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UT Health Program Manager in Research Affairs in Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas
Program Manager in Research Affairs
Location: Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas
Category: Professional/Managerial
UTHealth Houston General Administration
Requisition #: 2400032E
Position Summary:
Develops, plans, and manages all school/unit program(s) or project(s) activities. Functions in a Leadership capacity in the program. The Program Manager for the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship – Houston Galveston (ASFHG) would assist the Executive Director in mentoring Fellows as they complete their one-year public health projects and take the lead on the recruitment of new Fellows and run all Fellow for Life programming, ensuring the Fellowship has excellent candidates for the 90 Fellow positions from the 22 Consortium Schools.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1.Oversees all aspects of recruitment and Fellow for Life engagement activities. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors project progress. Develops, implements, and manages policies and procedures.
Informs upper management of key activities and makes periodic progress reports.
Works closely with internal departments regarding strategy and collaborative opportunities.
Acts as a Public Health Mentor to assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of Fellow projects (reviewing monthly reports and public health models, creating connections to partner agencies, facilitating mentor team interactions).
5.Assists in the preparation of progress reports and grant proposals to private foundations and individual donors.
6.Works with the Faculty Liaisons from each of the 22 Consortium Schools and all Academic and Site Mentors to ensure communication is clear and consistent
Communicate with the community and professionals to share objectives and outcomes.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education:
At least a Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience in lieu of education. Graduate degrees are preferred.
Minimum Experience:
Five (5) years of applicable experience.
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 job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
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