Senior Research Contracts Associate

European Commission; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Research Contracts Associate to join their Contracts Team. You will negotiate contracts related to innovative research initiatives, requiring strong organizational and communication skills. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record in contract negotiation within a university setting and a relevant degree. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and the possibility of contract extension.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of negotiation of research-related contracts and agreements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations for contracts related to the PharosAI platform.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and policies.
• Engage with internal and external partners.

Skills

Negotiation of research related contracts

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Knowledge of university research funding

Education

Degree or equivalent professional qualification

Job description

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Organisation/Company KINGS COLLEGE LONDON Research Field Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Country United Kingdom Application Deadline 10 Aug 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

About Us

We are looking for an experienced contracts professional to be an integral member of the Contracts Team, which provides a professional, effective and efficient service for King’s researchers by drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on contracts from private and public sector organisations for King’s research and consultancy activity. The Senior Research Contracts Associate will input into the Contracts Team’s contractual and costing processes, with an emphasis on the efficient contractual management of the workload for the newly awarded PharosAI platform.

About The Role

The Senior Research Contracts Associate will be responsible for specific Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (FoLSM) Schools within the Contracts Team remit and in particular, support the contractual delivery of PharosAI, a joint venture between King’s College London, Queen Mary University of London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Barts Health NHS Trust, to accelerate science through access to expertly curated, longitudinal, multimodal cancer datasets and AI models for researchers in industry and academic institutions. The data and the development of AI within the platform, in partnership with clinical, academic and industry partners, will require an experienced contracts professional to lead on a large workload of related agreements.

Candidates should have experience of negotiating legal agreements, preferably in a university environment, policy development expertise and be confident and persuasive negotiators with a track record of successful negotiation with different stakeholders. Experience of costing and pricing project budgets is desirable. Applicants also require excellent organisational and communication and literacy skills, proven decision-making ability and be able to work well under pressure, both individually and as part of a team.

The candidate will ensure the contracts they negotiate comply with King’s regulations and policies and, where relevant, those of external funding organisations and NHS collaborators.

This is a full time (35 Hours per week) role on fixed term contract until 31st March 2027. There is possibility of extension subject to funding.

About You

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification
• Proven track record of negotiation of research related contracts and agreements, including negotiation of intellectual property, liability/indemnity and price
• Proven negotiation/influencing skills in relation to external funders and partners and ability to analyse and problem solve complex contractual issues
• Proven track record of engaging with internal and external partners
• Ability to manage a large and diverse turnover of bids and contracts and excellent organisation skills (managing team workload and remit, multiple competing priorities)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas with clarity and liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders of varying seniority
• Sound numeracy/IT skills and knowledge of university research funding environment and full economic costing (TRAC fEC)
• Self-starting, a completer/finisher and able to work largely unsupervised
• Knowledge of full economic costing methodology
• Broad research funding administration experience in the university sector, or other relevant institutions (e.g. the public sector)
• Knowledge of regulations for research facilities
• Working knowledge of the university research funding environment, including experience and familiarity with key funders’ terms and conditions

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit ’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held in early February 2025.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

Grade and Salary: £53,149-£62,422 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Job ID: 120685

Close Date: 10-Aug-2025

Contact Person: Elizabeth Blackmore

Contact Details: [e-mail]