Research Contract Specialist

Nemours; Jacksonville (FL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Research Contract Specialist to join their innovative team. This remote role involves managing research contracts and agreements, ensuring compliance with organizational guidelines, and providing exceptional support to research staff. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in research contract management and legal review, along with a passion for improving processes. Join a dedicated team that focuses on delivering culturally relevant care and reducing health disparities while making a significant impact in children's health.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and reviewing research contracts and agreements.
• Knowledge of research compliance and related regulations.

Responsibilities

• Review and draft contracts with sponsors, ensuring compliance with guidelines.
• Collaborate with various departments to gather information for contract preparation.

Skills

Research Contract Management

Legal Review

Customer Service

Contract Drafting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

5 years of relevant work experience

Tools

Huron Research Suite

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Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Research Contract Specialist to join our Nemours Children's Health team. This is a remote position that can be based in Jacksonville, FL, Orlando, FL, or Wilmington, DE.

Under the direction of the Research Agreements Manager, the Research Contract Specialist is responsible for the management and review of research related contracts and agreements. The position is responsible for facilitation and process of legal review, and execution of research related contracts to ensure that the terms are consistent with Nemours guidelines. This individual will serve as a subject matter expert utilizing the Huron Research Suite Agreements module and help ensure efficient processes and procedures to support research staff and investigators. The position will work closely with Research Administration teams, Principal Investigators, Physicians, and other Nemours stakeholders to assure that the appropriate due diligence is performed in the evaluation and execution of Research related agreements. Further, the position will be responsible for providing superior customer service to all stakeholders and associates.

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a Research Contract Specialist to join our Nemours Children's Health team. This is a remote position that can be based in Jacksonville, FL, Orlando, FL, or Wilmington, DE.

Under the direction of the Research Agreements Manager, the Research Contract Specialist is responsible for the management and review of research related contracts and agreements. The position is responsible for facilitation and process of legal review, and execution of research related contracts to ensure that the terms are consistent with Nemours guidelines. This individual will serve as a subject matter expert utilizing the Huron Research Suite Agreements module and help ensure efficient processes and procedures to support research staff and investigators. The position will work closely with Research Administration teams, Principal Investigators, Physicians, and other Nemours stakeholders to assure that the appropriate due diligence is performed in the evaluation and execution of Research related agreements. Further, the position will be responsible for providing superior customer service to all stakeholders and associates.

Essential Functions

• Review and draft favorable agreement terms and conditions with domestic and foreign sponsors, for all agreement types, including but not limited to Subawards, Data Use Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Collaboration Agreements, and Clinical Trial Agreements.
• Coordinate with various departments to gather necessary information for contract preparation and draft replacement language where needed.
• Collaborate with Legal Counsel to address complex contractual matters.
• Ensure contract drafts and negotiations are in accordance with Nemours’ Contract Development and Approval policy.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in utilizing the Huron Research Suite Agreements module, maintain accurate contract records, and facilitate the signing and distribution of executed contracts.
• Knowledge of the necessary operational requirements needed for the efficient and effective development, review, negotiation and execution of sponsored contracts and related agreements, including systems and personnel requirements.
• Participate in Research system and process improvement projects, including an effective contract approval process and contract management process for Research Associates.
• Collaborate with Research Leadership, Research Administration, Sponsored Programs Administration, Research Finance, Office of Human Subjects Protection, Compliance, Legal, Privacy, and Office of Technology Transfer.
• Contribute to an office work environment focused on providing excellent customer service and seeking continuous process improvement, including cross training in a variety of functional areas for the purpose of job enrichment and expanding knowledge of research administration.
• Understand and become knowledgeable in areas of research compliance and research related regulations in order to advise and guide faculty and staff.
  
  

Requirements

Preferred Bachelor’s Degree or 5 years of relevant work experience

Three to five years of research contract management, research legal

About Us

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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