UTHealth Houston · 11 hours ago
Program Manager-Research - Internal Medicine
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expUTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. The Program Manager, Research will manage the research agenda for the area, facilitating collaboration between clinicians and research scientists while overseeing the general running of the laboratory.
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Responsibilities
Manages the research agenda for the area
Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, monitors the progress of projects, and provides supervision and guidance to the research personnel, research nurses, and administrative staff
Facilitate collaboration between clinicians and research scientists, internal and external to the University
Assists with the annual budget, negotiates service contracts, reports on progress, and authorizes expenditures
Informs upper management of key activities
Assists in grant proposals to both private foundations and governmental agencies. May work closely with the Office of Sponsored Projects on grant submissions
May conduct or supervise training related to research for internal, hospital, and community groups
Manages ongoing strategic plans for the area
Communicates with community and professionals to share objectives and outcomes. Prepares/makes oral presentations at professional meetings. May also participate in committees as deemed appropriate for the department
Manages Human Resources activities or gives direct input for direct reports regarding: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning
Stays abreast of new and updated protocols for the department
Uses TeamMAPPS (Team Methods to Advance Processes and Performance in Science), an evidence-based competency model for team science training and evaluation developed by the CCTS Team Science Component. The TeamMAPPS will be used as the primary training curriculum to increase collaboration and effectiveness of scientific teams
Provides grant writing assistance to teams preparing grants that need scientific content in their application, related to how the team will create and maintain teamwork
Assists teams with planning of collaborative efforts, i.e., helps teams assign roles and responsibilities to facilitate effective teamwork
Provides coaching and/or custom training to individuals (team members and team leaders) and teams that are experiencing challenges
Takes leadership in building a website that includes Team Science self-administered tools and software to diagnose team strengths and weaknesses; identify strategies to overcome obstacles; and tools for debriefings, team huddles, team meetings, etc
Evaluates utilization of these tools/services and measures the impact of teamwork on enhanced knowledge dissemination as a result of effective collaboration and communication among CCTS professionals, programs, and partner institutions
Stays abreast of the latest developments in the field and contributes to TeamMAPPS improvement, evaluation, dissemination, and future development (e.g., implementing a train-the-trainer model)
Reaches out and creates relationships with individuals and institutions across the CCTS sites and provides professional and technical support to adapt, adopt, implement, and/or improve Team Science activities
The candidate will be accountable for the team science component activities and will meet weekly with the Director and Co-Director of the Team Science component and will provide weekly input as needed
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in science or a health administration related field
Five years of applicable experience
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas
Preferred
Experience in initiating collaborative initiatives
Experience managing teams
Experience conducting assessments
Experience providing training
Relevant experience with content knowledge
PhD or pending completion of PhD
Advanced-level grant-writing skills
Registered Nurse within the State of Texas
Clinical Research Coordinator certification
Program-specific certifications
Benefits
100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling services
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
Other employee discounts, including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care
Plus, many more!
Company
UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston educates the largest number of health care professionals in Texas.
1001-5000 employees
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