Agreements Officer

3 weeks ago

Hamilton, Canada McMaster University Full time

**Schedule**

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30-4:30 (hybrid)

**Education Level**

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

**Career Level**

3 years of relevant experience; experienced (non-manager)

**Department/Unit Description**:
The Faculty of Health Sciences’ (FHS) Health Research Services (HRS) team provides leadership, counsel, and fundamental services to the health research community. These efforts help ensure the eligibility of McMaster’s research community as a whole to obtain health research funding from Federal and Provincial governments and other funding agencies and sponsors by ensuring compliance with internal and external regulation and policies particularly in terms of human and animal research ethics, biohazard and environmental regulation. The result is a maximal share of available project and program funding for McMaster’s health researchers.

**Job Summary**:
The Agreements Officer is responsible for drafting, negotiating, and finalizing complex agreements between the University and external sources.

**Purpose and Key Functions**:

- Draft and negotiate complex agreements for final approval and execution by authorized University officials ensuring compliance will all appropriate University, stakeholder, and government policies and regulations.
- Advise and assist faculty members with the preparation of budgets where agreements will subsequently be required.
- Write opinions regarding the advisability of execution of legal agreements for review by internal clients including faculty members and senior administration.
- Explain and defend University policies in an effort to facilitate agreements between internal and external clients and collaborators.
- Plan and coordinate meetings with internal and external clients.
- Seek the advice of colleagues with regards to more complex matters such as intellectual property, commercialization, indemnification and insurance language that may be required in agreements.
- Remain current with frequent changes to copyright law, funding patterns and opportunities, and regulations and restrictions.
- Interpret insurance and indemnification policies and international laws and treaties.
- Identify intellectual property and potential liabilities that may exist.
- Deliver presentations on University policies and processes as they relate to agreements.
- Monitor agreements and accounts through to project completion to ensure that the University and other parties meet their legal obligations.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study
- Requires 3 years of relevant experience.

**How To Apply**

**Employment Equity Statement**

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:
Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or

Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or

School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

**Hybrid Work Language**

To ensure an ongoing and vibrant University community that meets the needs of our students, staff and faculty and supports the University mission, ability to work on-site continues to be a requirement for most University positions. The University is supportive of exploring flexible work arrangements that effectively balance operational needs and employee interests.

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