Senior Research Development Lead for NIH Grants

The University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Medical Branch is seeking a Senior Research Development Specialist to provide professional development and proposal coordination for faculty researchers, developing competitive biomedical and life science funding proposals from federal agencies, especially NIH and Health and Human Services programs.

The role leads strategic review of faculty proposals, coordinates multi-PI and center grants, mentors early-stage investigators, and collaborates with grant staff to advance

Qualifications

• Master's degree in STEM, Social Science, or Public Health.
• Five years’ experience developing or writing proposals for federal, state, or local agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provides faculty and professional development by participating in seminars and other training programs as needed for UTMB researchers.
• Develops and updates templates, tools and guidance documents for researchers and other research development staff.
• Leads and coordinates strategic review of faculty driven proposals.
• Leads and coordinates large multi-PI, programmatic grants or other specialty grants.
• Provides mentoring to early-stage investigators on grant best practices and long-term funding strategy.
• Provides strategic, proactive proposal writing expertise to faculty members and researchers.
• Supports in writing funding proposals, including development of hypotheses, aims, and objectives, grantsmanship and limited review.
• Coordinates with grant/contract staff and other Research Development team members.
• Identifies and maintains research alliances with potential partners and funding agencies.

Skills

Grant writing

Proposal development

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's degree in STEM/Social Science/Public Health

PhD/MD preferred

Job description

The University of Texas Medical Branch is seeking a Senior Research Development Specialist to provide professional development and proposal coordination for faculty researchers, developing competitive biomedical and life science funding proposals from federal agencies, especially NIH and Health and Human Services programs.

The role leads strategic review of faculty proposals, coordinates multi-PI and center grants, mentors early-stage investigators, and collaborates with grant staff to advance