How to apply for Coordinator, Public Health Initiatives – Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (Grant-Funded Position)

About Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) is a professional society for clinicians and researchers who specialize in high-risk pregnancy care. Its members lead evidence-based practice through education, research, and advocacy. Working here means supporting programs that aim to improve perinatal outcomes.

About the role

This coordinator role supports grant-funded public health initiatives focused on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. You will handle administrative tasks for a mini-grants program, keep meetings and participant communications organized, and maintain project records and materials. The work helps Managers and the Senior Director deliver clinical education and quality improvement activities.

A typical day

A typical day might involve scheduling meetings for the mini-grants program, responding to participant emails, updating project records, and preparing materials for Managers and the Senior Director. You would work remotely and coordinate with team members on the East Coast or in Washington, DC. About three times a year, you would travel domestically to support program meetings.

Who Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is looking for

• Experience coordinating administrative tasks for grant-funded or public health programs, including scheduling meetings and tracking participant communications.
• Comfortable maintaining project records and materials with strong attention to detail, especially for a mini-grants program.
• Able to work remotely on the East Coast or in Washington, DC, and travel domestically about three times per year for program meetings.
• Understands that program design and clinical content decisions rest with Managers and the Senior Director, and works within that structure.

Tips for this application

• In your application, name the specific grant-funded program area: hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Show you know this is not a general public health coordinator role.
• Address the remote location requirement directly. State that you are based on the East Coast or in Washington, DC, since the job is fully remote but limited to that region.
• Acknowledge the grant-funded nature of the position in your cover letter. Say you understand it is contingent on continued grant funds and that you are comfortable with that structure.
• Mention your willingness to travel domestically about three times per year for program meetings, as stated in the job details.
• Use your resume to list concrete examples of coordinating mini-grants, participant communications, or project records. Avoid vague descriptions of 'supporting programs' without specifics.

What to cover in your cover letter

Explain why you want to support grant-funded public health work on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Describe your experience coordinating administrative activities for a mini-grants program or similar initiative. Confirm you are based on the East Coast or in Washington, DC, and can travel about three times per year. State that you understand the role supports Managers and the Senior Director, who retain program design and clinical content decisions.

Research before applying

• Read SMFM's public health initiatives pages to understand their current grant-funded programs, especially any work on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
• Look up the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's mission and how it describes evidence-based practice, education, research, and advocacy.
• Find information about SMFM's mini-grants programs or quality improvement activities to see how coordinators support them.
• Check the Senior Director of Public Health Initiatives' public profile or statements to understand the team's direction.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How would you coordinate administrative activities for a mini-grants program supporting evidence-based hypertension care?
• Describe a time you kept meeting schedules, participant communications, and project records organized for a grant-funded program.
• What do you know about hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and why this public health initiative matters?
• How would you handle the grant-funded nature of this position, including the possibility of funding changes?
• This role is fully remote but limited to the East Coast or Washington, DC. How do you manage remote work and domestic travel about three times a year?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Applying without confirming you are based on the East Coast or in Washington, DC, since the job is fully remote but limited to that region.
• Ignoring the grant-funded status and not addressing it in your application, which can suggest you did not read the job details.
• Writing a generic cover letter about public health without mentioning hypertensive disorders of pregnancy or the mini-grants program.