Research Project Manager, SON RISE Center

Job Title

Works with the Principal Investigator(s) and study team at the UTMB School of Nursing Research Innovation and Scientific Excellence (RISE) Center and senior department administration to assure research project budgets and schedules are executed in a timely manner. This position will report primarily to SON faculty at the RISE Center on projects focused on HIV prevention with a focus on bilingual data collection with vulnerable populations.

Effectively manages multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator research projects by collecting research data, developing project related documents, and updating project status reports/tracking systems.

Serves as the principal project coordinator for facilitation of the research project and primary contact for administration, regulatory/compliance officials, UTMB's Office of Sponsored Programs and sponsors as appropriate.

Follows and supports the guidelines established by the institution and the sponsor. Complies with and helps enforce project specific policies and procedures.

Participates in research project team activities such as team meetings, sponsor communications, report generation, etc.

Tracks resource utilization and makes recommendations to management regarding efficient resource utilization.

Takes initiative to share ideas and identify opportunities for improvement.

Effectively communicates relevant research project information to superiors.

Has a general working knowledge of the technical details of assigned research projects.

Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.

Bachelor's degree in scientific field or equivalent and two years related experience.

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Experience with trauma-informed care

Qualitative research experience

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm and as needed on occasion.

Occasional travel to Texas-Mexico border cities

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