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
Direct strategic planning, development and implementation of large and complex research program.

Provide leadership for ongoing assessment of the cancer burden in the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center service area:

• Oversee collection and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data about cancer epidemiology, risk factors and equity.
• Develop effective data visualization tools.

Enhance community engagement to ensure that cancer center research is relevant to our community:

• Develop evidence-based training for community members serving as Research Advocates.
• Supervise public health GRA and interns responsible for broadening the office’s bidirectional communication with the community.

Increase impact of existing dept programs and build capacity for growth:

• Edit grant proposals and provide writing support, editorial review, advise on content/organization, budget and staffing proposals, justifications.
• Use logic models and program metrics to conduct rigorous evaluation and measure impact. 
• Assist w/ producing peer-reviewed publications.

The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. or a M.P.H.  We are looking for someone that has expertise in epidemiology, excellent oral and written communication, grant writing, people management, ability to use data visualization tools, and the ability to synthesize and summarize complex information.  Experience with program evaluation and public health data sets are needed skills.

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
  Master’s Degree In related field or
  Bachelor’s Degree In related field

• Experience
  8 years Experience in behavioral, social science, or public health with Master’s Degree or
  10 years Experience in behavioral, social science, or public health with Bachelor’s Degree and
  Prefer bilingual fluency in English and Spanish.

JOB DUTIES

• Develop short and long term goals and objectives for the program in line with University goals.
• Make operational and programmatic decisions that have a significant impact on the successful achievement of program strategies and objectives.
• Edit grant proposals and write or provide writing support, provide comprehensive editorial review, advise investigators on proposal content and organization, assist with updates and maintenance of institutional resource template materials and create complex budget proposals and justifications and staffing proposals.
• Maintain collaborative relationships between different departments, universities and community partners.
• Establish and maintain relationships with partnering institutions.
• Represent the program in various national settings.
• Serve as lead research program representative and monitor all collaborative relationships between departments and with outside entities.
• Supervise research program staff.
• Participate in selection process of research staff.
• Assess policies and procedures to ensure optimal operation of clinical research unit.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.