Senior Program Manager, Infection Control, High Level Disinfection and Sterilization and Built Environment

About the role

Join Mass General Brigham in a highly visible, systemwide role where you’ll help shape how we prevent infections and keep patients, staff, and communities safe across every care setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of systemwide infection prevention strategies, ensuring alignment with clinical, regulatory, and organizational priorities
• Serve as the go-to expert on:
  • High-level disinfection, sterilization, and reusable medical device reprocessing across all care settings
  • The built environment, including facility planning and design, construction and renovation, water management, HVAC/airflow, and environment of care
• Provide expert guidance on regulatory standards, manufacturer recommendations, and best practices related to reprocessing and environmental infection prevention
• Support systemwide risk assessment, investigation, and mitigation efforts related to reprocessing deviations, environmental hazards, and potential exposure events
• Contribute to the development and ongoing evolution of Infection Control policies, standards, and governance structures as a key subject matter expert
• Partner cross-functionally with leaders in Central Sterile, Facilities, Real Estate, Engineering, Quality & Safety, Environmental Services, and Clinical Compliance to embed infection prevention into planning and operations
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen infection prevention practices across the system
• Ensure ongoing regulatory readiness and compliance across accreditation, licensure, and public health requirements
• Take on additional initiatives and priorities as the program continues to evolve

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience required, Master's Degree in a related field preferred
• Experience: 8 - 10 years of program management experience required, 1-2 years of team leadership experience preferred
• Certification: Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required
• Prior experience: Prior experience in a complex academic health center strongly preferred, Prior experience in a program management role in Infection Control strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in: Regulatory and other requirements related to Infection Prevention and Control
• Advanced knowledge of infection prevention principles related to high level-disinfection, sterilization, and reusable medical device reprocessing across acute, ambulatory, and procedural settings
• Advanced knowledge of built environment infection prevention, including design, construction and renovation activities, water management programs, HVAC/airflow systems, and environment of care considerations
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to deliver presentations to a wide variety of audiences
• Ability to effectively plan and facilitate meetings and workgroups
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and projects, meet deadlines, and manage to schedule