Contracts Manager

American College of Healthcare Executives; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

403(b) Retirement Savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan subsidies

Cell phone plan discounts

Discounted T-passes

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital seeks a seasoned contracts professional to support the Technology Transactions Office. You will draft, review, and negotiate academic and industry agreements, licenses, and MTAs, ensuring compliance with hospital policy and applicable laws.

You will work to secure transfer of hospital technology to external partners and manage complex negotiations with multiple stakeholders. The role requires at least a JD or doctoral degree and four years of relevant experience in

Qualifications

• Doctorate/JD degree required.
• Minimum 4 years in technology transfer, contract negotiation, or law.
• Strong written and oral communication; prompt email response.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a matrix organization.
• Experience leading teams drafting and negotiating MTAs and CDAs.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate academic and industry collaboration agreements.
• Negotiate inter-institutional agreements and licenses.
• Provide negotiation support with outside parties without supervisor guidance.
• Train and supervise junior specialists and oversee team activities.
• Ensure compliance with BCH IP policies and applicable laws (HIPAA, GDPR).

Skills

Contract negotiation

Communication skills

Legal understanding

Relationship management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or doctoral degree

Job description

Status
Full-Time

Standard Hours per Week
40

Job Category
Research

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem
Regular

Pay Range
$99153.60-$158631.20 Annual

Office/Site Location
Boston

Remote Eligibility
Part Remote/Hybrid

Job Posting Description

At Boston Children’s Hospital, the quality of our care – and our inclusive hospital working environment – lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we’re committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included.

Position Summary

Assists Senior TIDO Contracts Manager and Director of Technology Transactions with administration of day-to-day operation of the Contracts group. Serves as a specialized resource that advises and assists Technology & Innovation Development Office staff in negotiating and securing transfer of Hospital owned technology to non-profit and for-profit corporations for its development and application. Drafts and negotiates and complex agreements, such intellectual property licenses, sponsored research agreements, and alliance agreements.

Key Responsibilities

Works independently to assist office staff with drafting, reviewing and negotiating academic and industry collaboration agreements, corporate sponsored research agreements, material licenses, inter-institutional agreements and intellectual property licenses.
Works independently to assist office staff with drafting, reviewing and negotiating inter-institutional agreements and materials licenses and intellectual property licenses, such as exclusive and non-exclusive patent licenses.
Works independently to assist other departments, such as the Office of Sponsored Program, Clinical Trials Business Office and Office of General Counsel with review of intellectual property terms in their respective agreements.
Provides negotiation support, without guidance from supervisor, for research agreements and intellectual property licenses, such as participating in phone calls with outside parties, to assist office staff in completing deals.
Assists and advises office staff, without support from supervisor, on resolving contractual disputes with outside parties.
Demonstrates an excellent understanding of the law, regulations and institutional policies related to the transfer and use of human samples, including privacy laws such as HIPAA and GDPR.
Acquires and maintains knowledge of (a) Hospital’s policies and procedures applicable to academic and corporate research agreements, licenses, and intellectual property, (b) applicable Harvard faculty policies, (c) other academic and professional standards for the conduct and administration of academic and corporate research agreements, and licenses, and (d) laws related to technology transfer in the non-profit setting.
Assists Contracts Team leadership with training MTA Specialist, Contracts Specialist and Senior Contracts Specialist. Relationship Management: Maintains effective working relationships with Hospital employees, the Harvard Medical School faculty, affiliated hospitals, universities and for-profit corporations worldwide with respect to negotiating research agreements and intellectual property licenses.

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.

Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affinity Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: A Doctorate’s degree/ Juris Doctor

Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years experience in technology transfer, contract negotiation or law
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Ability to respond promptly to emails and requests for information.
• Must work effectively in matrixed organization with multiple team members on projects. Prioritization: Ability to work in busy dynamic environment and manage multiple projects at once, ability to prioritize, without support from supervisor.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems which involve either legal, business or scientific variables.
• Manages, leads, trains, and oversees team that the drafts, negotiates, and executions material transfer agreements (MTAs), academic collaboration agreements, and confidential disclosure agreements (CDAs). In this case, the Contracts Specialist and Senior Contracts Specialist would directly report to this position. In this capacity, the TIDO Contracts Manager would be responsible for ensuring all material transfer agreements, academic collaboration agreements, and confidentiality agreements comply with BCH intellectual property guidelines as set forth by TIDO Management and BCH General.