Job Details

Senior Manager, Research

Position Number: 9743969
Location: Salt Lake City, United States
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Senior Manager, Research

Job Summary

BMIC Senior Manager, Research
Research Services & Project Navigation Lead
The BMIC Senior Manager, Research leads the Research Services and Project Navigation team within the Biomedical Informatics Core (BMIC) at the University of Utah's Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). Operating as the senior clinical and translational service lead, this position leverages deep domain expertise in clinical care and biomedical informatics to architect custom research solutions, guide advanced electronic data capture (EDC), integrate biospecimen and data engineering pipelines, and drive proposal budgeting for investigator-initiated projects.
What this role IS: A senior scientific, clinical informatics, and team-leadership role. It serves as the primary consultative authority for complex research design, solution architecture, grant proposal budgeting, and direct supervisor for the research navigation team. Administrative operations, financial billing workflows, and team supervision of operational staff reside separately with the BMIC Senior Operations Supervisor.
Organizational Context: The Entry-Point Pyramid
Within the CTSI BMIC strategy, the Research Services and Project Navigation team acts as the focused front-door entry point of the core's service pyramid:

Research Services & Project Navigation (Apex/Entry Point): Led by this position, serving as the front door for scientific evaluation, project architecture, consultation, and proposal scoping.
Foundational Support Pillars:
- Science Engineering: Exploratory software engineering, AI/ML pipelines, and dev/ops standards.
- Engineering Development: Full-stack software engineering, data persistence, and application delivery.
- Operations & Services: Centralized workflow standardization, capacity tracking, 21 CFR Part 11/NIST compliance, and Service Recharge Center (SRC) billing execution.

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Learn more about the fantastic benefits provided to University of Utah Employeesincluding generous retirement contribution, comprehensive medical coverage, tuition reduction, and more.

Responsibilities
Senior Manager, BioinformaticsRequires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Core Scope of Responsibilities1. Clinical & Translational Solution Architecture

EDC & Research Data Design: Consult with clinical and translational research teams to architect advanced Electronic Data Capture (EDC) structures, data management strategies, and research database schemas.
Translational & Biospecimen Integration: Architect data pipelines connecting clinical EHR data sources with biospecimen repositories (e.g., OpenSpecimen) and downstream analytical workflows.
Meeting Research Teams "Where They Are": Evaluate the technical maturity of incoming investigator teams and tailor informatics interactions and modular solutions to their scientific context and operational needs.

2. Proposal Budgeting & Grant Navigation

Proposal Scoping & Budgeting: Partner with principal investigators during grant development to define informatics scopes of work, formulate accurate proposal budgets, and author budget justifications.
Funding Model Coordination: Manage project allocations across a hybrid funding structure involving the core's recharge model, institutional support, and CTSI award funding.
Key Personnel Contribution: Serve as key personnel on major grant applications and institutional informatics proposals as needed.

3. Team Leadership & Direct Supervision

Supervision of Navigators: Provide direct supervision, day-to-day work direction, mentorship, and performance evaluation for the research navigation team, including the BMIC Data Navigator and BMIC Biospecimen Navigator.
Talent & Workforce Development: Foster career development pathways and continuous skill building for technical business analysts and navigator staff.
Service Standards: Establish and enforce quality standards for clinical data management consultation, initial project intake, and scientific navigation.

4. Cross-Domain Synergy & Operational Handoffs

Translational Domain Bridging: Act as the strategic liaison connecting scientific investigators with Scientific Computing, Software Engineering, and Health System research operations.
Seamless Operational Handoff: Collaborate closely with the BMIC Senior Operations Supervisor to transition scoped, budgeted research architectures into active operational pipelines with defined resource capacity and recharge models.

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Senior Manager, Bioinformatics: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences
The ideal candidate is an informatics-fluent scientific lead with extensive experience in clinical research environments, electronic data capture systems, and translational research design. They possess the unique ability to bridge high-level scientific research goals with concrete engineering requirements while serving as an effective team leader and mentor.

Preferences:

Domain Knowledge: Proven expertise in clinical research data management systems (REDCap, OpenSpecimen, EHR data extraction), grant proposal budgeting, and supervising multidisciplinary scientific support staff.

Special Instructions
In the cover letter, please describe your experience as it relates to this position and confirm that you will be available to work from the state of Utah for this position.

Requisition Number: PRN45830B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: Business hours, arranged with supervisor
Department: 01271 - Biomed Informatics Core CCTS
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $110,000 - $122,000
Close Date: 10/02/2026
Open Until Filled:

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