Senior Associate, Clinical Trials & Corporate Contracts

About the role

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is seeking a Clinical Trials & Corporate Contracts Senior Associate (CCT Contract Administrator II) in the Center for Clinical Trials and Corporate Contracts. This position sits within the Office of Research and Development and plays a significant role in structuring and negotiating basic-, service- and clinical-research agreements with corporate sponsors, and other collaborating organizations.

Responsibilities

• Administers, reviews, negotiates, analyzes, and drafts contract terms for corporate-sponsored research agreements (material transfer, confidentiality agreements, research (basic) agreements, sponsored and UMB-initiated CTAs, research services agreements, master agreements, and collaboration agreements).
• Ensures contract represents campus commitments and ensures compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
• Provides ongoing in-service training to faculty and study teams.
• Evaluates and develops potential corporate-funded research collaborations and other corporate-funded, research-driven business relationships.
• Coordinate project management to include ensuring project compliance, scheduling, planning, change of scope impact analysis, reports on progress, and cost analysis.
• Provides sophisticated analysis and solutions to complex problems; initiates and develops plans and methods to address function goals and short term projects; contributes to planning, executing, and status reporting of short and long term projects; contributes to proposal and implementation of new or revised procedures, practices, or policies; guides and assists others in concepts in field of work.

Requirements

• Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as science, engineering, business, pre-law or other discipline appropriate to position and three (3) years of related experience in contract development, contract negotiation, project/research management in a health or medical research environment. Juris Doctor is strongly preferred and may substitute for required experience.
• Experience in biological, chemical, or medical research setting heavily preferred.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of principles and practices pertaining to developing and negotiating clinical and/or corporate contracts and collaboration agreements in compliance with sponsor, federal, state and university policies and regulations.
• Familiarity with intellectual property, technology transfer, conflict of interest and conflict of commitment concepts.
• Familiarity with development of corporate-sponsored research budgets for both basic and clinical research projects, including a basic understanding of Medicare coverage analysis and billing concepts associated with clinical trials.

Skills

• Strategic and analytical thinking skills with an ability to solve problems and make decisions.
• Ability to make persuasive proposals to third parties.
• Ability to prioritize ongoing and new projects as well as conduct research and gather information.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbal and written thoughts, ideas, and facts.

Benefits

UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development, along with additional exciting perks that employees can take advantage of. This position participates in a retirement program (pension or optional retirement plan/ORP) that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regular staff receive a generous PAID leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, 16 paid holidays, 3 personal leave days, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and a hybrid work schedule (requiring 3 days in-person and 2 days telework).

Pay

Hiring range: $76,000 - $86,000 per year (Commensurate with education and experience)

Schedule

Full-time, day shift