Associate Director D

About the role

The Associate Director is a non-attorney (BA required, JD or MA preferred) contracting professional who independently negotiates and executes a portfolio of moderately complex clinical research agreements and serves as the complexity bridge between Senior Contract Administrators and attorney-level contracting staff.

Responsibilities

• Independently negotiate, draft, and execute CDAs/NDAs, DUAs, amendments, and work orders/task orders under established policies and standard positions.
• Serve as manager of Senior Contract administrators and/or Contract Coordinators, serving as guide, mentor, and first level of review and escalation.
• Complete first-pass CTA redlines and issue-spotting; escalate non-standard and high-risk terms to attorneys; revise drafts based on direction.
• Manage assigned workflow, timelines, and documentation; ensure correct routing/approvals and accurate status tracking in applicable systems.
• Apply and support standardization through templates, clause library, job aids, and playbook resources; flag recurring sponsor issues and propose improvements.
• Serve as an internal point of contact for study teams and partners; drive matters toward execution-ready status and timely study activation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science and 5 to 7 years of clinical research contracting experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Master's degree or JD preferred, not required.
• Demonstrated ability to apply standard positions, identify risk issues, and escalate appropriately in a deadline-driven, high-volume environment.
• Strong written communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a busy, ever-evolving environment and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage high volume workload.
• Experience in an academic medical center, CRO, sponsor, or comparable research environment supporting clinical research agreements preferred.
• Familiarity with research administration/contracting systems (e.g., SOMERA, PennERA, RIS or similar) preferred.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$92,592.00 - $96,000.00 Annual Rate

Schedule

Hybrid Eligible - This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule with a work week divided between working onsite and working remotely.

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine