Agreements Specialist-Intermediate

UT Health San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

UT Health San Antonio is seeking a contracts professional to support the Office of Sponsored Programs in San Antonio, TX. Under limited supervision, you will assist in negotiating and executing sponsored research agreements, clinical study agreements, and related sub-awards.

You will coordinate with faculty and staff to prepare agreements, ensure compliance with institutional policies, and interact with multiple departments to resolve contract issues and finalize arrangements.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years experience in sponsored programs administration, clinical research management, agreement negotiation, or similar experience is required.
• Ability to communicate in a courteous, pleasant and professional manner across departments to establish rapport with faculty and administrative personnel.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with faculty to prepare agreements and negotiates terms.
• Ensures institutional policies governing agreements are followed.
• Negotiates and finalizes a range of agreements, including clinical studies and disclosures.
• Interacts with faculty and staff during negotiation and finalisation.
• Coordinates with other departments to resolve contract issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sponsored programs

Clinical research

Agreement negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Under limited supervision, provides assistance in the negotiation and execution of sponsored research agreement, clinical study agreements, outgoing sub-awards and other agreements. Responsible for incoming agreements from receipt in office to execution of contract.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with faculty and staff to prepare agreements; negotiates contract terms and financial issues with for-profit and other sectors.
• Ensures all Institutional policies and procedures governing sponsored research and other agreements are followed.
• Negotiates, finalises, and recommends for execution agreements of varying levels of complexity, including clinical studies, confidential disclosures, testing, and laboratory studies agreements.
• Interacts with faculty and administrative staff in the development, negotiation and finalisation of agreements.
• Interacts with other Institutional departments involved in the research enterprise to resolve contract issues and confirm contract arrangements.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience in agreements negotiation, clinical research administration/management, and/or sponsored programs management.
• Ability to communicate in a courteous, pleasant and professional manner across departments to establish rapport with faculty and administrative personnel.
• Ability to work independently and within a team to learn new concepts and apply to complex varied situations.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated.
• Ability to maintain strict protocols of all confidential or sensitive information; work is routine in nature and instructions are usually detailed.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree is required.

Required Skills

• Three (3) years experience in sponsored programs administration, clinical research management, agreement negotiation, or similar experience is required.

This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

About Us

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognised, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence - advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000 students in 320 academic programmes spanning science, engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cyber security, business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio has been recognised by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Company Culture.

Benefits Overview

• Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
• Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
• Vision - Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.
• Disability - Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
• FSAs - Employees can enrol in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
• Retirement - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programmes are also available to invest before‑or after‑tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
• Time Off - A generous leave programme offers multiple paid leave options:
  • Front‑loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
  • Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
  • Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
  • Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year.

Discounts

Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.

EEO Statement

UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.

Job Info

• Job Identification 7983
• Job Category Finance
• Posting Date 09/17/2026, 06:25 PM
• Locations 0302 8403 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, US (Hybrid)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Organization B5430 - Office of Sponsored Programs, R1000 - SEVP for Research & Innovation, UT Health Science Center, UT Health Science Center
• Department B5430 - Office of Sponsored Programs