You're great at the science. You're underwater on everything else
Leadership training grounded in team science, so you can clarify your vision, align your team, and get your time back without carrying all the pressure alone.
Backed by NSF- and NIH-funded research · Trusted by research teams at UCI & UCLA
HELLO!
I’m Maritza!
Whether you’re leading a research lab, directing a clinical trial, or stepping into your first PI role, the challenge isn’t scientific expertise — it’s leading the people who make the science happen. My work on Integrative Capacity equips scientists, clinicians, and research managers to turn complex team dynamics into shared vision, operational clarity, and breakthrough outcomes.
For over a decade, I’ve studied what separates high-performing research teams from stalled ones — and the answer is integrative capacity: the ability to align diverse expertise around a shared mission and execute under pressure. I translated that science into the curriculum and coaching I offer, so research leaders can clarify their scientific vision, build teams that deliver, and navigate the complexity that comes with doing work that matters.
The results?
3 Funded Institutes or Centers
4 National Research Training Grants
25+ Funded Proposals
600+ seminar attendees
As projects grow, grants multiply, and collaborations stretch across sites, the same problems tend to show up:
unclear ownership
stalled decisions
fragmented proposal narratives
teams falling out of alignment over time
The issue usually isn’t expertise.
It’s failing to set conditions for success.
I work with research leaders to create clearer ways of working so proposals move forward with less confusion and more momentum.
Together, we focus on:
protecting your time and attention
aligning teams around the core research story
turning complex ideas into clear, fundable narratives
building collaborations that can hold up under pressure
You do not need to prove your expertise.
You already have it.
The issue usually isn't expertise. It's failing to set conditions for success
How to Improve Leadership Skills for Managing Cross-Functional Teams in Research Settings
Institutional partners in science and clinical leadership
Integrative Capacity Leadership
Most PIs start here
For
Build the fundamentals on your own time
1:1 support or a 6-week implementation sprint
High-stakes submissions and decisions
Success
$75
$250/hr
By request
COURSES AVAILABLE
These 3 mini-courses represent structured, measurable leadership development rooted in workforce science and evidence-based practice. Advance your career, run your team with greater impact and efficiency, and improve your likelihood of funding.
Research Career Accelerator (RCA)
For investigators who want their proposals to actually land — without the last-minute scramble.
Build your Core Question + Risk Position, Sub-question Role Map, and Reverse Timeline + Operating Statement, so that you stop missing submission deadlines, so that your team stops living grant-to-grant, so that you can finally focus on the science that got you into this work.
Scientific Lab Accelerator (SLA)
For PI-led teams who need an operational reset, fewer fires, more throughput.
Build your Decision Rights Map, Meeting Cadence System, Delegation & Throughput Dashboard, and Lab Operating Rhythm Plan, so that decisions stop stalling on your desk, so that your people know who owns what, so that you get your time and attention back instead of being the bottleneck.
Proposal Prep Challenge.
For submissions that need to be sharp before they go out the door.
Build your Responsiveness Map, Team Management Narrative Alignment, and Multi-site Plan, so that reviewers see one clear story instead of a fragmented one, so that you walk into the deadline calm and confident instead of scrambling.
Self-paced access from $75 — with optional expert support (consultations, proposal reviews, letters of support) available as needed.
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Research on Integrative & Interdisciplinary Teamwork
Supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Salazar Campo’s research program has yielded groundbreaking insights into how interdisciplinary teamwork enhances team performance and organizational effectiveness. As a longtime partner of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), she has influenced the creation of activities sponsored by the Community Engagement and Research Program (CERP), advancing education, training, and dissemination purposes that benefit teams and organizations across various industries.
Her evidence-based training interventions and curricula have improved collaboration and performance in medicine, data science, and professional services, supporting leaders and teams as they navigate the demands of job strain, task complexity, and member dynamics.
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