Research and Development Contracts Manager inCambridge inCambridge PUBLISHED 9 DEC 2023
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Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 26th September 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 7th October 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is involved with exciting clinical research. In particular, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, we host the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The Research and Development (R&D) Department needs to appoint a Contracts Manager to deal with the variety of agreements and legal contracts relating to clinical research and data protection.
The R&D Department currently employs 3.5 WTE Solicitor Consultants and 1 Contracts Manager in the R&D Legal Team, and 17 governance team members including data governance to co-ordinate the set-up of research studies and manage the necessary contracts.
We require an additional Contracts Manager to work with the R&D Legal team and wider R&D Department to provide initial drafts, review and negotiate research related contracts. This will involve working with nationally agreed templates for clinical research contracts as well as drafting and reviewing bespoke agreements. The role will also involve negotiation with other Hospital Trusts, academic institutions and research organisations as well as liaison with the Solicitor Consultants and governance team to ensure that all aspects of the research studies and research collaborations have appropriate contracts in place.
The post holder will also review other contracts relating to research such as those issued by the Department of Health and funding bodies.
Responsible to the Solicitor Consultant and Head of BRC IP, the post holder will have the chance to gain considerable experience in the legal field of R&D.
The role is a full-time role but job share applicants will also be considered.
The role is suitable for hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of time in the office.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 26th September 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 7th October 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is involved with exciting clinical research. In particular, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, we host the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The Research and Development (R&D) Department needs to appoint a Contracts Manager to deal with the variety of agreements and legal contracts relating to clinical research and data protection.
The R&D Department currently employs 3.5 WTE Solicitor Consultants and 1 Contracts Manager in the R&D Legal Team, and 17 governance team members including data governance to co-ordinate the set-up of research studies and manage the necessary contracts.
We require an additional Contracts Manager to work with the R&D Legal team and wider R&D Department to provide initial drafts, review and negotiate research related contracts. This will involve working with nationally agreed templates for clinical research contracts as well as drafting and reviewing bespoke agreements. The role will also involve negotiation with other Hospital Trusts, academic institutions and research organisations as well as liaison with the Solicitor Consultants and governance team to ensure that all aspects of the research studies and research collaborations have appropriate contracts in place.
The post holder will also review other contracts relating to research such as those issued by the Department of Health and funding bodies.
Responsible to the Solicitor Consultant and Head of BRC IP, the post holder will have the chance to gain considerable experience in the legal field of R&D.
The role is a full-time role but job share applicants will also be considered.
The role is suitable for hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of time in the office.
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