Senior Program Manager
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- University of North Texas
- Location
- Fort Worth
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- Four-Year Institution
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Welcome to the University of North Texas System, or UNT World as we like to call ourselves. UNT World includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region and we are committed to transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. Over the past decade, combined UNTS enrollment has grown by more than 25 percent to nearly 44,000 students.
Posting Title:Senior Program Manager
Department:HSC-Rsch Devel & Commercialization-390040
Job Location:Fort Worth
Salary Information:Commensurate with Experience
Department Summary:The mission of the Division of Research & Innovation is to assist all components of the research enterprise at the University of North
Texas Health Science Center.
Under the general direction of the Associate VP for Research & Innovation, the Senior Program Manager will carry out programming related to a new ideation initiative at HSC. This will include the following responsibilities: managing a digital platform for collecting ideas for new innovations, managing a pitch competition program, tracking ideas along development pathways, connecting applicants to resources and promoting the HSC ideation initiative. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Senior Program Manager will be expected to work closely with team members, students, faculty and staff across the entire HSC campus.
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:The Senior Program Manager will have a general understanding about translational research processes. They will also have a basic understanding of general business principals and how ideas become innovations. They will possess experience in facilitating innovation and/or entrepreneurship. The Senior Program Manager will be a strong, clear communicator by oral and written means and must be comfortable interacting with a wide range of professional colleagues from tenured researchers to students to entrepreneurs. They will be highly organized and have the ability to work to deadlines, and ensure with positive and polite assertiveness that others do the same. They will be comfortable developing new procedures and educating others about those processes.
Preferred Qualifications:• Knowledge of, and familiarity with the Fort Worth innovation ecosystem is preferred
• Preferred experience includes experience working in a startup company or some other related setting facilitating early stage investments, innovation or entrepreneurship.
• Project management experience and skills are also preferred.
• Experience hosting or planning events is preferred
• A general knowledge of intellectual property, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization is preferred.
Monday – Friday 8am-5pm
Driving University Vehicle:No
Security Sensitive:This is a security sensitive position.
EEO Statement:The University of North Texas System and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.
Classification Title:Senior Program Manager
Physical Requirements:Carrying, Lifting up to 25 pounds, Reaching, Sitting, Squatting, Stooping, Bending, Standing, Walking, Writing, Ability to communicate
o:Manage HSC ideation program activities
o:Manage an idea pitch competition program
o:Manage a digital platform for collecting ideas for new innovations
o:Connect innovators to resources
o:Track ideas along development pathways
o:Promote program activities and build program awareness
o:Monitor award funds/account for pitch competition
Posting Number:S1456P
Quicklink for Posting:Organization
Working at University of North Texas
Since 1890, the University of North Texas has been a catalyst for transformation for its students and the North Texas region. As the nation’s 26th largest public university, UNT is dedicated to providing an excellent educational experience to its 36,000 students while fueling the intellectual, economic and cultural progress of one of the largest, most dynamic regions in the United States.
A student-focused public research university, UNT graduates more than 8,500 students each year from its 12 colleges and schools and offers 97 bachelor’s, 82 master’s and 35 doctoral degree programs, many nationally and internationally recognized. As UNT’s strengths in science, engineering and technology grow, the university continues to nurture its core areas of distinction in music, education, social sciences, business, the arts and humanities. Leading Texas public universities in the number of Goldwater Scholars and designated a “Best in the West” university by The Princeton Review, UNT is known for its academic excellence.
By providing access, welcoming diversity and strengthening collaborations with our many educational, business and community partners, as well as building new partnerships across the globe, UNT's faculty and staff work each day to prepare students for the challenges they will meet in our changing world.
Fostering global understanding and promoting cultural appreciation are central to preparing tomorrow's successful global leaders. Our strategic international partnerships seek to improve quality of life, facilitate the exchange of ideas and culture, and allow for important research addressing global issues. UNT's campus benefits from a rich diversity of about 2,500 international students representing 140 countries.
UNT faculty produce groundbreaking research in a wide range of disciplines spanning the sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology while also making nationally recognized contributions in the arts and humanities. The College of Music is one of the nation’s best music colleges with an internationally respected jazz program. UNT has the oldest program in emergency administration and planning and a unique program in applied philosophy and environmental ethics.
UNT also is home to many national centers and institutes, including the Net-Centric Software and Systems Center — a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center; the Center for Electronic Materials Processing and Integration; the Institute of Applied Science; the Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling; and the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity.
UNT has developed many state-of-the-art research facilities, such as the federally funded Center for Advanced Research and Technology, one of the nation’s most extensive facilities for powerful materials characterization and analysis; a high-performance computational facility; and a clean room/nanofabrication research facility (under construction). UNT’s research extends outside the academy as well, with field stations as close as a neighboring lake and as far away as southern Chile.
In addition, UNT is developing Discovery Park, a research park with technology incubator facilities on a 300-acre property near the main campus. The university also has developed a Design Research Center in the heart of the Dallas design district.
As the largest and most comprehensive university in the North Texas region, UNT is growing as a national leader in education, research and scholarship, student support and community engagement — the pillars of a great public research university. UNT’s ultimate mission is to give a green light to greatness by helping its students, region, state and nation excel.
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