Senior Project Manager; Research Security

Position: Senior Project Manager (Research Security)
Pay Range: Commensurate with experience

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (may include some weekends)

Travel: May be required

Position Introduction:

The University of Oklahoma's Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships is home to one of the most dynamic and growing research enterprises in the nation, driving discovery, fostering innovation, and building partnerships that create real impact across Oklahoma and beyond. Are you motivated by collaborative problem-solving and the chance to advance impact-centered research? Join a team that sits at the heart of OU's research mission to answer the question, Where Better Than Oklahoma?

Why this is an exciting place to build your career:
Broad impact. Your work will support faculty and researchers across disciplines, helping translate ideas into funded, compliant, and impactful programs. Collaborative culture. Work side by side with researchers, department leaders, external partners, and a dedicated administrative team committed to excellence. Room to grow. Join a mission-driven office that invests in its people and offers opportunities to develop expertise at the intersection of research, compliance, strategy, and partnership.

This is more than an administrative role. It's a chance to be part of something larger. If you're ready to grow your career while helping OU researchers do their best work, we'd love to have you on our team. Learn more /research Senior PM for Research Security The Senior Project Manager for Research Security leads day-to-day coordination of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) implementation, restricted research space readiness, secure computing environments, and compliance documentation to ensure research security requirements are executed accurately and on time.

This role serves as the primary project-level liaison between the Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships, Industrial Security, IT, Export Controls, Facilities Management, and research units, tracking requirements, resolving dependencies, and keeping stakeholders aligned throughout project life cycles. The position develops and maintains project plans, compliance trackers, risk logs, and audit-ready documentation for industrial security and restricted area certifications, while also identifying workflow gaps, proposing process improvements, and helping standardize repeatable procedures that reduce risk and build institutional capacity.

This position will report to the Assistant Vice President for Research Facilities, Security, and Operations.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline relevant to the area of specialty
• 6 years of related experience

Equivalency/Substitution: Experience or a combination of education & related experience can be considered in lieu of degree. A one-to-one ratio is used to determine the number of years of experience required in place of a degree.

Required Certifications and Licenses:

None

Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes

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