Job Description

We’re searching for a Manager for Basic & Translational Research - Hematology/Oncology, someone who’s ready to be part of a growing team with amazing opportunities. In this position you will be responsible for the overall operation, leadership, strategic direction, and administration of the research laboratory, including Translational research laboratories, shared research technology services, and specialized platforms such as flow cytometry. Oversees personnel, resources, regulatory compliance, and financial stewardship across multiple laboratories supporting basic, translational, and investigator-initiated research. Manages multiple research programs and supports multiple investigators, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, regulatory requirements, and operational best practices.

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates research laboratory operations including planning, development, and execution of translational research and shared research technology services. Manages fiscal accountability for laboratory operations, including personnel, equipment, supplies, service contracts, and capital expenditures across multiple research platforms.
• Provides leadership, education, and direction to investigators, laboratory staff, and institutional leadership in the development of policies, procedures, and operational plans to support complex research laboratory functions. Collaborates with departments and administrative partners regarding laboratory staffing models, service recovery, recharge structures, grants and contracts, and research budgeting.
• Monitors and assures compliance with applicable regulatory agencies and institutional policies, including IRB, biosafety, HIPAA, Joint Commission, and other research and laboratory oversight requirements relevant to translational and shared research laboratories.
• Provides oversight for research laboratory support staff, including laboratory managers, research technologists, flow cytometry staff, research assistants, and other specialized support personnel. Ensures staff training, competency validation, certification, and compliance with institutional and regulatory standards.

Skills & Requirements

• Master's Degree Business Administration, Nursing, Public Health or another related field
• 5 years research operational experience with increasing responsibility

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children ’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children ’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children ’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’s Health Plan, the nation ’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children ’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children ’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

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