Director Of Contracts And Agreements

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Director of Contracts and Agreements
The candidate will manage and supervise the team responsible for negotiating and executing grants, agreements and contracts for a diverse research portfolio funded by the federal government, industry, foundations, nonprofits and non-domestic sponsors. Will be encouraging an even stronger culture of sponsored research, providing leadership for initiatives that enhance extramural funding success, and partnering with the Center for Advancing Industry Partnership (LINK) and Advancement to enhance corporate relationships and funded research. Also cultivate and maintain collaborative partnerships across diverse constituent groups to promote and enable research activities at firm. Reports to the Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, with responsibility for the Division of Sponsored Programs at firm. Direct supervision of staff to include recruitment, hiring, training, professional development, assessment, and retention along with workload management of team. Translate the Institution’s goals into the development of appropriate policies and procedures related to contracting and agreement management. Provide direction for all sponsored contract negotiations including federal, industry, nonprofit, foundation and international funding; lead and facilitate the negotiation of complex contracts with sponsors. Review and approve research agreements negotiated by staff. Coordinate efforts with other leadership in the Institution to maintain best practices in contracting, intellectual property, and technology transfer. Interpret and provide direction on compliance with applicable federal, state, institute, and sponsoring agency policies, procedures and contract terms, as needed. Coordinate, organize, and implement training programs for contracts administration and electronic research administration. Develop and maintain professional and dependable relationships with both internal and external customers. Skillfully representing the university to the outside community, funding agencies. Prioritize objectives for team and exercise independent judgement based on an understanding of organizational policies and procedures. Nurture excellence in research, scholarship and creative activities; expand faculty research team building. Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

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