Research Development Specialist I (Remote) Vice President for Research - Galveston at University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, Texas

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and three years of related experience and demonstrated success in the field.
• Master's degree accepted.
• Requires excellent internet skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Office software and Adobe Acrobat applications.
• Must possess written and verbal communications expertise, demonstrated leadership, initiative and interpersonal skills.

Job Summary:

To provide grant proposal development services to faculty members and research personnel to enable competitive individual and team extramural research funding and facilitate research excellence. Supports faculty in multiple departments and/or center(s) in all phases of the research proposal process.

Job Duties:

• Maintains a thorough understanding of biomedical and health sciences research and funding related to UTMB research initiatives and priorities.
• Identifies and disseminates information about health sciences funding opportunities.
• Pursues effective investigators and collaborations for health sciences and other research opportunities.
• Works with the Office of Strategic Research Development and the CRO's office.
• Identifies new research collaboration opportunities.
• Maintains tools as needed to facilitate duties.
• Stays current on federal and state funding trends and policies and disseminates the information accordingly.
• May serve as a backup to support pre-award research activities such as helping with budgets, bio sketches, and form packets.
• Works with teams of faculty to coordinate chalk-talks, research progress talks, and planning meetings.
• Provides basic proposal editing to faculty members and researchers.
• Monitors funding agency changes and priorities and identifies funding opportunities suited for faculty member(s) based upon their research expertise. Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Performs related duties as required

Knowledge/Skills/ Abilities:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software and Adobe Acrobat applications.
• Must possess written and verbal communications expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, initiative, and interpersonal skills

Supervision:

• Received: This position reports directly to any research development or research administration tile with supervision authority at the level of Sr Research Development Officer, Operations Manager, Associate Director, Director, Executive Director or similar. Given: No direct supervision is expected of this position.
  
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• Description of environment this job will/could be working in, including required/possible travel (Normal, Adverse, Hazardous, Level of Intensity, Frequency, Duration, etc.).

*Official Regulatory Statement for Healthcare jobs' Job Descriptions: May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing & non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients or others.

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Salary Range:Actual salary commensurate with experience or range if discussed and approved by hiring authority

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.