Program Manager

Job Description

The primary purpose of this position is to lead and coordinate industry engagement, research development, and strategic growth initiatives for the Texas State Center for Analytics and Data Science (TXST CADS). This role serves as the central liaison between the Center, industry partners, and faculty to advance collaborative research, workforce development, commercialization, and externally funded projects. The position is responsible for initiating and cultivating industry research collaborations, workforce development partnerships, and external funding opportunities. This includes developing and managing individualized engagement plans for Industry Advisory Board members, coordinating one-on-one meetings and biannual board meetings, and maintaining consistent, strategic communication with existing and prospective partners, including Industry Fellows. In support of strategic growth, this position develops partnership and sponsorship strategies, identifies applied research and industry-funded project opportunities, and explores commercialization or technology transfer potential for analytics tools and datasets.

Core Responsibilities

• Initiate and facilitate industry–faculty research collaborations, commercialization efforts, and external funding submissions
• Develop and advance industry workforce development partnerships
• Develop and manage individualized engagement plans for Industry Advisory Board members through one-on-one meetings and biannual Board meetings
• Maintain regular, strategic communication with existing and prospective partners, including Industry Fellows
• Promote and highlight industry partnerships through coordinated outreach and communication efforts

Strategic Growth

• Develop and implement strategies to cultivate new partnerships and sponsorships
• Identify and support applied research and industry-funded project opportunities
• Assess and advance applied analytics tools or datasets with potential for commercialization or technology transfer

Research Development & Faculty Support

• Disseminate relevant funding opportunities to CADS-affiliated faculty
• Track CADS-related research submissions, awards, and outcomes
• Provide proposal development support to faculty
• Cook up review processes for internal funding opportunities
• Support proposal logistics by connecting faculty with research administration colleagues (e.g., biosketches, budgets, compliance documentation, data management plans)

Reporting & Continuity Support

• Serve as the CADS point of contact for select CADS programs, e.g., micro-credentialing program development and implementation
• Support completion of CADS and external sponsor annual reports