Associate Director, Contracts - National Center for Clinical Trials
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Advocate HealthClinical Research Administration
United States, Standard business hours, M-FFull-TimeManager
Salary54.9 - 82.35 USD per hour
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Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in clinical research, research administration, clinical trial contracting, grants and contracts administration, or related healthcare research environment; minimum three (3) years of leadership, supervisory, or management experience.
- Required Skills
- LeadershipMicrosoft OfficeStakeholder managementProcess improvement
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (equivalent professional experience or certifications may be considered).
- Minimum seven years of progressively responsible experience in clinical research, research administration, or contract administration.
- Minimum three years of leadership, supervisory, or management experience in a relevant research operational function.
- Knowledge of clinical research regulations and sponsor-funded research administration processes.
- Experience with various research contracts including CTAs, CDAs, and MCTAs.
- Knowledge of contractual provisions including IP, publication rights, confidentiality, indemnification, and data use.
- Strong contract negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and research administration technology platforms.
- Ability to analyze complex contractual language and communicate impacts to diverse audiences.
- Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide operational leadership and oversight for enterprise clinical research contracting activities, supporting industry-sponsored research.
- Design and direct the work of the clinical trial contracts team, including selection, coaching, performance management, and workload allocation.
- Oversee negotiation, review, execution, and management of Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), and Master Clinical Trial Agreements (MCTAs).
- Monitor contract performance metrics, turnaround times, and operational workloads to improve efficiency, quality, and service levels.
- Develop, implement, and maintain standardized contract templates, workflows, and negotiation strategies.
- Collaborate with investigators, legal counsel, finance, compliance, and regulatory affairs to facilitate study activation.
- Provide guidance on high-risk contractual negotiations involving IP, publication rights, indemnification, and data use.
- Support the implementation and utilization of research administration systems and technologies.
- Prepare and present operational reports and performance analyses to research administration leadership.
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