Agreements Specialist-Intermediate

About the role

Under limited supervision, provides assistance in the negotiation and execution of sponsored research agreement, clinical study agreements, outgoing sub-awards and other agreements. Responsible for incoming agreements from receipt in office to execution of contract. The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence — advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science, engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity, business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Company Culture.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with faculty and staff to prepare agreements
• Negotiates contract terms and financial issues with for-profit and other sectors
• Ensures all Institutional policies and procedures governing sponsored research and other agreements are followed
• Negotiates, finalizes, and recommends for execution agreements of varying levels of complexity, including clinical studies, confidential disclosures, testing, and laboratory studies agreements
• Interacts with faculty and administrative staff in the development, negotiation and finalization of agreements
• Interacts with other Institutional departments involved in the research enterprise to resolve contract issues and confirm contract arrangements
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Experience in agreements negotiation, clinical research administration/management, and/or sponsored programs management
• Ability to communicate in a courteous, pleasant and professional manner across departments to establish rapport with faculty and administrative personnel
• Ability to work independently and within a team to learn new concepts and apply to complex varied situations
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated
• Ability to maintain strict protocols of all confidential or sensitive information; work is routine in nature and instructions are usually detailed
• Bachelor's Degree is required

Skills

• Three (3) years experience in