Assistant Director Contracts Management

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Assistant Director Contracts Management
The candidate will manages the day-to-day activities of the Contract Group within the Section of Grant and Contract Management, University Research Administration (URA) including supervision of: One Export Control compliance manager, Two Grant/Contract Managers, One Grant/Contract Administrator. Provides day-to-day oversight for the management of the Contract Section staff to ensure consistency, equitable workloads, and assistance, as needed. Coordinates with the Training Team in URA to assure issues of current importance in grant and contract management are communicated to, and understood by, the research administration community on campus. Ensures overall quality of customer service for contract group, intervening, as needed. Provides assistance to University personnel on policies and procedures for Contract management. Has delegated authorization to sign agreements on behalf of the University under delegations authorized by the Associate Vice President for Research Administration. Manages the day-to-day activities of the Contract Section within University Research Administration. Provides day-to-day oversight for the management of the Contract Section staff to ensure consistency, equitable workloads, and assistance, as needed. Provides daily guidance to staff on operational issues. Reviews daily workflow of clinical trials, corporate research contracts and subcontracts, contracted award agreements, material transfer agreements, data use agreements and confidentiality agreements. Supervises professional staff members, including hiring/firing, training, conducting annual performance evaluations, and recommending salary increases. Train and mentor new office staff members and monitor day-to-day activities for extended periods. Manages the contract awards of department/units on campus including review and negotiation of all contract supported activities. Reviews contract and agency guidelines including intellectual property, publication, communication, financial and indemnification terms to assure they comply with sponsor and University regulations and policies. Review proposals and assist faculty and administrative staff in the preparation of proposals for compliance with sponsor and institutional policies and procedures, guidelines and regulations. Areas of assistance include: Appropriateness of costs relating to the proposed project; and confirmation of regulatory compliance review committee approvals; Review and interpret language in sponsor-initiated agreements and contracts to determine their conformity and/or conflict with University policies. Negotiate award terms and conditions acceptable to the University; Confirm commitments made in proposals can be honored, which will protect the University from harm, loss of income, or liability from potential claims that might arise against the University from work done under a sponsored agreement; Initiate memoranda of agreement for clinical studies, for material transfers, and other sponsored projects.

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