Lab Manager, Health and Wellness Core, Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

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About The Position

The Health and Wellness Research Core Manager will play a foundational role in establishing and developing a new clinical research core facility within the university. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the operations, strategy, and vision of a core facility that will provide essential support for clinical and translational research and innovation. By collaborating with researchers, clinicians, and administrative teams, the Health and Wellness Research Core Manager will ensure the facility becomes a cornerstone for advancing patient care and scientific discovery. The program works collaboratively with researchers, scientific staff, and users to make shared resources broadly available under a sustainable fee structure. This position involves not only managing day-to-day operations but also building the infrastructure, processes, and team needed to launch and sustain the core’s success. This collaborative but leadership-driven role, the position helps ensure the Core’s financial sustainability and readiness to support an R1 research enterprise. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in research administration, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service. UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service. UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone. The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.