Senior Research Contracts Lead: Negotiation & Compliance

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior contracts manager to join the R&D legal team. The role focuses on negotiating and reviewing complex research contracts with national and international partners, advising researchers, and ensuring compliance with statutory frameworks.

The post is full-time, with consideration for part-time or job-share. You will work closely with researchers, Trust staff, and external institutions to protect the Trust's interests while

Qualifications

• Draft, review and negotiate highly complex research contracts to protect the Trust and patients.
• Interpret statutory and regulatory requirements and advise researchers and staff on applicable rules.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate highly complex contracts and agreements for research studies that involve the Trust and ensure those agreements protect the Trust's interests and those of its patients.
• Analyse complex contractual and legal obligations in light of available guidance and potentially conflicting evidence.
• Research and advise on interpretation and compliance with statutory or regulatory matters and the interpretation of Trust policies and procedures to members of the R&D Department and to researchers.
• Actively keep up to date with all changes to relevant research guidance and legislation and pro-actively provide updates and training on the statutory and regulatory framework to researchers and to members of the R&D Department.
• Make sure that key contractual obligations have been highlighted to the research staff.
• In the case of potential non-compliance with the statutory framework, provide clear guidance to researchers and the trust about their respective legal obligations.
• Contribute to regular reviews of the Trust's policies and procedures for research and research related themes.
• The postholder will be required to communicate difficult decisions to the research community.

Job description

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior contracts manager to join the R&D legal team. The role focuses on negotiating and reviewing complex research contracts with national and international partners, advising researchers, and ensuring compliance with statutory frameworks.

The post is full-time, with consideration for part-time or job-share. You will work closely with researchers, Trust staff, and external institutions to protect the Trust's interests while