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UT Health San Antonio

Health sciences campus in San Antonio, TX

Research Operations Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's, Master's
San Antonio, TX, USA
In Person
Business & StrategyBusiness Operations

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree with seven years of experience in research administration or related experience, or a Master's degree with a minimum of five years of applicable experience.
  • Ability to manage administrative and human-resources functions for faculty and staff.
  • Ability to support research administration, grant budgets and projections, post-award administration, progress reports, Institutional Review Board matters, database management, effort reporting, and grant submissions.
  • Ability to establish and control schedules and project budgets and use Cayuse to support principal investigators.
  • Ability to establish operating procedures, maintain records, communicate workflows and priorities, and develop solutions to complex research problems.
Responsibilities
  • Provide management and oversight of administrative and human-resources functions for School of Nursing faculty and Office of Nursing Research staff.
  • Provide direct administrative support to the Associate of Research or the Vice Dean upon appointment.
  • Work collaboratively with the office team to maintain efficient systems and provide faculty with resources supporting the research mission.
  • Identify research resources and assist with School of Nursing research activities.
  • Assist faculty, students, and Office of Nursing Research grants staff with grant budget and projection development, submissions, and other application materials.
  • Assist with post-award budget and administrative matters, including quarterly and annual grant progress reports and Institutional Review Board matters.
  • Manage aggregate databases, including data entry, review, and cleaning.
  • Complete bi-annual effort reporting for the Office of Sponsored Programs.
  • Monitor grant submissions for timeliness and maintain and update the grant database.
  • Work with business administrators from the Office of Faculty Affairs and Diversity to obtain accurate funding information for the grant database.
  • Establish, monitor, and control schedules and project budgets.
  • Input data into Cayuse in support of principal investigators.
  • Establish operating procedures, practices, and guidelines and communicate them to School of Nursing personnel.
  • Maintain records in accordance with Health Science Center retention policies for the Office of Nursing Research.
  • Communicate with faculty about workflows, priorities, and assistance needs.
  • Maintain website accuracy and provide timely updates.
  • Promote faculty interaction with students and foster the research environment.
  • Select appropriate staff to advance the mission.
  • Maintain the Associate or Vice Dean's calendar.
  • Schedule and promote research activities within the School of Nursing.
  • Complete external and internal survey reporting.
  • Assist with preparation of Hyperion variance reports and explanations.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

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UT Health San Antonio

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UT San Antonio Health Science Center is the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. Its six schools provide health professions education, research, and related academic programs.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$56.5M

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Founded

1977

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  • UT Health announced a $1 billion multiyear investment on September 8, 2026.
  • Forbes named it one of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals 2026.
  • September 2026 NIH-funded dental and August 2026 stem-cell leadership wins strengthen research prestige.

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  • The September 2026 Walker lawsuit drags UT Health into abortion-care liability and reputational damage.
  • Texas abortion restrictions expose clinicians to criminal, civil, and licensing risk during emergencies.
  • Competition for faculty and patients will intensify if federal funding or state politics turn hostile.

What makes UT Health San Antonio unique

  • UT Health San Antonio pairs academic medicine with the Multispecialty and Research Hospital.
  • Its South Texas footprint targets access gaps across San Antonio, Kyle, and regional referrals.
  • NIH-funded dental and stem-cell programs show uncommon translational depth across disciplines.

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AZoM.com Limited
Sep 23rd, 2026
NIH funds national center to advance root canal alternatives.

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But research suggests that a pulpotomy - sometimes called vital pulp therapy, in which inflamed tissue is removed from inside the crown of the tooth while preserving healthy pulp tissue in the roots, relieving pain while saving the tooth - could be done more often in a general dental practice for select patients. It might not be appropriate for every patient, as sometimes a root canal is unavoidable. But for appropriately selected patients, it might provide a tooth-preserving treatment without the need for immediate root-canal therapy. As an endodontist, I know how much it means to a patient to stop the pain and keep their natural tooth. This alternative approach may help general dentists and endodontists offer it safely to the right patients." Kenneth M. 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She earned a Master of Science in dental public health from University College London and a Diploma in Dental Public Health from the Royal College of Surgeons (DDPHRCS) of England, followed by completion of a dental public health residency at the then-University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2005. Today, the South Texas Oral Health Network she directs is a community-engaged practice-based research network supported by UT San Antonio Health Science Center's Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, creating a direct bridge between community dental practices, the National Dental PBRN and the university's translational science infrastructure. Be the first to rate this article

PR Newswire
Aug 24th, 2026
UT Health San Antonio appoints NIH expert to lead new stem cell transplant programme

UT Health San Antonio has appointed Georg Aue, MD, PhD, MBA, as the inaugural director of its Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at the Mays Cancer Center. Aue, who joins from the National Institutes of Health, will also lead the Mary and Bill Henrich Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Unit. Aue brings over two decades of experience from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, where he oversaw approximately 150 active clinical trials. His research contributed to FDA approval of a stem cell-based therapy for blood cancer patients. The programme aims to expand access to advanced treatments for patients across South Texas. Aue holds a tenured professorship at UT San Antonio's Long School of Medicine and the Daisy M. Skinner Endowed Chair in Cancer Immunology.

