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This is a role for someone who thinks in systems and finds genuine satisfaction in making data tell a useful story about how students are doing.
The Program Manager supports HHMI's Community College Pilot, tracking what is happening across Pilot sites and helping the team respond to what the numbers show, working closely with the Senior Program Manager and Program Coordinator.
The work is more analytical than most program roles at this level. The Program Manager builds and maintains the tracking infrastructure and coordinates data collection across institutions, while also carrying real programmatic responsibilities, including supporting student success work and serving as a resource on community college student experiences and transfer pathways.
Why This Role Matters
HHMI's Community College Pilot supports promising science students at community colleges through transfer and bachelor's degree completion in the life sciences. What makes the Pilot distinct is that support is built around individual students rather than routed only through institutional programs, so someone has to keep track of how individual students are actually doing, not just how a site reports it. This role carries that responsibility. Fluency with the data and genuine relationships with students and institutional staff are what keep a program with this many moving parts pointed in the same direction. When questions or issues come up across sites, this role is often the first point of contact, and how those moments are handled shapes how smoothly the rest of the team can do their work.
What You Will Actually Do
Builds and runs the tracking systems. Develops and maintains systems for monitoring student participation, persistence, transfer, and graduation outcomes across Pilot sites. Owns data quality, consistency, and confidentiality.
Coordinates data collection. Works with institutional partners to gather program data, reconciles inconsistencies, and ensures reporting requirements are met. Serves as the person who knows where the gaps are.
Leads student success work. Collaborates with partner institutions on student recruitment, engagement, and retention. Monitors participation in program offerings and flags students who may need additional support.
Education and experience. A bachelor's degree is required; a graduate degree is preferred. A minimum of three to five years of professional experience in higher education, student success, institutional research, program evaluation, or a related field is required.
Practical Details
This position is based at HHMI headquarters and follows a hybrid work arrangement. Domestic travel is required for site visits, convenings, and conferences. This role reports to the Director of Undergraduate Science Pathways.
We encourage qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States to apply. Please note that we are not able to sponsor a visa for this position at this time.
Physical Requirements
Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods of time; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about workspace. The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet).
Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Please Note:
This job description sets forth the job’s principal duties, responsibilities, and requirements; it should not be construed as an exhaustive statement, however. Unless they begin with the word “may,” the Essential Duties and Responsibilities described above are “essential functions” of the job, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Compensation and Benefits
Our employees are compensated from a total rewards perspective in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, and a range of recognition and wellness programs. Visit our Benefits at HHMI site to learn more.
Hiring Pay Range
$103,508.00 - $129,385.00
Pay Type:
Annual


The posted range reflects HHMI’s good faith estimate of the anticipated hiring salary range for this role at the time of posting. Actual hiring compensation is determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and internal equity.
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