Public Health Practice Manager

Emory University

Manages and oversees public health projects and studies at Emory University. Collaborates with teams to achieve project goals within timeframes and budgets while addressing public health issues.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages and provides technical and supervisory oversight to projects, programs, or studies.
Uses specialized knowledge and experience with public health principles to analyze, develop, implement, and promote solutions to public health issues/problems.
Works effectively with study, program, or project teams and/or study sites and successfully manages related activities to achieve goals within required timeframes and budgets.
Will assist and or help with the design, implementation, and maintenance of program or study-related systems and procedures.
Manages and provides guidance, clarification, and feedback to PHPA staff.
Develops process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality.
Provide consultative resources to principal investigators or to project, program, or study managers and coordinators.
Prepares proposals, protocols, data analysis plans, reports, manuscripts, and presentation of study findings.
Addresses public health issues by providing education, technical assistance, advocacy, public awareness, and research.
Works with programs or studies designed to evaluate the prevalence or surveillance of public health issues and the effectiveness of targeted interventions.
May coordinate clinical study sites to ensure patient recruitment and data collection standards compliance.
May provide technical assistance to organizations to include presentations, websites, strategies, and educational forums to address specific public health issues.
May design, develop, and conduct targeted training initiatives.
May collaborate with external organizations to develop action plans and goals to achieve specific objectives.
Identifies new potential projects, studies, or partners.
May co-author papers for publication and presentation at professional meetings or conferences.
Performs related responsibilities as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A master's degree in Public Health, a master of science degree in Public Health or Health Education, or a master's degree in Development Practice and six years of relevant applied public health experience OR a master's degree in another field and seven years of public health experience
Extensive data management and analysis experience
Grant development, management, and administration experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and Safety Information Not Applicable

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Hard Skills & Tools

data managementdata analysisgrant developmentgrant managementgrant administrationpublic health principlesprocess improvementtechnical assistanceproposal writingprotocol development

Soft Skills

supervisory oversightteam collaborationcommunicationproject managementproblem-solvingconsultative resourcesfeedback provisioneducationadvocacypresentation skills

Certifications

master's degree in Public Healthmaster of science in Public Healthmaster's degree in Health Educationmaster's degree in Development Practice