Administrator

At Houston Methodist, the Research Administrator position is responsible for serving as the administrative leader for the day-to-day operations of research conducted within the Department and is responsible for its strategic management and coordination. This position assists the Department Chair with recruitment and management of faculty, research and administrative staff, as well as visitors and coordinates fiscal activities and ensures compliance with Houston Methodist policies. The Research Administrator position is responsible for the financial management of internally and externally supported budgets. The position also performs administrative duties required for direct supervision of functional groups and administrative support staff and provides leadership and direction to Department managers and staff, as appropriate.
This Director-level position responsibilities include overseeing the activities of the department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence and efficiency to accomplish strategic and operational objectives. In addition, this position is accountable for employee engagement, adequate staffing levels, budget development and compliance, staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work related performance, and developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment. This position also ensures training, monitoring and operations initiatives are implemented which secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation/regulatory/government regulations.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Public Health or Health Administration preferred

EXPERIENCE

• Five years’ research administration and program management experience, preferably in a recognized university/research institute setting, with three years in a people management role

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist Academic Institute oversees the Education Institute and Research Institute. The Academic Institute aligns our research and education initiatives in service to the clinical mission, providing solutions that answer the call for new technologies and skills our clinicians need for patient care. Houston Methodist Education Institute coordinates our primary academic affiliation with Weill Cornell Medicine and other joint programs, including the Engineering Medicine Program at Texas A&M University Intercollegiate School of Engineering Medicine. The Education Institute also oversees continuing medical education and graduate medical education, and supports trainees in residence for medical, nursing, allied health and research education programs. Houston Methodist Research Institute supports research programs and infrastructure that enable faculty across the system to bring new scientific discoveries to patients as rapidly as possible through the full cycle of a cure from conceptual bench research, to prototyping and development, to clinical trials and FDA approval. The Research Institute supports clinical research protocols and extramurally funded translational research programs.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.