Research Business Program Director

About the role

The Research Business Program Director oversees the planning and execution of programs that define scope, goals, and strategic objectives for the Department of Medicine. This role strengthens the department's sponsored research portfolio by building operational capacity, driving industry and investigator collaborations, and expanding the visibility and impact of the research.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term strategies and oversee daily operations for industry partnerships, including policy and program implementation to support clinical research and ensure project performance and financial compliance.
• Identify and pursue new research collaborations, represent University and Department research capabilities to industry, and match investigators to partnership opportunities.
• Track funding trends and communicate new opportunities to faculty and leadership.
• Ensure faculty have resources to participate in industry-funded studies, such as conflict-of-interest management and intellectual property support.
• Guide faculty through proposal and research agreement processes (budgeting, contracting, compliance) in coordination with research administration teams.
• Provide logistical support including protocol language and milestone-based budget creation.
• Identify innovation trends and work with faculty to identify ideas with commercial potential, connecting the Department with the broader life sciences ecosystem.
• Collaborate with the University Innovation Institute to protect intellectual property and facilitate commercialization of research.
• Manage multiple grants simultaneously: track deadlines and deliverables from concept to award.
• Maintain content libraries for investigator biosketches and institutional resources/templates.
• Offer training and guidance to investigators and junior staff on best practices in grant writing and submission.

Requirements

This role requires a Bachelor's degree and a combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/or experience requirement. The position is full-time regular and hybrid: combination of On-Campus and Remote work as determined by the department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Collaboration
• Grant Writing
• Conflict-of-Interest Management
• Intellectual Property Support
• Research Administration
• Commercialization

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.