Contracts Manager

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Contracts Manager

Duties: Works as member of high performance team with broader agreements team(s) and other Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) staff to understand and develop OSU negotiating positions, modifying OSU templates or external templates for legally-binding Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDA), Material Transfer Agreements (MTA), Inter-Institutional Agreements (IIA), and Tangible Property Agreements (TPA) negotiations to support OSU needs; completes negotiation of such agreements with external parties by utilizing document preparation skills to draft and make necessary/requested changes to proposed agreements; coordinates agreements finalization between parties and internal TCO processes by utilizing written and verbal communication skills; ensures compliance with university, hospital, state and federal policies and guidelines with respect to agreements; establishes and maintains relationships with university researchers, laboratories, and divisions to become knowledgeable about research interests and agreement needs; provides support to university researchers during all phases of the negotiation process, such as providing status updates and performing follow up to obtain necessary information to facilitate finalization of agreements; understands the process for submission of agreements and communicates with team members and university researchers to facilitate the intake process and finalization of agreements; attends and assists in organization of outreach meetings for university researchers in order to facilitate an understanding of the necessity for appropriate agreements, as needed; Interacts with members of senior management to facilitate negotiations and resolve issues effectively to support OSU researchers’ needs, as appropriate; evaluates procedures, defines problems, and initiates and gains support for improvements in new and modified program procedures through high performance team methodologies; utilizes computer skills to maintain all required databases to facilitate tracking, compliance, and record keeping; manages high-volume caseload and works diligently and effectively to meet necessary and important deadlines; attends internal TCO strategy and development meetings; works closely with associated team members to complete tasks and meet established goals, which may include working closely and in conjunction with TCO Licensing Managers/Analysts, Systems Manager, and Invention Intake and Database Coordinator as appropriate, and also mentoring/training students and interns; continuously works on process to enhance efficiency and responsiveness; attends appropriate webinars/seminars to sharpen and expand necessary skill set; assists with other agreement types as assigned.

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