Manager of Research Development: Health & Human Wellness - Office of Research, Innovation Ec

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Manager, Research Development-Health & Human Wellness

Office of Research, Innovation & Economic Development, Research Informatics

Exempt, Market Range 13

Job Summary /Essential Job Functions

The Research Development Manager will work with the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Innovation Initiatives (AVCRII) and Senior Director of Research Development towards achieving the University's goal of increasing cross-disciplinary research, scholarship, and education through a combination of extramural funding, meaningful industry partnerships and engagement, and technology development.

Duties and Responsibilities Team Building & Proposal Development

• Works independently to provide personalized consultation, strategy development, and substantive guidance to faculty teams to support their research, scholarship, and creative activities in areas aligned with UT's Health and Human Wellness Innovation Gateway.
• Provides comprehensive proposal development support, including overall project management, writing and editing proposal content, organizing red team reviews, managing document collection, and coordinating with other support team members.
• Ensures return on investment of UT's Health and Human Wellness Innovation Gateway seed funds by providing proposal guidance and ongoing collaborative assistance to internal seed grant awardees.

Programs, Events, and Training

• Manages one or more programs designed to build faculty collaborations and strengthens faculty skills related to external funding.
• Gathers and interprets new developments in federal and foundation funding guidelines and priorities to design and deliver workshops and presentations.
• Designs customized programming in support of the HHW Gateway.

Portfolio Management and Special Projects

• Manages one or more Innovation Gateway research and scholarship portfolios, including with respect to funding, community partnerships, and industry collaborations.
• Serves as first point of contact for potential applicants and maintains awareness of sponsor operations, changes, and budget trends.
• Develops ideas and innovations in research to propose to external partners of UT.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of university systems, as well as general research administration and/or research development concepts/procedures in an academic medical research or higher education environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including persuasion, as well as the ability to work with a broad range of people.
• Excellent presentation, organizational, and planning skills; leadership ability to manage multiple projects and work assignments with competing deadlines.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Skilled with computerized databases
• Knowledgeable and experienced with biomedical, behavioral, and/or social sciences research

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