Strategic Operations Manager, Health Sciences

Forsyth Technical Community College
  • Winston-Salem, NC
    6 days ago

    Job Description

    Posting Details

    Position Information

    Job Title Strategic Operations Manager, Health Sciences Posting Number 2766 Job Schedule Full Time Job Shift Day OCR Code / Classification 4 - Clerical - Secretarial Min Salary Max Salary Work Location Bob Greene Hall

    Position Summary Information

    Job Description Summary

    The Strategic Operations Manager, Health Sciences serves as a strategic partner to the Vice President of Health Sciences, driving key initiatives, improving operational effectiveness, and ensuring alignment across the division.

    This role is ideal for a highly organized, proactive leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys managing complex projects, influencing stakeholders, and supporting executive-level decision-making. The Strategic Operations Manager plays a critical role in advancing divisional priorities, improving internal processes, and enabling leadership to operate efficiently and effectively.

    Minimum Qualifications

    Required:

    • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Health Sciences or a related field.
    • 5+ years of experience in project management, operations, or executive-level support.
    • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
    • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
    • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
    • High level of professionalism, discretion, confidentiality.

    Preferred Qualifications

    Preferred:

    • Experience in higher education, healthcare, or a related field.
    • Experience supporting senior leads or executives.
    • Project management certification (e.g., PMP, Lean, Six Sigma)
    • Experience with data analysis, reporting, and process improvement.

    Essential Duties

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities: including the following listed below and other duties as needed.

    • Partner closely with the VP to advance strategic priorities and key initiatives.
    • Manage executive workflows, priorities, and follow-through on critical actions.
    • Prepare high-quality reports, presentations, and communications for internal and external stakeholders.
    • Serve as a trusted advisor and sounding board to support decision-making.

    Project & Operational Support

    • Lead and manage high-impact, cross-functional projects from planning through execution.
    • Track progress against divisional goals, ensuring accountability and timely delivery.
    • Develop projects plans, timelines, and status updates for leadership visibility.
    • Identify risks, remove barriers, and ensure successful outcomes.

    Physical Demands

    Physical Demands:

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • The employee will need to regularly operate and use computers, phones and other electronic equipment
    • The employee will frequently communicate and must be able to exchange accurate information with others
    • The employee may need to move around their office and/or campus to attend meetings/ classes and to access files, machinery or other job-related tools
    • The employee may need to lift and/or move equipment, tools or paperwork up to 25 pounds
    • The employee may need to position themselves by reaching, stooping, kneeling or crouching in order to adjust or collect equipment and/or supplies
    • Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus

    Workplace Environment:

    The work environment characteristics describe here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be mad to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • Encounters low to moderate noise levels in the work environment.

    Posting Detail Information

    Open Date 07/15/2026 Close Date 11/12/2026 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions to Applicants

    If you need assistance, please call HR at 336-734-7302. EOE.

    Supplemental Questions

    Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

      • Do you have a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Health Sciences or a related field?
    • Yes

    • No

      • Do you have 5+ years of experience in project management, operations, or executive-level support?
    • Yes

    • No

    Applicant Documents

    Required Documents

    Optional Documents

    • Resume
    • Cover Letter/Letter of Application
    • Unofficial Transcripts
    • Professional Certificates
    • Other Document
    • Official Transcripts 1
    • Official Transcripts 2
    • Official Transcripts 3

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWinston-Salem, NC

    Skills

    • Administrative Managementunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Business Administrationunmatched
    • Channel Strategiesunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Decision Supportunmatched
    • Follow Throughunmatched
    • Health Scienceunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Higher Educationunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
    • Multitaskingunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Operations Managementunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Physical Demandsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project Developmentunmatched
    • Project Management Certificationunmatched
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)unmatched
    • Project Planningunmatched
    • Project Trackingunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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