Job Details

Program Manager CLIP

Position Number: 7134930
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Health - Healthcare Administration

Program Manager CLIP

Job Summary

Who We Are

The Center for Medical Innovation (CMI) is the University of Utah's medical device incubator and venture studio. We help innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups take bold ideas and turn them into real, market-ready medical technologies to launch into the market. From hands-on programs to in-house prototyping and regulatory support, we're built to move fast and solve real problems in healthcare.

We have opened the James LeVoy Sorenson Center for Medical Innovation (SCMI) - a next-gen facility that supercharges our ability to build, test, and launch even more breakthrough devices.

The Role

We're looking for a skilled professional to primarily manage our CLIP (Clinical Learning and Immersion Program), which provides clinical observation opportunities for industry partners in the U Health hospital system. This role will dedicate approximately 70% of time to CLIP program management and 30% of time providing engineering and prototyping support to the Bench to Bedside (B2B) program while managing the SCMI ISO-8 compliant clean room. You'll coordinate clinical immersions, manage logistics and agreements, and deliver hands-on technical support to accelerate student innovation projects.

Responsibilities
What You'll Do

- Manage the CLIP program (~70% of role):

- Coordinate with industry partners to establish CLIP event objectives, including specific procedures to observe and interviews with clinical providers.

- Develop and manage confidential disclosure agreements (CDA) and Statements of Work (SOW) in collaboration with the Technology Licensing Office.

- Plan and execute clinical observations for industry partners throughout the U Health hospital system.

- Serve as the on-site liaison and coordinator for CLIP observation events.

- Orient visiting industry participants to the hospital setting, clinical workflows, and expectations.

- Assist in the sales and recruitment for industry partner CLIP observation events.

- Provide engineering support to the Bench to Bedside (B2B) program and manage the SCMI clean room (~30% of role):

- Support B2B student teams (Utah's premier student healthcare innovation competition) by providing access to prototyping equipment and facilities, delivering training on equipment, and fulfilling 3D printing requests for proof-of-concept projects.

- Manage the SCMI ISO-8 compliant clean room, including daily operations, maintenance, user training, access scheduling, and ensuring compliance with cleanliness and safety standards.

Cross-cutting responsibilities:

- Assist in the development of department goals/objectives, including utilization, capabilities, and budgets for the CLIP program and SCMI prototyping/cleanroom resources.

- Ensure understanding of clinical workflows to minimize disruption for clinical observations and hospital operations.

- This position does not provide patient care.

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Operations Program Manager, II: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences
What You Bring

- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above

- Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and clinical procedures/workflows.

- Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.

- Understanding of clinical workflows to minimize disruption for clinical observations.

- Experience coordinating programs or events in a healthcare/hospital setting.

- Hands-on experience with prototyping equipment, 3D printing, and/or cleanroom operations is strongly preferred.

- At least 2 years of relevant experience in clinical coordination, program management, healthcare operations, engineering support, or a related field.

- Ability to occasionally work evenings and weekends, as needed

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN44935B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary:
Department: 01504 - Center For Medical Innovations
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $70-80k, DOE
Close Date: 5/14/2026
Open Until Filled:

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