Attorney - Research Matters, Clinical Trials (Director Level)

Jefferson; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University seeks an experienced attorney to provide day-to-day legal counsel and operational support across a defined domain. You will work with business partners to align legal guidance with objectives and risk tolerance, and you will draft and negotiate agreements, oversee complex matters, and support regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has a JD from an ABA-accredited school, 5+ years of relevant legal experience, and strong drafting and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from ABA accredited law school required.
• 5 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills.
• Ability to provide practical, solution oriented legal advice.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to business partners.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents.
• Advise on research activities, including clinical trials and sponsored research.
• Identify legal risks and elevate issues appropriately.
• Collaborate with institutional stakeholders to mitigate regulatory risks.

Skills

Drafting

Negotiation

Legal analysis

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.

Job Description

Summary

Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.

Job Duties

• Provide day to day legal advice and guidance to business partners.
• Support department leadership on complex or escalated matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents.
• Partner with business stakeholders to support execution of TJU initiatives.
• Identify legal risks and elevate issues appropriately.
• Manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining quality and responsiveness.
• Provide day-to-day legal advice and strategic counseling on research-related matters affecting faculty, investigators, research staff, and academic leadership.
• Advise on a broad range of research activities, including sponsored research, clinical trials, collaborations with industry and academic partners, federal grant compliance, data sharing, and research-related contracting.
• Support regulatory compliance involving human subjects research, research privacy and security requirements, conflict of interest matters, research misconduct issues, export controls, and other applicable federal and state requirements.
• Partner with research administration, compliance, institutional review boards, and operational stakeholders to identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks.
• Review, draft, and negotiate research-related agreements, including clinical trial agreements, sponsored research agreements, material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, and collaboration agreements.
• Provide practical guidance regarding emerging legal issues affecting biomedical, clinical, and academic research, including artificial intelligence, data governance, intellectual property, and commercialization matters.
• Assist with investigations, audits, governmental inquiries, and responses to regulatory agencies relating to research activities.
• Develop and deliver legal education and training programs for researchers and research administrators.
• Collaborate with other attorneys and business leaders across Jefferson to support institutional initiatives that advance innovation, research growth, and academic excellence.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.
• 5 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills.
• Experience providing practical, solution oriented legal advice.
• Comfort operating in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
• Strong communication skills and responsiveness to tasks and shifting priorities.
• Ability to collaborate and work cohesively as part of a team.
• ATTY - Licensed Attorney - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Physical Demands

Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time(including per diem) colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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