Exec Dir, Research Services

Title: Executive Director, Research Services

Employee Classification: Exec Dir, Research Services

Campus: University of North Texas - Health Science Center

Division: HSC-Provost & Exec VP

Sub Division-Department: HSC-UNT System College of Pharmacy

Department: HSC-Office of the Dean-Pharmacy-300901

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy plays a key role in developing educational, research, and service programs. The faculty report to the Chair of the Department and provide expertise in basic pharmaceutical sciences such as discovery, formulation, and delivery.

The Executive Director of Research Services provides operational oversight of the Pharmaceutical Analysis Core Laboratory (PACL). Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean of Research, the role manages day‑to‑day PACL operations, shared analytical instrumentation, laboratory compliance, equipment management, budgeting, and personnel supervision. The director collaborates with faculty and research staff to expand PACL utilization, develop federal equipment grant proposals, and maintain a high‑quality shared research environment.

• Bachelor's degree and six (6) years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Comprehensive knowledge of shared research core operations and laboratory management.
• Ability to oversee complex scientific instrumentation and coordinate maintenance and operational activities.
• Strong understanding of laboratory compliance requirements, including biosafety and chemical safety.
• Ability to develop laboratory operating budgets and manage equipment resources.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, research staff, and institutional leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated expertise in operating and managing advanced analytical instrumentation, particularly NMR and LC/MS.
• Experience managing shared research core facilities.
• Experience with laboratory budgeting and equipment lifecycle management.
• Experience preparing and submitting federal instrumentation and equipment grant applications (e.g., NIH S10, NSF MRI, DOD DURIP).
• Demonstrated success obtaining or contributing to competitive federal instrumentation or shared research infrastructure funding.
• Experience with laboratory biosafety, chemical safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience supervising scientific and technical personnel.
• Experience using iLab Core Facility software or similar laboratory management systems.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills.

• Direct and oversee daily operations of the Pharmaceutical Analysis Core Laboratory (PACL), including personnel supervision, shared instrumentation, laboratory budgeting, equipment management, and iLab administration.
• Maintain laboratory compliance activities, including biosafety protocols, chemical and biohazard inventories, and support annual safety inspections.
• Collaborate with the Senior Associate Dean of Research on Higher Education Fund (HEF) requests, federal equipment grant proposals, research infrastructure planning, and research space audits.
• Provide technical oversight of advanced analytical instrumentation, including NMR and LC/MS platforms.
• Collaborate with the College Program Manager to support research metrics collection, institutional reporting, and development of research dashboards.
• Promote growth and utilization of the Pharmaceutical Analysis Core Laboratory by supporting faculty and external investigators.

• Communicating with others to exchange information.

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

No

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

For information regarding our Benefits, please refer to the University’s benefits resources.