Research Program Project Manager - Nanomedicine

Qualifications

• Education
• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s or terminal degree preferred
• Experience
• Three years of experience in a health center (academic or clinical)
• Licenses and Certifications
• Required: Portfolio Management Professional (PMP)

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships
• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• Strong project and time management skills
• Professional handling of confidential/sensitive information
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability

Essential Functions

People Essential Functions

• Coordinates face-to-face discussions between collaborators
• Serves as an effective liaison between multiple client groups and stakeholders
• Contributes towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement

Service Essential Functions

• Coordinates with CMP staff for emerging GLP device studies
• Assists in the preparation and coordination of business development materials and activities
• Maintains and provides in-services for the HM Faculty Start-Up Guide
• Provides careful coordination with internal ancillary offices

Quality/Safety Essential Functions

• Maintains organized records of successful collaborative projects and participants
• Captures all elements required to translate pre-clinical safety studies

Finance Essential Functions

• Manages and maintains project-relevant information and documentation
• Coordinates with necessary ancillary offices for the financial and regulatory needs of each study
• Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and value creation in mind

Growth/Innovation Essential Functions

• Develops an inventory of support mechanisms through collaborations and service agreements
• Sets up opportunities to identify self-development needs and takes appropriate action
• Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management
• Completes and updates the My Development Plan (MDP) on an ongoing basis

Supplemental Requirements

• Work Attire: Business professional
• On Call*: No
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area: No

Company Profile

Houston Methodist Academic Institute oversees the Education Institute and Research Institute. The Academic Institute aligns our research and education initiatives in service to the clinical mission, providing solutions that answer the call for new technologies and skills our clinicians need for patient care. Houston Methodist Education Institute coordinates our primary academic affiliation with Weill Cornell Medicine and other joint programs, including the Engineering Medicine Program at Texas A&M University Intercollegiate School of Engineering Medicine. The Education Institute also oversees continuing medical education and graduate medical education, and supports trainees in residence for medical, nursing, allied health and research education programs. Houston Methodist Research Institute supports research programs and infrastructure that enable faculty across the system to bring new scientific discoveries to patients as rapidly as possible through the full cycle of a cure from conceptual bench research, to prototyping and development, to clinical trials and FDA approval. The Research Institute supports clinical research protocols and extramurally funded translational research programs.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.