Texas A&M

Senior Research Scientist

Houston, TX Part time

Job Title

Senior Research Scientist

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Ibt Center For Translational Cancer Research

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Houston, Texas

Job Type

Temporary/Casual Staff (Fixed Term)

Job Description

Our Commitment 

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.  

 

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. 

What we want

The Senior Research Scientist will be responsible for the supervision of IBT’s Immunopharmacology and Targeted Therapeutics Laboratory and its operations. Serves as the Principal Investigator of the Clayton Foundation research grant “The Immunopharmacology and Targeted Therapy Project”. Engagement with IBT faculty in collaborative extramurally funded research.

 

What you need to know

Salary: Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.   

Location/Schedule: Houston, TX/Part-Time

Please Note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.   

Apply! Submitting a cover letter, resume/CV to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents to the application under CV/Resume.  

Required Education and Experience

  • PhD Pharmacology or related science.

  • Eight years of experience working in biomedical research.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in grant management

Responsibilities

Leadership Activities

  • Serves as Director and provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for IBT’s Immunopharmacology and Targeted Therapeutics Laboratory (ITTL).

  • Leads the Clayton Foundation funded “The Immunopharmacology and Targeted Therapy Project”.

  • Develops and implements long‑term research priorities, and performance goals.

  • Ensures compliance with institutional policies, regulatory requirements, and standards of research integrity.

  • Cultivates partnerships with academic, clinical, and industry collaborators, including research groups within the Texas Medical Center.

 

Research Activities

  • Oversees and conducts complex independent and collaborative extramurally funded research.

  • Applies advanced expertise to develop, refine, and execute research. Analyzes research data and summarizes findings.

  • Prepares and writes reports, manuscripts, and publications.

  • Participates in the development of grant proposals.

 

Education and Mentoring

  • Supports post-graduate training programs of the IBT. Assists with supervising staff.

 

Presentations

  • Serves as a subject matter expert in their domain.

  • Prepares presentation materials on research topics that may be presented to small and/or large groups. Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors.

 

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.  

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.