How to apply for Manager, Public Health Initiatives & Quality Improvement in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (Grant-Funded)

About Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine represents clinicians and researchers who specialize in high-risk pregnancy care. Its members lead evidence-based practice through education, research, and advocacy. The role is fully remote and grant-funded, so the work is tied to a specific public health goal: improving hypertension care in pregnancy and postpartum.

About the role

You will lead a Hypertension in Pregnancy Quality Improvement Academy and guide clinical sites through implementation. You will also develop professional education, lead meetings, and own workplans, partnerships, deliverables, and progress reports. The work directly supports better perinatal outcomes in a high-risk area of care.

A typical day

A typical day may include a remote check-in with clinical sites in the quality improvement academy, reviewing site data or implementation barriers, and drafting education materials or progress reports. You may also prepare for an upcoming program meeting or coordinate with partners on deliverables. The role is fully remote, with domestic travel about six times a year to lead meetings.

Who Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is looking for

• Has experience running quality improvement programs, ideally in maternal health, hypertension, or a related clinical area.
• Can design and lead a multi-site quality improvement academy, including curriculum, site coaching, and implementation support.
• Is comfortable owning grant-funded workplans, deliverables, and progress reporting to a senior director and funders.
• Can travel domestically about six times a year to lead program meetings and work with clinical sites.

Tips for this application

• Name the specific grant-funded nature of the role in your cover letter and confirm you understand the position is contingent on continued grant funding.
• Use the phrase 'Hypertension in Pregnancy Quality Improvement Academy' in your materials and describe any academy, learning collaborative, or multi-site QI program you have run.
• Quantify your quality improvement work: number of clinical sites supported, number of learners reached, or specific hypertension care measures you improved.
• Address remote work directly. State your time zone and your experience leading remote meetings and supporting remote clinical teams.
• Confirm your ability to travel domestically about six times per year and give examples of past program meetings or site visits you led.

What to cover in your cover letter

Explain how you have designed or led a quality improvement academy or learning collaborative, especially one involving clinical sites. Describe your direct experience with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy or a closely related maternal health topic. Show how you have owned workplans, partnerships, deliverables, and progress reports for a grant-funded program. State clearly that you understand the position reports to the Senior Director of Public Health Initiatives and that you can travel about six times a year.

Research before applying

• Read SMFM's public statements, guidelines, and educational resources on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy to understand the clinical framing the role will use.
• Look up the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's public health initiatives and any current quality improvement programs to see how this role fits in.
• Review the basics of grant-funded positions, including how funding cycles and reporting requirements affect program work.
• Check SMFM's annual meeting and member education offerings to understand how professional education is delivered to this audience.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How would you design a Hypertension in Pregnancy Quality Improvement Academy from the ground up, including curriculum, site recruitment, and coaching?
• Describe a time you guided clinical sites through an implementation change and how you handled sites that fell behind.
• How do you track and report progress on grant-funded deliverables to a senior director and to funders?
• What is your experience with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and how would you translate clinical guidelines into practical education for care teams?
• How do you manage partnerships with external organizations while keeping a program on schedule and within scope?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Treating this like a standard clinical or research role instead of a program management and quality improvement role.
• Ignoring the grant-funded status. Candidates who do not acknowledge the funding contingency may seem unprepared for the role's reporting and sustainability demands.
• Applying without any concrete example of leading a multi-site QI effort, academy, or learning collaborative. General public health experience is not enough for this position.
• Overlooking the travel requirement or the fully remote setup. Candidates should confirm both rather than assume either is flexible.