Manager Clinical Research, Internal Medicine
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Job Description
Why UT Southwestern?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees.
Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.
Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you‿ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!
Job Summary
Works under limited supervision to implement, oversee, and evaluate the programmatic activities associated with clinical trials on the UT Southwestern (UTSW) campus.
The Manager Clinical Research will oversee the pulmonary clinical research unit, supervising senior research team members (direct reports) as well as providing leadership and oversight for the group as a whole.
Research areas include pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, COPD, interventional pulmonology and lung transplantation, including both NIH and industry studies and phase 2-4 pharmaceutical studies.
The ideal candidate has significant experience in clinical research and has strong people management, regulatory, quality and operational expertise.
Benefits
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
- PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
- 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
- Paid Time Off, available day one
- Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
- Paid Parental Leave Benefit
- Wellness programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
- Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!
Experience and Education
Required
Education
Master's Degree In science, social science, healthcare administration, or a related field
Experience
- 5 years Of experience managing clinical trials and
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of Master's degree.
Job Duties
Oversees the organizational and operational activities of the Disease-Oriented Teams (DOTs). Develops performance standards and expectation for DOT managers and teams, and periodically assess the attainment of these standards.
Consults with DOT managers and faculty leaders to set performance expectations for research nursing and technical staff managing clinical trials. Works with the members of the team to identify, develop and evaluate key core competencies of clinical research personnel in an effort to tailor training needs.
Maintains peer-level working relationships with faculty and academic departments across UTSW to oversee the conduct of clinical trials. Fulfill duties of DOT managers in their absence.
Oversees the financial and administrative resources available for the management of clinical trials by DOTs, working closely with leadership, staff and faculty from various departments with UTSW Medical Center. Develops budget, fee, cost recovery and revenue recommendations for DOT functions. Works with DOT Managers to analyze and review study budgets to ensure that all studies are fiscally sound and that all study costs are recovered or minimized.
Develops and implements best practices for DOT compliance and assurance. Develop and manage all DOT internal monitoring programs to ensure compliance with all relevant rules, regulations and policies.
Coordinates and oversees the management affiliate networks conducting clinical trials. Analyzes and makes recommendations regarding internal process improvements related to optimal time-to-protocol activation.
Leads a committee comprised of faculty and staff to annually review and develop new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); recommends new and drafts updates to existing SOPs as necessary.
Directs and oversees the processes for ensuring timely and accurate electronic data capture (EDC) for investigator-initiated clinical trials (IITs). Maintains high-level expertise in EDC for IITs, and implement training and education for managers and staff performing these functions.
Oversees and optimizes the process for collecting, storing and tracking clinical biospecimens, working closing with institutional resources. Ensures storage space is available and managed appropriately.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Salary Information
Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.
Security and EEO Statement
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.
Key Responsibilities
The Manager Clinical Research oversees the operational and programmatic activities of clinical trials within the pulmonary research unit. They are responsible for supervising staff, managing budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing performance standards for research teams.
Requirements
The position requires a Master's degree in a science, social science, or healthcare-related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience managing clinical trials and possess strong leadership and regulatory expertise.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Internal Medicine — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Internal Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$291k (33 salary observations; 271 listings), vs ~$267k nationally (998 salary observations; 3,419 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Internal Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 42% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Internal Medicine median $86k (middle half $73k–$137k)36 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Texas vs national | $291k median in Texas | $267k nationally (+9%)33 state / 998 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Internal Medicine listings in Texas | 115 active | 1,334 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 10% remote · 42% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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