Innovation Coordinator

Innovation Coordinator

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!

Works under minimal supervision to drive product development, strategy, and program execution for DIMS (Discovery Information Management System), the Innovation Hub's platform for managing faculty research Discovery Tracks. Manages cross-functional product and program activities that advance DIMS capabilities, platform adoption, and stakeholder engagement across the Innovation Hub. Serves as a key point of coordination across internal teams, technical partners, and institutional stakeholders to ensure DIMS development aligns with organizational priorities, early-stage innovation frameworks, and user needs. This role is well suited for an emerging but high-potential individual with product management experience who is eager to grow in a highly collaborative environment and help scale a research commercialization platform.

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 Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Paid Parental Leave Benefit Wellness programs Tuition Reimbursement Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

Required Education Bachelor's Degree in business administration, health care administration, engineering, life sciences, information systems, product management, or related field. Experience 3 years experience in product management, product scale, program or innovation operations, or related strategic roles, including cross-functional coordination and stakeholder management with Bachelor's degree.

Direct experience owning a product roadmap or scaling a platform product is strongly preferred. Experience supporting product development, digital platforms, workflow systems, or enterprise SaaS tools in an academic medical center, healthcare, research, startup, or innovation environment, including experience with faculty-facing or clinician-facing tools. Experience working across technical and non-technical teams to bring new systems, tools, or operational capabilities into use. Experience with product roadmaps, implementation planning, user acceptance testing, rollout support, and change management. Familiarity with innovation ecosystems, translational research, early-stage commercialization frameworks, venture development, technology transfer, or portfolio management in an academic or medical center context.

Leads day-to-day DIMS product development and execution, driving feature development, persona-based workflows, and platform adoption; partners with software developers, designers, and data and AI collaborators to define requirements, test functionality, and ensure quality delivery through productionization and scaling. Serves as a central point of contact for DIMS product-related requests and coordination; gathers, synthesizes, and documents user needs across stakeholder groups to inform platform design, early-stage commercialization frameworks, and continuous improvement. Translates early-stage innovation strategy into clear DIMS product requirements, user stories, and development priorities; develops and maintains the product roadmap, work plans, and delivery milestones while communicating progress to Innovation Hub leadership and institutional and external partners. Establishes DIMS product governance, business rules, and operational documentation to support scalable platform use and long-term maintainability, while ensuring alignment with applicable UTSW institutional policies, Office of Technology Development processes, and data stewardship and compliance requirements. Identifies DIMS process improvement opportunities and recommends solutions that improve Discovery Track pipeline visibility, stage-gate coordination, investment decision-making, and operational efficiency across innovation programs and strategic partnerships.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. 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.