At⠀Hackensack⠀Meridian⠀Health we⠀help our⠀patients⠀live⠀better,⠀healthier⠀lives —⠀and we⠀help one⠀another to⠀succeed.⠀With a⠀culture⠀rooted in⠀connection⠀and⠀collaboration,⠀our⠀employees⠀are team⠀members.⠀Here,⠀competitive⠀benefits⠀are just⠀the⠀beginning.⠀It’s⠀also about⠀how we⠀support⠀one⠀another⠀and how we⠀show up⠀for our⠀community.
Together,⠀we keep⠀getting⠀better -⠀advancing⠀our⠀mission to⠀transform⠀healthcare⠀and serve⠀as a⠀leader of⠀positive⠀change.
The⠀Senior⠀Research⠀Contract⠀Specialist⠀will⠀provide⠀dedicated⠀professional⠀level⠀contractual⠀management⠀in order⠀to⠀facilitate⠀and⠀promote⠀the⠀research⠀endeavors⠀of⠀investigators⠀at⠀Hackensack⠀Meridian⠀Health.⠀This role⠀maintains⠀the⠀quality⠀assurance⠀standards⠀of the⠀contractual⠀operation.⠀This role⠀is⠀expected⠀to conduct⠀any work⠀that falls⠀within the⠀Contract⠀team's⠀overall⠀scope.⠀This role⠀may also⠀provide⠀support to⠀other⠀teams⠀during⠀times when⠀high⠀volumes⠀are⠀experienced.
A day in the life of a
Senior Research Contract Specialist at Hackensack Meridian
Health includes:
- Provides⠀services⠀to⠀investigators⠀conducting⠀Clinical⠀trials at⠀Hackensack⠀Meridian⠀Health.
- Edits,⠀negotiates,⠀and⠀executes⠀industry⠀sponsored⠀clinical⠀trial⠀contracts.
- Provides⠀professional⠀consultation,⠀advice,⠀and⠀direction⠀to all⠀levels of⠀HMH staff⠀and⠀corporate⠀sponsors⠀regarding⠀contracting⠀issues⠀such that⠀HMH⠀clinical⠀trial⠀contracts⠀will best⠀meet legal⠀sufficiency,⠀risk⠀management⠀and⠀financial⠀requirements⠀for the⠀HMH⠀research⠀objectives.
- Seeks⠀opportunities⠀to improve⠀contracting⠀processes⠀as well as⠀improve⠀customer⠀service.
- Provides⠀administrative⠀oversight⠀to the⠀team⠀negotiating⠀subawards,⠀data use⠀agreements,⠀and other⠀sponsored⠀program⠀related⠀agreements.
- Generates⠀dashboard⠀reporting⠀to⠀stakeholders⠀in⠀monthly/quarterly/annual⠀tracking⠀of all⠀clinical⠀trial⠀contractual⠀metrics.
- Handles⠀material⠀transfer⠀agreements,⠀confidentiality⠀agreements,⠀licensing⠀agreements⠀and⠀conflict⠀of⠀interest⠀compliance⠀related to⠀research⠀efforts to⠀HMH⠀investigators.
- Conducts⠀initial⠀intellectual⠀property⠀(IP)⠀analysis⠀and⠀notifies⠀the Office⠀of⠀Commercialization⠀and⠀Technology⠀Ventures⠀of any⠀potential⠀IP, for⠀further⠀analysis.
- Serves⠀as a⠀liaison to⠀other⠀departments⠀to align⠀programmatic⠀goals for⠀research.
- Reviews⠀and⠀coordinates⠀approvals⠀for press⠀release⠀forms, IP⠀release⠀forms and⠀other⠀miscellaneous⠀and legal⠀documents,⠀as⠀required⠀by outside⠀research⠀collaborators.
- Ensures⠀that⠀contracts⠀are⠀executed⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀corporate⠀guidelines.
- Performs⠀quality⠀control⠀and⠀arranges⠀execution⠀of CTAs as⠀well as⠀archival⠀of⠀documents⠀into⠀repositories.
- Maintains⠀and⠀actively⠀supports⠀review and⠀development⠀of⠀contract⠀templates⠀and site⠀specific⠀files and⠀databases.
- Trains⠀and⠀mentors⠀less⠀experienced⠀staff⠀members on⠀departmental⠀Standard⠀Operating⠀Procedures⠀(SOPs) and⠀ensures⠀quality of⠀teamwork⠀products.⠀Maintains⠀and⠀updates⠀training⠀material⠀for site⠀contract⠀team.
- Reviews⠀and⠀analyzes⠀outside⠀agreements⠀for⠀multiparty/multi-funded⠀research⠀projects.
- Communicates⠀contract⠀implementations⠀to HMH⠀Contract⠀Specialists
- Provides⠀specialists⠀advice and⠀case⠀handling,⠀making⠀decisions⠀in complex⠀contractual⠀situations.
- Clearly⠀communicates⠀status and⠀timescales,⠀setting⠀expectations⠀early not⠀only for⠀the role⠀holder but⠀for the⠀team.
- Provides⠀feedback⠀regarding⠀team⠀performance,⠀need for⠀personnel,⠀policy and⠀procedural⠀recommended⠀changes⠀and other⠀contractual⠀issues.
- Maintains⠀a strong⠀lead role⠀in the⠀direction⠀of⠀Research⠀contractual⠀operating⠀procedures⠀by making⠀recommendations⠀for⠀process⠀improvement⠀purposes.
- Contributes⠀to the⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of⠀internal⠀processes⠀and⠀protocols⠀governing⠀contract⠀negotiation⠀and⠀compliance⠀on behalf⠀of⠀HMH.
- Other⠀duties⠀and/or⠀projects⠀as⠀assigned.
- Adheres⠀to HMH⠀Organizational⠀competencies⠀and⠀standards⠀of⠀behavior.
Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Bachelors⠀Degree in⠀science or⠀business⠀or a⠀paralegal⠀certificate.
- 5⠀years of⠀relevant⠀experience.
- Knowledge⠀of⠀academic⠀and⠀government⠀research⠀administration⠀policies⠀and⠀guidelines.
- Advanced⠀computer⠀skills in⠀platforms⠀such as,⠀but not⠀limited⠀to,⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀Suite,⠀Google⠀Suite,⠀etc.
- Good⠀leadership,⠀diplomacy,⠀judgment,⠀and⠀decision-making⠀skills.
- Ability⠀to manage⠀multiple⠀priorities⠀in a⠀fast-paced⠀environment.
- Ability⠀to analyze⠀complex⠀situations⠀and⠀identify⠀solutions.
- Ability⠀to work⠀effectively⠀as a⠀member of⠀a⠀team.
- Ability⠀to⠀communicate⠀both⠀written⠀and orally⠀to all⠀levels of⠀staff,⠀including⠀Senior⠀Leadership.⠀Excellent⠀interpersonal⠀skills.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
Licenses and Certifications Preferred:
- SOCRA⠀Clinical⠀Research⠀Professionals⠀(CCRP)⠀certification⠀or⠀equivalent⠀certification.
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