Senior Contracts Negotiator, Sponsored Research (Hybrid)

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Blacksburg (VA); Hybrid; USD 95.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work arrangement

Zusammenfassung

Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, seeks a Contracts Negotiator for the Office of Sponsored Programs. The role involves reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and executing sponsored research agreements with federal agencies, industry sponsors, and other partners. It requires an active security clearance and U.S.

citizenship, with a hybrid in-office schedule. The successful candidate will negotiate terms covering IP, publication rights, confidentiality, data protections, export controls, and regulatory

Qualifikationen

• Advanced degree in Public or Business Administration, finance, law, or related field.
• Experience supporting complex government, industry-sponsored research contracts.
• Ability to analyze, negotiate, interpret complex terms including IP, publication rights, confidentiality, data protection, and regulatory provisions.
• U.S. citizen with an active security clearance.
• Experience negotiating contracts with FAR clauses.

Aufgaben

• Review, draft, negotiate, and execute sponsored research and related agreements with federal agencies, industry sponsors, nonprofit organizations, international entities, and other external partners.
• Negotiate legal, financial, IP, publication, confidentiality, data security, export control, and other contract terms.
• Serve as a liaison between sponsors, departments, principal investigators, internal compliance offices, University Legal Counsel, and other teams to facilitate timely execution.
• Contribute to development of administrative procedures to ensure compliance with regulations affecting governmental, international, and industry-sponsored research.

Kenntnisse

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Legal analysis

FAR clauses

Data security

Negotiation lead

Policy interpretation

Ausbildung

Advanced degree in Public/Business Admin

Bachelor’s degree with professional experience

Jobbeschreibung

Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, seeks a Contracts Negotiator for the Office of Sponsored Programs. The role involves reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and executing sponsored research agreements with federal agencies, industry sponsors, and other partners. It requires an active security clearance and U.S.

citizenship, with a hybrid in-office schedule. The successful candidate will negotiate terms covering IP, publication rights, confidentiality, data protections, export controls, and regulatory