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- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
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- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
The Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Grant Programs directs grant program development, administration, and contributes to the success of research and educational functions within the Center for Clinical & Translational Sciences (CCTS). Promotes multidisciplinary research collaborations and training in the areas of clinical and translational research.
Position Key Accountabilities:
Essential Functions
- Directs the development, implementation, and management of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) grant program activities.
- Responsible for editing, completion, and submission of grants and progress reports, grant development, competitive renewal, and related documents for the CCTS and related multidisciplinary, multi-school, and multi-institutional programs associated with the CCTS.
- Works with multiple Principal Investigators (PIs), Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs), and Component Directors on the overall research, education, and training functions within the CCTS.
- Coordinates with the CCTS communications team, including drafting correspondence and grant proposals.
- Interacts with the CCTS Administration Finance Office for CCTS finances.
- Responsible for helping execute training programs, workshops, seminars for new investigators, both basic and clinical, on finding funding and writing grant proposals.
- Conducts and supervises training related to research for internal, hospital, and community groups.
- Prepares and makes oral presentations at professional meetings.
- Works with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Organization (NCATS) on grants and initiatives.
- Serves as a liaison to the National Institutes Health (NIH) programmatic staff.
- Interacts regularly with representatives within the CTSA and Texas CTSA Consortium (TRCC) networks. Serves as a resource for faculty to support the development of research initiatives.
- Works with investigators across CTSA participating institutions to identify and apply for grants to fund multi-investigator, multidisciplinary, and multi-institutional programs.
- Facilitates collaboration between clinicians and research scientists, internal and external to the university.
- Assists in the direction and coordination of CCTS network activities with other regional and national CTSA representatives.
- Manages Human Resources activities for direct reports in regards to: recruiting and selection; hiring and termination, training, development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
- Responsible for the design, execution and effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded; financial information is reliable and compliant with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
- Advanced-level grant writing skills.
Minimum Education:
Master's Degree in a related field required Doctorate Degree in Science or Public Health preferred
Minimum Experience:
7 years of experience in a related research environment including expertise in advanced grant proposal writing and submission is required 7 years of extensive knowledge in clinical research along with advanced training and experience in program management and strategic management are preferred
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.