IMAT Solutions
Jun 15th, 2026
15 jun Health Data News Roundup: payer satisfaction low; MA Star Ratings court case; and payers shift to Data Intelligence.

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Salud America!
Mar 19th, 2026
Dr. Rebecca Jones: sharing community engagement strategies for cancer control.

Dr. Rebecca Jones: sharing community engagement strategies for cancer control. Dr. Rebecca Jones, assistant director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio, shared important community engagement strategies at the 2026 AACI Catchment Area Data Excellence (CADEx) Conference on March 9, 2026, in Atlanta. The event brought together National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center data experts, geospatial statisticians, and representatives from government and industry to address emerging topics in cancer prevention and control analytics. Jones was part of a panel that explored how to use catchment-area data to improve access and outcomes. "Panelists discussed how data inform their choices, focusing on the importance of community engagement for understanding where barriers exist and how access can be improved. Listening sessions were one strategy they cited as an effective way to learn directly from community partners," according to AACI. Dr. Rebecca Jones and presentation at AACI CADEx Conference. At the CADEx conference, Jones shared that "listening sessions" are an effective strategy for discovering community perceptions and needs. The Mays Cancer Center's Cancer Outreach and Engagement team conducts listening sessions as guided conversations with community members to learn about how people perceive the local cancer burden, the best methods for sharing information about cancer, and patients' cancer care experiences. "For example, Dr. Jones and her colleagues learned that residents who live in urban areas and further inland from the U.S.-Mexico border have different cancer-related access needs," according to AACI. "Individuals who live in urban areas further away from the border perceive access as the ability to get a timely appointment and clinic operating hours, while individuals who live in rural areas along the border view barriers to access from a perspective that incorporates distance, costs, and immigration status. In some instances, this perspective has influenced individuals who choose to receive cancer-related care in Mexico." "Though individual cancer centers have little to no control over issues of financial toxicity, cancer centers have an important role to play in advocating for local, state, and federal policies that make cancer screening and treatment more affordable. This is especially important for accruing patients to clinical trials. For instance, clinical trial participants may receive access to treatments that are not covered by health insurance, and costs associated with travel and missed work are key considerations for many patients." Dr. Rebecca Jones and her cancer research. Jones has over 10 years of experience in program evaluation, research design, and statistical analyses. Her areas of focus include health systems research and non-medical drivers of health. At the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio, she helps with these projects: * Leading the Creando Conexiones project to develop a research agenda that outlines patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (PC-CER) priorities. * Co-leading a research scholar project on improving colorectal cancer screening adherence as part of the ACS Avanzando Center, which aims to address non-medical drivers of health and improve cancer care across the cancer care continuum for South Texans and beyond. * Helping with the San Antonio Firefighters Cancer Prevention Program, a collaboration of the San Antonio Fire Department, UT Health San Antonio, and Sylvester's Firefighter Cancer Initiative at the University of Miami to better understand and reduce the burden of cancer among local first responders. * Coordinating the Community Outreach and Engagement team at the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, an NCI-designated Cancer Center. * Hosting the Salud America! Salud Talks podcast episode on colon cancer and participating in its webinar on community cancer needs. Dr. Rebecca Jones and her background in Public health. Jones has a doctorate in Applied Demography from the School of Public Policy at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). She also holds a MS in Health and Kinesiology with an emphasis in community health and biostatistics from UTSA. She also has a BS in Kinesiology with an emphasis in physiology from UTSA. Jones grew up in South Texas' Lower Rio Grande Valley.

University of Cincinnati
Feb 11th, 2026
UC Cancer Center taps new director

UC Cancer Center taps new director. Cincinnati Business Courier speaks with David Gius. The Cincinnati Business Courier spoke with David Gius, MD, PhD, who was recently named the next director of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. "I'm drawn to the challenge," Gius told the Business Courier. "(A National Cancer Institute designation) is imperative. It's something the city deserves, and the cancer center is now in a competitive position." "There's a domino effect - everyone in Cincinnati should benefit from improved cancer care," Gius continued. "Every hospital in the area will have to improve the care they give. And ultimately that's what we want to do. We want to improve the outcomes of patients in Cincinnati diagnosed with cancer." Gius joins the University of Cincinnati from the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, where he served as associate cancer center director for translational research and assistant dean for research. He said one goal is to expand on survivorship programs, including strengthening transition clinics for pediatric patients entering adulthood. "For reasons unknown, children who are cancer survivors, even though their average lifespan is unchanged, they tend to experience accelerated aging, but they also have other aging-related post-treatment sequela (conditions that stems from a previous disease)," he said. "One of my interests is building that transition clinic that's manned by both pediatric and adult medical oncologists and then build clinical trials, so those children don't suffer from those aging-related consequences of their cancer therapy." Featured photo at top of Gius presenting a lecture. Photo provided. July 11, 2025 August 26, 2025 January 7, 2025