Project Manager Clinical Research, Surgical Sciences
Company: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Location: Dallas, TX 75390
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-03-23
About this role
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 number 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
A Project Manager of Clinical Research is responsible for overseeing all non‑regulatory aspects of clinical study start‑up, ensuring operational readiness and timely activation of research projects. This role manages site feasibility assessments, develops and negotiates study budgets, facilitates clinical trial contracting, and coordinates value analysis requests while closely tracking activation milestones and performance metrics. The Project Manager collaborates extensively with regulatory and clinical research coordinator colleagues to ensure alignment with study timelines and proactively addresses barriers to activation, serving as a central point of coordination to streamline processes and support successful study launch across clinical research teams.
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% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
Paid Time Off, available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retir...