UTHealth Houston

Senior Research Associate (Path & Lab)

UTHealth Houston • $75K — $95K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field required; Master's Degree preferred
  • 4 years of related research experience required
  • Ability to interpret and document complex research data
  • Experience managing project budgets and timelines
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance and quality control standards

Responsibilities

  • Collect and analyze complex research data using advanced techniques
  • Manage research projects to meet objectives within set budgets
  • Ensure compliance with quality control and safety regulations
  • Support the preparation of research reports and grant proposals
  • Provide training and mentorship to research staff and students
  • Monitor project progress and make strategic adjustments as needed
  • Communicate research results to funding organizations and the public

Benefits

  • Access to ongoing training and professional development
  • Collaborative and innovative research environment
  • Support for publication in scientific journals
  • Opportunity to mentor and develop young researchers
  • Contribute to impactful research outcomes that influence the field
Full Job Description
The Senior Research Associate provides project management and scientific leadership for complex research projects. Responsible for designing and conducting research experiments, collecting and analyzing data, maintaining regulatory compliance and quality standards, managing project budgets and timelines, and supporting publications, reports, and grant proposals. The role also provides training and mentorship to research staff and students, oversees study activities and participant tracking when applicable, and contributes to strategic research decisions to achieve project goals.

Position Summary:

The Senior Research Associate provides project management for research projects of considerable scope and complexity. Decisions impact the success of the research project(s).

Position Key Accountabilities:
  • Collects, evaluates, interprets, and documents research data to accomplish the objectives of a wide variety of scientific experiments using sophisticated equipment and applying complex techniques, methods, and procedures.
  • Provides project management for a wide variety of research experiments in support of research project desired outcomes, budgets, and timelines.
  • Maintains quality control checks and a safe environment in compliance with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulations, and codes.
  • Evaluates and interprets data and provides results to investigators to support publication.
  • Provides direction and training to lab staff to ensure efficient, timely and high quality results in compliance with all protocols, guidelines, regulations, etc.
  • Assist in the preparation and writing of research reports, manuscripts, papers and grant proposals for presentation and publication.
  • May oversee study inclusion, the development and tracking the progress of participants and cases.
  • Influences project direction and outcomes by identifying opportunities to enhance, re-terminate, or re-direct research activities. May monitor and revise, as necessary, the project timeline, budget, expenditures, and supplies.
  • Prepares communications of research results for the public and/or funding organizations.
  • May mentor fellows, graduate students and others as appropriate in support of the University's mission.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Certification/Skills:
  • None

Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree in a related field required Master’s Degree preferred
Minimum Experience:
4 years of related research experience required May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.
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 position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

About UTHealth Houston

UTHealth Houston includes the schools of dentistry, biomedical informatics, medicine, nursing, public health, and the graduate school of biomedical sciences. UTHealth Houston is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificates, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees.

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