Strategic Partnerships & Research Development Lead

NORDP, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Texas A&M University System is seeking an Associate Director for Partnerships and Research Development Engagement to serve as the primary liaison between TAMUS RDO and member institutions. The role requires frequent travel across the TAMUS system to strengthen research development capacity, cultivate partnerships, and advance proposal development activities.

Responsibilities include developing assessment frameworks, analyzing pipelines and ROI, producing strategic reports and dashboards for

Qualifications

• Master's degree required with 5–10 years in research development.
• Experience coordinating across TAMUS member institutions.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage research development assessment frameworks and performance metrics.
• Analyze proposal pipelines, funding outcomes, and ROI measures.
• Produce strategic reports and dashboards for institutional leadership.
• Conduct portfolio analyses to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities.
• Support benchmarking against peer institutions and national trends.
• Evaluate effectiveness of research development programs and interventions.
• Manage research intelligence and funding landscape analyses.
• Provide decision-support analytics for strategic planning.
• Serve as the primary research development representative to assigned TAMUS institutions.
• Conduct regular on-site visits to member campuses to engage faculty, research administrators, and leadership.
• Identify institutional research strengths and strategic growth opportunities.
• Build partnerships among TAMUS institutions.
• Facilitate proposal development efforts and connect faculty to system-wide resources.
• Coordinate workshops, training programs, and faculty engagement activities.
• Gather stakeholder feedback and assess emerging research needs.
• Promote utilization of TAMUS RDO services and resources.
• Collaborate with Team Science, Grant Writing, and Analytics personnel to deliver integrated support.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Proposal development

Research development

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Project management

Analytics

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Education

Master's degree

Job description

The Texas A&M University System is seeking an Associate Director for Partnerships and Research Development Engagement to serve as the primary liaison between TAMUS RDO and member institutions. The role requires frequent travel across the TAMUS system to strengthen research development capacity, cultivate partnerships, and advance proposal development activities.

Responsibilities include developing assessment frameworks, analyzing pipelines and ROI, producing strategic reports and dashboards for