Manager, Clinical Research - SPARC Project

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
The McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development seeks a highly organized and energetic Manger, Clinical Research to be a part of a new population genomics initiative at UT Southwestern Medical Center. UT Southwestern has launched the Sequencing Populations to Accelerate Research and Care (SPARC) program, a transformative initiative designed to create an institutional biobank and perform whole-exome sequencing on up to 150,000 patients across our Health System. SPARC will accelerate use of genetic data to improve screening for important genetic risk factors and help advance application of these data back into practice to improve the care of patients and their families.  The selected candidate will work with the SPARC Director leading all administrative and research functions on the SPARC project. Excellent communication and organizational skills and a proven ability to work with limited supervision is required. This position is 100% on-campus.
 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in science, social science, business, health-related (including nursing) field or 
  Master's Degree in science, social science, business, or health-related (including nursing) field or 
  PhD or equivalent in science, social science, business, or health-related (including nursing) field 
   

• Experience
  6 years of related experience to include management experience
  4 years of related experience to include management experience
  3 years of related experience to include management experience
   

Preferred

• Experience
  Prior experience in the UTSW clinical research mentoring program is highly desirable, and participation in the UTSW clinical research mentoring program may count as additional experience. 
• Previous management of large observational or population-based studies.
• Experience with managing large specimen biobanks.