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UC San Diego · 2 months ago

Senior Contract Compliance Analyst - 137320

San Diego, CA

Full-time, Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level

$75K/yr - $92K/yr

UC San Diego is seeking a Senior Contract Compliance Analyst to manage the review and analysis of financial actions related to various agreements. The role involves enforcing compliance, interacting with licensee representatives, and preparing reports for fiscal year reporting and budget analysis.

EducationHigher EducationUniversities

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Manage and conduct the independent review and analysis of all OIC financial actions relating to Patent licenses, Copyright agreements, Material Transfer agreements, Memos of Understanding and Inter-Institution agreements

Make recommendations regarding license management to the Associate Vice Chancellor, Associate Directors, Managers, and Senior Licensing Officers

Analyze and research complex license agreement history and compliance, conduct responsible and efficient analysis on a University-wide basis

Interact with licensee representatives and licensing officers to obtain and evaluate information used to assess need and type of remedial action

Enforce compliance of all license agreement terms and track all license term requirements

Manage equity agreements and compile required documentation in accordance with UC San Diego equity approval policies

Analyze stock purchase agreements for appropriate language

Review and evaluate confidential documents regarding licensing, royalty reporting and compensation of faculty to ensure consistency and adherence to UC policies

Coordinate proxy vote with Treasurer of the Regents for all equity agreements

Respond to contacts by drafting and preparing appropriate agreements: Material Transfer, Beta Test and Bailments

Manage portfolio of tangible research material

Design and prepare complex summary and detail reports for Directors and Associate Directors for fiscal year reporting and budget analysis

Collaborate in preparation of office publications, informational literature and promotional material upon request

Provide information to diverse groups about technology transfer policies, intellectual property concepts, marketing activities and contract issues

Recommend and implement internal controls to satisfy the requirements of SAS112

Qualification

Contract interpretationDatabase managementPolicy analysis techniquesIntellectual property knowledgeAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsNegotiation skillsProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training

Thorough education and/or training and experience demonstrating the ability to interpret complex legal documents, such as license agreements and stock purchase agreements and reduce the material terms to a trackable form of data

Thorough knowledge of general contract terms

Excellent reading and comprehension skills to understand and interpret complex material, contracts and documents, including research agreements and legal records

Knowledge of common organization- or research-specific and other computer application programs

Excellent database and information management skills

Demonstrated ability to learn new software programs with knowledge of relational databases

Excellent skill in use of typical business software: word processing, spreadsheets, database, internet/online searching, presentation applications, and imaging software for file conversion

Strong skills in analyzing, researching and synthesizing large amounts of data for preparing sound and relevant proposals / analyses

Demonstrated ability to monitor and meet deadlines required by Licenses

Ability to prioritize tasks and organize time to effectively

Analytical / problem-solving skills

Ability to research, analyze, compile, organize and present information relevant to inventions in a consultant-like manner

Experience with using policy analysis techniques

Knowledge and understanding of intellectual property contract concepts

Experience applying technical knowledge, judgement and license information to the determination and performance of relevant tasks for the invention

Strong critical thinking and applied problem-solving skills to research and analyze the complex information and/or problems in an objective manner

Strong analytical skills to anticipate and forecast impact of potential actions

Proven ability to develop logical conclusions and to recommend sound and creative solutions

Ability to learn and synthesize information quickly from a variety of sources and make recommendations for action

Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes

Strong organization and negotiation skills

Demonstrated experience in maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail under the pressure of deadlines, while working with constant interruptions

Skill to maintain composure and sustain effective performance under heavy workloads and conflicting priorities or demands

Ability to organize, implement and maintain an orderly administrative record system for easy retrieval and reference, including hard copy and electronic documents

Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing

Effective writing skills, including knowledge of correct usage of English language, grammar, punctuation, and spelling

Proven ability to prepare and edit correspondence from drafts to final products independently

Ability to interact diplomatically with inventors, corporate contacts, legal contacts and other University personnel

Demonstrated refined interpersonal skills to be able to act as liaison between OIC and UCOP regarding equity and legal issues related to license compliance

Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality

Ability to tactfully interact with licensee representatives to obtain information related to agreement performance and debt collection

Ability to handle confidential information including proprietary technical and commercial information that has great investment value and conflict of interest potential

Proven experience exercising independent judgment to handle sensitive, difficult, or confidential matters with discretion, good judgment, tact and diplomacy

Ability to maintain a professional attitude during interactions with a wide variety of personalities in demanding situations

Strong interest in the commercialization of University technology

Ability to draft and prepare appropriate agreements: Material Transfer and Bailments