Hybrid Research Contracts Analyst: Sponsor Compliance

The University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) invites an experienced contracts professional to join our team in Galveston. You will negotiate standard extramurally funded agreements and subcontracts on behalf of the University, with support from the UT System's Office of General Counsel and OSP management.

You will ensure compliance with University and UT System policies, draft and issue subrecipient agreements, manage budgets, and resolve contract issues while staying current on HIPAA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and three years related experience.

Responsibilities

• negotiates standard extramurally funded agreements and/or issues subcontracts on behalf of the University with support from UT System's Office of General Counsel and OSP management.
• Ensures all contracts and subrecipient agreements conform to institutional and UT System guidelines and laws of Texas.
• Drafts, issues and negotiates outgoing subrecipient agreements per sponsor and institutional requirements.
• Assists department with requisition for blanket purchase orders to render payments to subrecipients and proper F&A collection.
• Prepares private industry budget loads for Project Set-Up in PeopleSoft.
• Resolves contractual and budget problems between sponsor, PI and University.
• Interacts with UT System’s Office of General Counsel and sponsor’s attorney on non-standard language.
• Reviews study requirements, analyzes needs and modifies standard agreement formats and attachments.
• Keeps abreast of and incorporates new contract language related to HIPAA, Debarment, and Conflict of Interest.
• Provides support to the principal investigator in issue resolution related to agreements.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Subrecipient agreements

Budgeting

PeopleSoft

Policy compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PeopleSoft

F&A rate negotiation

Job description

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) invites an experienced contracts professional to join our team in Galveston. You will negotiate standard extramurally funded agreements and subcontracts on behalf of the University, with support from the UT System's Office of General Counsel and OSP management.

You will ensure compliance with University and UT System policies, draft and issue subrecipient agreements, manage budgets, and resolve contract issues while staying current on HIPAA