UT Health - Houston, TX
posted 25 days ago
Full-time - Senior
Onsite - Houston, TX
Educational Services
About the position
The Senior Program Manager at UTHealth is responsible for developing, planning, and maintaining research and policy analysis within the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics. This role oversees the operations of multiple research programs, manages partnerships between clinicians and research scientists, and ensures the fiscal management of the program. The position requires strong leadership skills to guide research personnel and administrative staff while also engaging with community and professional stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Manages the research agenda for the area and oversees overall operations of multiple research programs.
- Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, monitors project progress, and provides supervision and guidance to research personnel, research nurses, and administrative staff.
- Manages partnerships between clinicians and research scientists, both internal and external to the University.
- Manages the annual budget and is responsible for the overall fiscal management of the program, including negotiating service contracts and authorizing expenditures.
- Informs upper management of key activities and assists in sponsored project proposals to private sponsors, governmental agencies, and industry sponsors.
- Conducts or supervises training related to research for internal, hospital, and community groups.
- Develops ongoing strategic plans for the programs and communicates with community and professionals to share objectives and outcomes.
- Prepares and makes presentations at professional meetings and may participate in committees as deemed appropriate by program leadership.
- Provides consultative expertise regarding policy and/or regulatory questions and stays abreast of new and updated protocols for the department.
- Manages Human Resources activities or provides direct input for direct reports regarding recruiting, hiring, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science or a Health Administration related field.
- Seven years of applicable experience, with the possibility of substituting required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.
- Advanced level grant writing skills may be required depending on research.
- Registered Nurse certification within the State of Texas may be required depending on research.
- Clinical Research Coordinator certification may be required depending on research.
Nice-to-haves
- Program specific certifications may be preferred.
Benefits
- 100% paid medical premiums for full-time employees.
- Generous time off equating to around 37-38 days per year including holidays, preventative leave days, vacation, and sick time.
- Longevity Pay after two years of service.
- Retirement/pension plan.
- Free financial and legal counseling services.
- Free mental health counseling services.
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs.
- Employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, and cell phones.
- Resources for child and elder care.
