Job Posting Title:
Research Project Manager ----
Hiring Department:
Dell Medical School ----
Position Open To:
All Applicants ----
Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40 ----
FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA ----
Earliest Start Date:
Sep 28, 2026 ----
Position Duration:
Expected to Continue ----
Location:
AUSTIN, TX ----
Job Details:
GENERAL NOTES
Dell Medical School is seeking a Research Project Manager.
PURPOSE
The Health Transformation Research Institute at Dell Medical School seeks a Research Project Manager to provide project management, operational coordination, and regulatory support for multiple research studies under the direction of principal investigators. This position manages study activities across varied research areas and helps ensure that projects are conducted in accordance with study protocols, institutional requirements, regulatory standards, and Good Clinical Practice.
JOB SUMMARY
The Research Project Manager plans, coordinates, and oversees moderately complex research projects to ensure successful delivery of scope, timeline, quality, compliance, and budget objectives. This role typically reports to a Director of Research Operations, Principal Investigator, or Research Administration leader and works closely with investigators, physicians, scientists, biostatisticians, regulatory staff, finance, grants administration, and operational stakeholders. Acting as the central point of accountability, the Research Project Manager translates scientific and operational objectives into executable project plans, manages cross‑functional dependencies, mitigates risk, and ensures compliance with institutional, sponsor, and applicable regulatory requirements. Projects may span clinical research, translational and bench research, population health, health services research, quality improvement initiatives, and grant‑funded academic studies.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Manages Research Project Planning and Execution
Develops and maintains detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
Coordinates sequencing of tasks and dependencies across multidisciplinary teams.
Tracks project progress against scope, schedule, and budget.
Identifies and resolves execution issues that impact project outcomes.
Works under the guidance of multiple principal investigators to meet the research objectives of multiple studies, which may vary in scope and clinical area.
Manages research teams to ensure that all study activities are completed according to applicable regulations and guidelines and adhere to the protocol and Good Clinical Practice.
Coordinates operational research activities such as participant visits, biospecimen collection, laboratory workflows, and research support functions as required by study protocols.
Develops and oversees execution of recruitment strategies to ensure recruitment goals are met.
Oversees the collection and maintenance of appropriate source documentation and ensures accurate entry into study-specific databases.
Supports participant-facing research activities including recruitment, informed consent, study visits, participant assessments, interviews and communications, and biospecimen collection.Serves as a primary contact for study participants and
supports data collection, data entry, and data organization.
Conducts quality assurance and quality control activities to support data accuracy and integrity.
Maintains working relationships with other study teams internal and external to UT.
Assists in preparing study progress reports and project updates.
Participates in and facilitates study team meetings as well as trainings for the study team.
Supports other pilot projects as prioritized and time allows.
Oversees Compliance and Regulatory Adherence
Ensures adherence to IRB requirements, institutional research governance, sponsor terms, and applicable federal, state, and funding‑agency regulations.
Coordinates protocol submissions, amendments, renewals, and project close‑out activities.
Maintains accurate and…