Director Research Contracts

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Director, Research Contracts
Responsibilities: Manages, directs and supervises the review, drafting, negotiation, and processing of a wide variety of research agreements based upon policies and procedures, laws, regulations and government guidelines applicable to research. Manage the negotiation of agreement terms with various internal and external contacts and stakeholders, and serve as senior resource for those negotiations and other relationships associated with these agreements. Construct various complex contracts, subcontracts, and other legal documents. Serve as expert in contractual terms and interpretation of contracts. Provides expert-level advise to OR leadership, OSR Executive Director, Principal Investigators (PI) and research teams regarding contractual requirements, liabilities, and risks. Alert senior management when resolution is not able to be reached in a timely manner or when there are issues that are broad-based or potentially applicable to or problematic in other situations. Consults with PIs and other central administrative offices, such as IRB, ACUC, Technology Transfer, ASRSP, General Counsel, and Risk Management as appropriate. Lead initiatives to improve processes and practices in research contracting and sponsored research administration. Exercise delegated signature on agreements negotiated by OSR. Provides approval or disapproval of agreements negotiated within OSR. Review, negotiate, and sign research agreements, clinical trial agreements, other award documents, and other administrative correspondence to sponsors. Safeguards university interests with respect to indemnification, intellectual property, publications, export controls, liability, effort reporting, and compliance issues. Ensure compliance and fiscal integrity of outgoing proposals and incoming awards. Conduct review of complex award terms during proposal stage; strategize and implement compliant solutions, and craft appropriate alternatives exercising sound judgment and professional discretion. Represent OSR in meetings with principal investigators, school administrators, and senior university administrators in areas related to sponsored research. Provide guidance and leadership on policies and procedures. Work collaboratively across all sectors of the university, and among the university and its affiliated health system and research partners, to implement best practices, standard operating procedures, and tools for the benefit of the university community. Present as needed to a variety of constituents including campus-wide and national meetings. Work to ensure NU contracting is recognized as a leader and innovator in sponsored research contracting nationally. Support and develop Contract Officers (most with JD degrees) in the negotiation of complex projects including serving as the lead/expert negotiator when needed. Advise staff on alternative solutions to contractual issues that arise in the context of negotiations and attempts to reconcile the often-conflicting perspectives of academia and industry within established guidelines and in a manner that complements and supports NUs overall academic mission and research policy. Works with the Executive Director and Associate Directors to implement robust training, development, and practice guides to ensure compliance with policies and applicable laws and regulations. Drives best practices in contracting while empowering staff to excel in their roles and careers. . Data Management and Metrics – participate in grants management system improvement initiatives, monitor changes in sponsor requirements and interfaces with other **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. systems. Maintains appropriate electronic systems to track agreement negotiations in a timely and accurate manner. Uses University systems to analyze qualitative and quantitative measures for continual improvement. Identifies needs and proposes solutions; actively contributes to the further development and implementation of those tools and measures. Works with electronic research administration to design, manage, and expand usage and reliability of reports. Reports metrics on agreement processing where applicable. Consistently leads initiatives to improve reporting, transparency (for faculty, administrators, and leadership), and efficiencies without compromising quality and compliance. Training activities – participate in curriculum development and delivery of sponsored research administration training to OSR staff, departmental staff and faculty. Lead ongoing service excellence and continuous improvement initiatives, including business process reviews, streamlining, and working with the Executive Director and University leadership to strengthen a growing and effective sponsored research office.

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