Senior Research Contracts Analyst, Research Administration - Galveston at University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, Texas

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and five years related experience including experience with federal contracts.

Job description:

Independently negotiates complex extramurally funded industry and federal contracts on behalf of the University, with minimal support from UT System's Office of General Counsel and OSP management, to ensure compliance with University and UT System policies and procedures while meeting sponsor's requirements and deadlines.

Job Duties:

• Independently reviews and negotiates all incoming contracts (federal & private industry) in accordance with sponsor and institutional requirements with minimal to no management oversight.
• Ensures all federal and industry contracts are in conformity with institutional, UT System's guidelines and the laws of the State of Texas.
• Initiates / develops adhoc contractual agreements based upon investigator / department needs.
• Prepares private industry budget loads for Project Set-Up in PeopleSoft
• Resolves contractual issues between sponsor, principal investigator and University
• Interacts with UT System's Office of General Counsel, sponsor's Attorney and/or federal sponsors regarding any non-standard language to resolve contract issues.
• Reviews and updates agreement templates based upon language changes associated with alterations in federal, state, and institutional laws and regulations (i.e. HIPAA, Debarment, and Conflict of Interest)
• Provides support to principal investigator in resolution of issues related to contracts. This task includes, but is not limited to, serving as a resource to principal investigator, providing expertise, and offering the benefit of professional development training/education in research administration
• Processes all amendment and /or modifications and resolves any issues related to execution of changes
• Ensures all institutional approvals are in place as required by sponsors for issues such as human subjects use, animal use, biohazard materials, recombinant DNA, etc.
• Ensures application of the correct F&A rate, where appropriate
• Assists in the development of training materials and delivery of training regarding contract development, negotiation, and acceptance Assists in the development or revisions of policies and procedures regarding research administration
• Fills in for manager during absences.
• Adheres to internal controls established for department
• Performs related duties as required

EQUIPMENT: Standard office equipment.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION: Standard hospital, clinical, laboratory and/or office environments

Salary Range:Actual salary commensurate with experience or range if discussed and approved by hiring authority.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.