Jr. Contracts Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Negotiation - 70%: Serve as a Jr. Clinical Research Contracts Associate for the Clinical Research Administration Office located on the Anschutz Medical Campus. Review and negotiate terms and conditions of industry sponsored clinical trial contracts, other contracts for human subjects research and related agreements (CDAs, NDAs, MTAs, Sub-awards) ensuring compliance with the Board of Regents, University, local, State and Federal policies including but not limited to: publication, indemnification, subject injury, AAHRPP, confidentiality, intellectual property, data ownership, etc. Review and negotiate terms and conditions of data use agreement (DUA, DTUA), business Associate Agreements (BAA), and similar agreements involving the transfer of data. Review and negotiate amendments to terms and conditions after original contract is executed. Appropriately identify and escalate issues to the Clinical Research Contracts Manager or Director of Regulatory Compliance. Communicate clearly and effectively with appropriate faculty and staff to ensure comprehension of final set of terms and conditions. Serve as a resource to other team members for questions on terms and conditions, negotiation best practice, issue spotting, and use of internal systems.
• Process Development - 10%: Provide input to the Clinical Research Contracts Manager and/or Director of Regulatory Compliance regarding development of practices and procedures in areas in need of development/improvement. Help identify, discuss, and solve workflow issues common to the clinical research contracts process. Help identify and create structures/practice for department outreach and relationship building.
• Special Projects - 10%: Assistance is provided by attending meetings, researching issues, and drafting reports. Assist with special projects as assigned by the Clinical Research Contracts Manager or the Director of Regulatory Compliance.
• Other - 10%: Provide coverage of team members during absence. Willingness to help find answers to questions that are outside area of expertise. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in public health, public administration, contract management, communication, healthcare administration, business administration, business, or a related field from an accredited institution
• 1 year of professional level experience in contract review and negotiation, editing legal documents, or similar field of experience

Conditions of Employment

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

• The University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.