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University of Virginia · 22 hours ago

Assistant Director of Contracts - Grants & Contracts, Office of Sponsored Programs

Charlottesville, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

The University of Virginia's Office of Sponsored Programs is seeking an Assistant Director of Contracts to lead the Contracts team. This role involves managing contract negotiations and supporting the research community while implementing process improvements and managing team performance.

Higher Education

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage a team of contract negotiators including work assignments and performance management and evaluation

Serve as lead negotiator for departmental portfolio and resolve exceptionally complex or difficult issues arising in the team’s portfolio

Review all documentation and serve as signatory for the team and work with team members to address contractual deficiencies

Oversee onboarding for new team members including the development of training plans and guidance documentation

Create plans and opportunities to develop staff for growth

Advise and support researchers on design and implementation of unique and complex projects

Identify opportunities for, lead, and implement process improvements and participate in work groups across the university to implement process improvements in collaboration with other members of leadership and stakeholders

Serve as subject matter expert on university structure and industry standards

Liaise with OSP leadership on ad-hoc basis

In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned

Qualification

Clinical trial agreementsContract negotiationRegulatory knowledgeSupervisory experienceMicrosoft tools proficiencyRelationship managementProcess improvementSigning authorityGrantContract experienceAdvanced degreeProject management certificationData protection certificationCommunication skills

Required

Significant experience negotiating and drafting clinical trial study agreements, particularly in an academic setting, with a broad working knowledge of the regulatory landscape of clinical research administration

Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with school/department administrators, officials, and faculty

Previous institutional signing authority

Demonstrated supervisory experience and ability to manage individual contributors

Strong written and oral communications skills

Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft and web-based tools

Education: Bachelor's degree

Experience: At least seven years of grant and contract experience, typically in an academic environment. Four additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree

Physical Demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. This role does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings and/or programs

Preferred

An advanced degree

Prior experience with Grants and/or Contracts in a Higher Education environment, with at least 4 years of experience negotiating Clinical Trial Agreements

Additional credentials such as Certified Research Administrator (CRA), MBA, project management certification, and/or data protection certification, or similar