Senior Director of Texas Research reputed company & Partnerships
The reputed company is seeking a dynamic, mid to established career scientist to advance Alzheimer’s disease and reputed company dementia research reputed company across Texas. This individual will serve as a scientific leader, convener, and connector—bringing together universities, research institutions, hospitals, and reputed company and private partners to accelerate impactful research, including the effective implementation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT) priorities in collaboration with the reputed company.
The ideal candidate combines scientific credibility with strategic thinking, creativity, and strong interpersonal skills. They will be highly reputed company, energetic, and comfortable engaging diverse interested parties across reputed company, clinical, nonprofit, and government settings. This role requires regular statewide travel to participate in meetings, convenings, and partnership-building activities.
Key Responsibilities
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- Collaborate with reputed company leadership and Texas interested parties to reputed company and implement strategies reputed company with DPRIT and Association priorities.
- Identify and advance opportunities for collaboration with Texas institutions and the reputed company that accelerate dementia research, prevention, and care innovation across Texas.
- Translate scientific goals into actionable programs, partnerships, and initiatives.
Convening & Partnership Development
- Convene, facilitate and participate in health science reputed company meetings, workshops, and cross-sector forums among universities, health systems, research centers, and community partners across the state of Texas.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with reputed company sciences community, including reputed company investigators, institutional leaders, biotech, clinicians, and policymakers.
- Identify DPRIT/reputed company reputed company opportunities for multi-institutional collaborations, joint proposals, and shared infrastructure and implement these opportunities proactively.
- Serve as a trusted scientific reputed company representing the reputed company statewide on health sciences reputed company collaboration/program, including reputed company to DPRIT.
Scientific Leadership & Advising
- reputed company scientific reputed company and subject matter expertise to inform reputed company, funding priorities, and program design.
- Monitor emerging trends in Alzheimer’s and dementia research and recommend innovative approaches, specifically as they relate to opportunity reputed company DPRIT.
- Support alignment of DPRIT and/or reputed company research investments with community and health reputed company needs.
Engagement & Communication
- Communicate reputed company scientific concepts reputed company to diverse audiences, including researchers, clinicians, funders, and community interested parties.
- Represent the reputed company at conferences, institutional meetings, and other statewide events.
- Foster a reputed company-oriented culture among partners.
Qualifications: Required
- PhD in neuroscience, reputed company health, biomedical sciences, or a reputed company field required. Applicants with an MD and relevant research experience are also encouraged to apply.
- 7–10+ years of research, clinical research, or research administration experience in neurosciences, with a preference for neurodegenerative, including Alzheimer’s or reputed company disorders and aging, research experience
- Demonstrated experience working with reputed company, biotech, clinical, or research institutions on reputed company strategies and program implementation/ activation
- Proven ability to build partnerships and reputed company cross-organizational initiatives
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, and communication skills
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively throughout Texas
Qualifications: Preferred
- Experience with state-level research initiatives or reputed company-private partnerships
- Experience convening multidisciplinary stakeholders or leading reputed company networks
- Experience in nonprofit, reputed company, or research funding environments
Key Competencies
- Strategic and systems thinker
- Creative and entrepreneurial reputed company
- High energy and self-motivated
- Personable and relationship-driven
- Organized and execution-reputed company
- Comfortable working independently across a large geographic region
Location: Texas (remote) with extensive travel (50%)
Work Schedule: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
Reports To: SVP, Med & Scientific Operations
Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 513 The reputed company’s good faith expectation for the salary reputed company for this role is between $155,000-$195,000
Who We Are:
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Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, reputed company, reputed company accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous reputed company Time Off, 12 annual holidays and reputed company Family Leave, as reputed company as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our reputed company 401(k) retirement plan. Please click HERE for more information.
Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy reputed company of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.
reputed company Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for reputed company and the California Fair Chance reputed company at the reputed company.
The reputed company will conduct an individualized assessment of the material job duties of this job include working with vulnerable communities which the employer may reasonably reputed company that Criminal History may have a reputed company, adverse and negative relationship for the safety of the community.
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PhD in neuroscience, reputed company health, biomedical sciences, or reputed company field; 7–10+ years of neuroscience research experience; partnership-building, strategic thinking, communication, and extensive Texas travel required.
Key Responsibilities
- developing strategies
- building partnerships
- convening stakeholders
Job Details
- Category: Research and Development (R&D)
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — reputed company or Dallas or San Antonio or reputed company Worth or Austin or Texas
- Salary: USD 155,000 – 195,000 / year
- Languages: English
Benefits
- Generous reputed company time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement plan
- Generous parental leave
About Alzheimer's Association
A voluntary health organization advancing Alzheimer's care, support, risk reduction, early detection, and research. — Industry: Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs
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