Research Contracts Analyst | Negotiation & Compliance

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bus pass

Tuition benefits

Fitness center access

Family Concierge Team

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is seeking a Contract Analyst to support the Office of the Vice President for Research. You will help negotiate, draft, and track agreements including subcontracts, license agreements, and NDAs, ensuring alignment with university policies and applicable laws.

This role partners with faculty, staff, and other offices to gather information, monitor the lifecycle of contracts, and document outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 1 year experience in managing contracts and/or agreements.
• Experience drafting agreements, editing contracts and negotiating changes in contracts and/or agreements.
• Experience working within academia and/or research-oriented institutions is preferred
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Contracts Officers with negotiating various agreements to include non-disclosure agreements, subcontract agreements, license agreements and other agreements.
• Assist other functional units within the Office of Sponsored Programs with processing proposals, awards and subcontracts.
• Assist senior staff with negotiation of research related agreements as well as with the preparation of any other necessary and/or requested documents, materials or information.
• Collect relevant information from faculty, other internal stakeholders and/or other parties to ensure that agreements accurately reflect the nature of the desired collaborations and address relevant legal and/or compliance issues.
• Documenting and monitoring the contract negotiation lifecycle including updating the departmental contract management system and status of agreements.
• Reviewing legal and contractual agreements to distill contractual terms into actionable data to follow university policies and relevant laws.
• Identify issues for approval by various internal compliance partners, and shepherd agreements through approval process.
• Fostering relationships with stakeholders by participating in discussions with, and providing education to business managers, technical staff, and other internal departments on relevant issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is seeking a Contract Analyst to support the Office of the Vice President for Research. You will help negotiate, draft, and track agreements including subcontracts, license agreements, and NDAs, ensuring alignment with university policies and applicable laws.

This role partners with faculty, staff, and other offices to gather information, monitor the lifecycle of contracts, and document outcomes.