project team, overseeing all administrative responsibilities to support successful program planning, implementation, and operation.
• Coordinate experiential learning placements and manage the onboarding process for these opportunities, including but not limited to the Healthcare Exploration Program, clinical shadowing, research experiences, and community-engaged service learning.
• Evaluate students' needs around experiential learning opportunities and recommend additional support when needed.
• Provide financial administrative support for experiential learning initiatives, including approving and monitoring expenditures, preparing budget requests, and financial reports.
• Implement Program, College, University, and external partner policies and procedures relevant to experiential learning.
• Monitor qualitative and quantitative data on progress toward experiential learning objectives.
• Create and execute processes to track student outcomes; assist in developing progress reports.
• Work closely with faculty and staff on programmatic and student issues.
• Act as a liaison to other relevant internal departments, centers and programs along with external entities and community organizations.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and training to maintain up-to-date knowledge about student success practices, policies, and technologies at the university and in higher education.
• Function as a member of the Center for Student Success team to ensure the proper workflow and outcomes.
• Attend related meetings and functions.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to student workers (i.e., hiring, evaluation, disciplinary action, scheduling, etc.).
Required Education
Required Trainings/Certifications
Required Experience
Additional Qualifications Considered
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
Compensation and Benefits
UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. Eligibility may vary by position and FTE status. Highlights include:
Salary/Hourly Pay Rate Information:
Comprehensive Tuition Remission
UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.
Robust Retirement Plans
As a UC employee, you won't contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you'll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14-18% of your salary based on position.
Real Work-Life Balance
UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:
Vacation and sick time
11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)
6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents
Additional Benefits Include:
To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our .
UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. Click for a list of acceptable documents.
Important: To apply you must create a profile and submit a complete job application through the . We are unable to consider "easy apply" applications submitted via other websites. For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact UC HR at .
Equal Opportunity Employer. Building a workplace where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, including Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans.
REQ: 103084
Job Title: Program Manager, Center for Student Success, College of Medicine
Posting Start Date: 7/20/26
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors
Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation's best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called "the most ambitious campus design program in the country." UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education (co-op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more at .
UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC's success.
About the Department
As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine's faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day.
Job Overview
The College of Medicine Center for Student Success is seeking a full-time Program Manager to collaborate with undergraduate students, faculty, and staff in the development and oversight of experiential learning opportunities. These experiences provide students with valuable exposure to distinguished clinicians, nationally recognized healthcare and research leaders, and professionals from a wide range of disciplines. The Program Manager will play a key role in planning, designing, implementing, managing, and continuously improving experiential learning initiatives across clinical, research, and service-learning domains. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality undergraduate experiential learning programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of accountability, professionalism, and sound judgment in working with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and external partners. This role requires effective relationship-building, problem-solving, and collaboration to support meaningful learning experiences for undergraduate students.
Essential Functions
• Serve as administrative co-director of the Medical Sciences Summer Institute (MSSI) project team, overseeing all administrative responsibilities to support successful program planning, implementation, and operation.
• Coordinate experiential learning placements and manage the onboarding process for these opportunities, including but not limited to the Healthcare Exploration Program, clinical shadowing, research experiences, and community-engaged service learning.
• Evaluate students' needs around experiential learning opportunities and recommend additional support when needed.
• Provide financial administrative support for experiential learning initiatives, including approving and monitoring expenditures, preparing budget requests, and financial reports.
• Implement Program, College, University, and external partner policies and procedures relevant to experiential learning.
• Monitor qualitative and quantitative data on progress toward experiential learning objectives.
• Create and execute processes to track student outcomes; assist in developing progress reports.
• Work closely with faculty and staff on programmatic and student issues.
• Act as a liaison to other relevant internal departments, centers and programs along with external entities and community organizations.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and training to maintain up-to-date knowledge about student success practices, policies, and technologies at the university and in higher education.
• Function as a member of the Center for Student Success team to ensure the proper workflow and outcomes.
• Attend related meetings and functions.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to student workers (i.e., hiring, evaluation, disciplinary action, scheduling, etc.).
Required Education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Seven (7) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement
Required Trainings/Certifications
- N/A
Required Experience
- Three (3) years of relevant experience.
Additional Qualifications Considered
- Master's Degree
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
- Sitting - Continuously
- Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Continuously
- Hearing, listening - Continuously
- Talking - Continuously
- Standing - Often
- Walking - Often
- Reaching overhead - Seldom
- Pulling, pushing - Seldom
- Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Seldom
Compensation and Benefits
UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. Eligibility may vary by position and FTE status. Highlights include:
Salary/Hourly Pay Rate Information:
Comprehensive Tuition Remission
UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.
Robust Retirement Plans
As a UC employee, you won't contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you'll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 14-18% of your salary based on position.
Real Work-Life Balance
UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:
Vacation and sick time
11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)
6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents
Additional Benefits Include:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs
- Professional development & mentorship opportunities
To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our .
UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. Click for a list of acceptable documents.
Important: To apply you must create a profile and submit a complete job application through the . We are unable to consider "easy apply" applications submitted via other websites. For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact UC HR at .
Equal Opportunity Employer. Building a workplace where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, including Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans.
REQ: 103084
