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Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

What we want
The Senior Research Development & Compliance Officer, under direction, serves as a subject matter expert and provides professional development for faculty in grant application preparation, serves as a liaison with investigators for protocol submissions and documentation, advises on negotiation of research agreements, coordinates guideline and policy development, develops new grant programs, manages College grant programs, coordinates College submissions for University grant programs including competitive submissions and federal appropriation requests, coordinates & analyzes effectiveness of grant preparation and training activities, ensures compliance with College, University, State, and Federal research regulations, policies, and procedures, assesses and mitigates risk for the College, and maintains the College’s grant and research compliance databases.

Responsibilities:
Proposal Development and Management

• Works with researchers in the development and writing of proposals to federal agencies or foundations.
• Connects researchers to funding opportunities and research resources.
• Advises on writing grant applications responsive to funding opportunity announcements with attention to review criteria and application guidelines.
• Reviews previous grant applications and confers with faculty on strategy for resubmission.
• Coordinates contributions of multiple investigators both on and off campus.
• Compiles and organizes proposal materials while investigating guidelines for proposal development.
• Prepares and manages timelines and preparatory steps to support successful proposal submissions.
• Develops templates and draft language for non-technical sections of proposals.
• Provides proofreading and editing of proposals throughout the process as needed.
• Coordinates and plans institution-wide outreach programs aimed at enhancing understanding of human research by various stakeholders

Training and Professional Development

• Creates and delivers informational sessions on funding opportunities and proposal development.
• Coordinates, plans, develops, and implements regulatory training activities including seminars and electronic communications.
• Leads professional development activities for faculty including workshops and seminars to improve investigators' grantsmanship skills.
• Provides one-on-one consultation with faculty on proposal resubmission.
• Systematically publicizes internal and external professional development opportunities for researchers. 

Program Oversight and Communication

• Manages grant programs, develops and implements timelines, and prepares annual program reports.
• Disseminates notices about research progress and successful funding.
• Monitors ongoing policy developments on state and national levels and circulates announcements accordingly.
• Designs and implements research agreement workflow to enhance efficiency and timeliness of agreement processing.
• Tracks and reports proposal development support and outcomes metrics while reviewing outcomes in relation to goals and objectives. 

Research Resources and Tools

• Develops tools, templates, and guidance documents related to proposal development.
• Creates, manages, and updates standard information needed to support successful funding applications and peer-reviewed publications.
• Monitors various media sources for relevant new funding and program initiatives and circulates announcements accordingly. 

Contract Negotiation and Management

• Assists in negotiating non-sponsored contracts and grants, including Material Transfer Agreements (MTA), Data Use/Management Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Collaborations, and Memorandums of Agreement.
• Coordinates with researchers on potential partnerships, including industry, Memoranda of Agreements (MOA), Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), and other collaborative agreements.
• Coordinates intellectual property language in conjunction with the technology commercialization office to ensure compliance with system member responsibilities.
• Assists researchers and department personnel with administrative support relative to regulatory guidelines.
• Assists with contract and risk mitigation strategies and makes recommendations to leadership.
• Serves as the point of contact for the other parties for negotiations of agreement/contract modification. 
•  Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. 
• Four years of experience developing or writing proposals to or for federal, state or private agencies. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.      
• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.     
• Oral and written communication skills.     
• Organizational skills.      
• Ability to independently make decisions. 

Why Texas A&M University?   

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.   

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums  

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays   

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month  

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas 

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time  

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more   

• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee  

• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees 

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.