Program Manager - Healthcare Executive Forums

Program Manager - Healthcare Executive Forums
Arlington, VA

The Health Management Academy (THMA) brings together health system leaders and innovators to collectively address the industry’s biggest challenges and opportunities. By assisting executives in cultivating peer networks, understanding key strategic trends, establishing pragmatic partnerships, and developing next‑generation leaders, our members are better positioned to lead industry transformation.

The Health Management Academy offers a dynamic atmosphere with significant opportunities for employees. If you are interested in contributing to a member‑centric, creative, and collaborative workforce while deeply influencing top leaders and institutions in healthcare, THMA could be the right place for you!

Reporting to the Executive Director, Peer Learning, the Forum Director is the strategic owner and architect of one or more high‑impact convening programs. This individual is responsible for leading the design, growth, and performance of these programs, with a focus on delivering exceptional value to our health system and industry members.

Forum Directors serve as trusted partners to members and internal teams, shaping programming strategy, driving engagement, and translating member insight into compelling convening experiences. As the business owner of their program(s), they are accountable for ensuring their portfolio contributes meaningfully to The Academy's mission, member outcomes, and growth strategy.

Primary Job Duties

Own the strategy, content direction, and execution of assigned programs with a focus on member value, growth, and long‑term sustainability

Conduct market and member analysis to set the program's annual priorities and identify new opportunities for evolution or expansion

Serve as the primary decision‑maker for content design, session structure, and program pacing—ensuring relevance and innovation

Design & Deliver Exceptional Member Experience

Lead content planning and development through interviews, insight synthesis, and relationship building with member executives

Develop a comprehensive, interactive peer learning experience across the calendar year

Identify and engage key voices (health system, industry members and thought‑leaders) to co‑create compelling, high‑value programming

Drive Engagement, Recruitment & Program Growth

Build and maintain strong relationships with health system and industry leaders within your program

Partner with Health System Recruitment teams & Sales to identify recruitment needs and design campaigns that elevate participation and reach

Track program performance metrics and lead efforts to continuously improve engagement and retention

Collaborate Cross‑Functionally as Program Owner

Partner with Event Services, Insights, Partnership Leads, Sales, and Account Management teams to align messaging, logistics, and member experience

Advocate for your program's strategic needs, member insights, and growth potential across internal initiatives

Contribute to Organizational Strategy

Participate in shaping the vision and evolution of the convening portfolio

Pilot new formats, tools, and approaches that elevate The Academy's impact

Mentor newer team members and contribute to the collective growth of the Peer Learning function

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years in strategic program management, client‑facing, or thought leadership roles

Experience in healthcare, consulting, association leadership, executive education, or enterprise B2B services

Experience facilitating webinars and setting agendas

Willingness to travel

Exposure to C‑suite stakeholders is a strong plus

A love of convening and crafting experiences that spark learning and connection

Interpersonal Skills & Attributes

Business Owner Mindset

Strategic Thinker & Content Curator: can quickly synthesize trends, member feedback, and market signals into cohesive programming strategy that drives value

Naturally curious about health system and industry dynamics

Confident and credible in conversations with C‑level executives; skilled at cultivating long‑term relationships

Can comfortably navigate complex stakeholder environments (health system, industry, internal teams)

Cross‑Functional Collaborator & Internal Influencer

Strong project management skills—can juggle deadlines, recruitment campaigns, speaker prep, and content production

Uses systems and tools to stay organized (e.g., Asana, Salesforce, shared drives)

Brings a balance of high‑level thinking with ability to execute on the details

Comfort operating in a fast‑growing, high‑expectation environment with some ambiguity

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 job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, and distance vision.

Benefits and Compensation
THMA offers a comprehensive slate of benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) matching, cell phone and commuter reimbursements, generous paid time off, and paid parental leave. We also offer non‑monetary benefits designed to support team members fully including learning and development programs, coaching for working parents and caregivers, free therapy and professional coaching sessions, one‑on‑one financial coaching, and free legal support services.

Salary
$90,000 - $105,000 USD

Notice of Equal Opportunity Employment
The Academy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, The Academy will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. The Academy’s goal is for our people to reflect the communities in which we live and serve and to ensure representation of women, people of color, veterans and individuals with disabilities in our organization.

Voluntary Self‑Identification
For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self‑identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

Voluntary Self‑Identification of Disability
Form CC-305 Page 1 of 1 OMB Control Number 1250-0005 Expires 04/30/2026

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress toward this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)

Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS

Blind or low vision

Cancer (past or present)

Cardiovascular or heart disease

Celiac disease

Cerebral palsy

Deaf or serious difficulty hearing

Diabetes

Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders

Epilepsy or other seizure disorder

Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome

Intellectual or developmental disability

Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD

Missing limbs or partially missing limbs

Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports

Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)

Neurodivergence, for example, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities

Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)

Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema

Short stature (dwarfism)

Traumatic brain injury

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.

#J-18808-Ljbffr