Contract Analyst
Overview
Job Summary:
Negotiates and finalizes (in collaboration with Loyola University Medical Center (“LUMC”) the terms and conditions of industry and government- funded clinical trial, research service, data use, non-disclosure , material transfer and other related agreements, in a timely manner, designed to protect Loyola University of Chicago (“LUC”) and the Principal Investigator (“Pl”), with focus on the following major areas: a) patient and medical staff safety; b) intellectual property (IP) rights and ownership; c) liability (damages, injury and indemnification) and insurance; d) publication; e) confidentiality; f) warranty; g) infringement, at a minimum.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Reviews, interprets, analyzes, drafts and negotiates federal and industry research, clinical trial and related agreements within LUC and LUMC established legal, financial and risk management guidelines and templates;
- Effectively and efficiently redlines all agreements, including but not limited to, clinical trial agreements, master agreements, research service agreements, data use agreements, non-disclosure agreements and material transfer agreements;
- Fosters and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with corporate biomedical and healthcare sponsors; providing high quality and timely service to Principle Investigators (PI), while maintaining a balance between LUC, LUMC and industry interests for the public good;
- Negotiates any extensions of existing contracts or agreements;
- Performs other duties as required.