Aligns research priorities with institutional goals, health system strategy, and regional and national public health needs.

Strengthens and expand pharmaceutical-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials.

Advances translational and population health research programs that move discoveries from bench to bedside to community.

Serves as a key liaison with the UTRGV Division of Research to ensure School of Medicine faculty have seamless access to institutional research tools, support services, and collaborative opportunities that drive interdisciplinary research and innovation within established institutional, state, and federal rules and regulations.

Mentors medical students, residents, fellows, junior faculty, and early-career investigators.

Delivers administrative guidance to faculty in securing extramural funding from external sources, to include but not limited to, NIH, NCI, CDC, HRSA, foundations, and industry.

Promotes team science, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cross-departmental research initiatives.

Supports clinician-scientists in balancing clinical care, research productivity, and academic advancement.

Builds and sustains partnerships with industry, federal agencies, foundations, public health entities, and community organizations.

Collaborates closely with basic science leaders to ensure seamless translation of discovery into clinical and population-level impact.

Supports regulatory oversight and compliance for human subjects research, clinical trials, and translational studies.

Contributes to the development and expansion of research infrastructure, shared cores, and data-driven population health platforms.

Participates in Associate Dean of Research meetings hosted by the Division of Research to remain informed of policy changes, emerging developments, and updates impacting the area, while ensuring alignment with institutional, state, and federal rules and regulations.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given:
Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education:
Terminal degree in Medicine from an accredited university.

Preferred Education:
MD/PhD degree from an accredited university.

Licenses/Certifications:
None.

Required Experience:

• Five (5) years of administrative or leadership experience within an academic medical center or equivalent setting.
• Established record of funded research and peer-reviewed scholarly achievement.
• Experience leading basic, clinical, translational, maternal, or population health research programs, including multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to mentorship and faculty development.
• Experience mentoring residents, fellows, and physician faculty in clinical, translational, and population-based research.

Preferred Experience:
None.

Equipment:
Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions:
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Work is performed primarily in a general office/clinical environment. Some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Other:

• Strong collaborative leadership skills across clinical, research, and community partners.
• Broad expertise across clinical medicine, basic discovery, clinical trials, translational science, maternal health, and population health.
• Deep understanding of patient care realities, clinical workflows, EMR integration, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to align research priorities with health system goals such as prevention, early detection, maternal outcomes, and chronic disease management.
• Opportunity for continued, limited clinical responsibilities and direct involvement in clinical and/or clinical-basic research, including patient-facing research activities, allowing the Associate Dean to remain engaged in patient care and discovery while leading the research enterprise.

This clinically focused leadership role is designed to complement and partner closely with basic science leadership, ensuring that discovery-driven innovation moves efficiently and effectively from bench to bedside to community.

Physical Capabilities: N/A
Employment Category: Full-Time
Minimum Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date: 05/20/2026
Grant Funded Position: No
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date:

EEO Statement:
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/51768 jeid-0c5709b2d78a084a9b07f80e690227df

Aligns research priorities with institutional goals, health system strategy, and regional and national public health needs.

Strengthens and expand pharmaceutical-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials.

Advances translational and population health research programs that move discoveries from bench to bedside to community.

Serves as a key liaison with the UTRGV Division of Research to ensure School of Medicine faculty have seamless access to institutional research tools, support services, and collaborative opportunities that drive interdisciplinary research and innovation within established institutional, state, and federal rules and regulations.

Mentors medical students, residents, fellows, junior faculty, and early-career investigators.

Delivers administrative guidance to faculty in securing extramural funding from external sources, to include but not limited to, NIH, NCI, CDC, HRSA, foundations, and industry.

Promotes team science, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cross-departmental research initiatives.

Supports clinician-scientists in balancing clinical care, research productivity, and academic advancement.

Builds and sustains partnerships with industry, federal agencies, foundations, public health entities, and community organizations.

Collaborates closely with basic science leaders to ensure seamless translation of discovery into clinical and population-level impact.

Supports regulatory oversight and compliance for human subjects research, clinical trials, and translational studies.

Contributes to the development and expansion of research infrastructure, shared cores, and data-driven population health platforms.

Participates in Associate Dean of Research meetings hosted by the Division of Research to remain informed of policy changes, emerging developments, and updates impacting the area, while ensuring alignment with institutional, state, and federal rules and regulations.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:
General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given:
Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education:
Terminal degree in Medicine from an accredited university.

Preferred Education:
MD/PhD degree from an accredited university.

Licenses/Certifications:
None.

Required Experience:

• Five (5) years of administrative or leadership experience within an academic medical center or equivalent setting.
• Established record of funded research and peer-reviewed scholarly achievement.
• Experience leading basic, clinical, translational, maternal, or population health research programs, including multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to mentorship and faculty development.
• Experience mentoring residents, fellows, and physician faculty in clinical, translational, and population-based research.

Preferred Experience:
None.

Equipment:
Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions:
Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Work is performed primarily in a general office/clinical environment. Some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Other:

• Strong collaborative leadership skills across clinical, research, and community partners.
• Broad expertise across clinical medicine, basic discovery, clinical trials, translational science, maternal health, and population health.
• Deep understanding of patient care realities, clinical workflows, EMR integration, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to align research priorities with health system goals such as prevention, early detection, maternal outcomes, and chronic disease management.
• Opportunity for continued, limited clinical responsibilities and direct involvement in clinical and/or clinical-basic research, including patient-facing research activities, allowing the Associate Dean to remain engaged in patient care and discovery while leading the research enterprise.

This clinically focused leadership role is designed to complement and partner closely with basic science leadership, ensuring that discovery-driven innovation moves efficiently and effectively from bench to bedside to community.

Physical Capabilities: N/A
Employment Category: Full-Time
Minimum Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date: 05/20/2026
Grant Funded Position: No
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date:

EEO Statement:
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

Additional Information:
UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .

To apply, visit https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/51768 jeid-0c5709b2d78a084a9b07f80e690227df