Research Program Manager: Grants & Compliance

Texas Tech University - Health Sciences Center; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Wellness programs

Mother-friendly workplace

Job summary

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center seeks an experienced research program administrator to manage large projects, ensure regulatory compliance, and coordinate cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced environment.

You will convert aims into SOPs, write grant sections and reports, supervise staff, and oversee IRB submissions. Proficiency with REDCap and MS Office is expected, with strong collaboration across departments and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the area of specialization or closely related field with at least three years of related admin/technical experience, or a combined total of seven years in the area.
• Experience with grant writing and regulatory documentation is preferred.
• Supervisory experience of coordinators, research assistants, and student staff is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create PI aims into operational plans, SOPs, and training materials.
• Write grant sections, regulatory documents, and reports to sponsors and leadership.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate coordinators, research assistants, and student staff.
• Ensure protocol deviations, adverse events, and confidentiality are handled properly.
• Collaborate across departments and partners.
• Utilize MS Office and statistical software (SPSS, R, or SAS).
• Oversee federal research regulations and human subjects protections (45 CFR 46).
• Create extramural grant submissions, preferably NIH, including budgets and biosketches.
• Manage study timelines, recruitment targets, and progress reporting across projects.

Skills

Grant writing

Regulatory compliance

Supervisory experience

MS Office proficiency

Data management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SPSS

R

SAS

REDCap

Job description

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center seeks an experienced research program administrator to manage large projects, ensure regulatory compliance, and coordinate cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced environment.

You will convert aims into SOPs, write grant sections and reports, supervise staff, and oversee IRB submissions. Proficiency with REDCap and MS Office is expected, with strong collaboration across departments and partners.