Senior Associate, Clinical Trials & Corporate Contracts

University of Maryland•Baltimore, MD

3d•$76,000 - $86,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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. This position works with UMB researchers, their research administrative teams, as well as internal partners, including budget staff, to structure and negotiate contracts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as science, engineering, business, pre-law or other discipline appropriate to position
Three (3) years of related experience in contract development, contract negotiation, project/research management in a health or medical research environment.
Annual Financial Disclosure required by Maryland State Law.

Nice To Haves

Juris Doctor is strongly preferred and may substitute for required experience.
Experience in biological, chemical, or medical research setting heavily preferred.

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.

Benefits

Participates in a retirement program (pension or optional retirement plan/ORP)
Generous PAID leave package
Over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year
16 paid holidays
3 personal leave days
Unlimited accrual of sick time
Comprehensive health insurance
Professional learning and development programs
Tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school
Hybrid work schedule (requiring 3 days in-person and 2 days telework)