Contract Administrator
3 weeks ago
**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:156023
**Department/Program**:Research Administration, Research Services
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (50% FTE) for 1 year x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: August 2023
**Union Status**: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $28.8914**:
- **$36.1142 /hour
**Closing Date**: August 07, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
**The Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Contracts Lead, the Contracts Administrator works within Research & Innovation Advancement (RIA) team to provide effective and efficient service and support to IWK researchers in the development, negotiation and coordination of research contracts and related financial administration matters.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Contract Management
- responsible for processing a high volume of research contracts, including clinical trial agreements (CTAs), site agreements, multi-site agreements, collaboration agreements, material transfer agreements (MTAs), confidentiality agreements (CDAs), data transfer agreements (DTAs), funding agreements and other agreements as required;
- conduct detailed review of legal documents providing recommendations for institutional authorization;
- responsible for fielding questions and/or providing advice,
- conduct risk assessments and provides recommendations to the Lead concerning high risk agreements;
- assist Lead with the development of contracts and contract templates;
- interpret and identifies circumstances requiring consultation with Health Centre legal counsel;
- works independently and collaboratively within a busy client environment, while seeking and receiving support/direction from Lead;
- under the direction of the Lead, acts as institutional representative for the negotiation and management of research related contractual agreements;
Administration
- provide feedback to Lead regarding challenges or issues with the administration of contracts;
- assist Lead with policies and procedures related to contracts portfolio;
- complete all necessary reviews within a timely manner and ensure that contracts are in line with all IWK’s systems and procedures;
- ensures contract related information is accurately and timely maintained, e.g. RIA database.
Education
- provide advice and assistance to faculty members and other members of the administrative staff in relation to pre
- and post-award research contract administration;
- maintain a general sense and knowledge of industry activities in order to advise/consult on contract related issues.
**Hours of Work**:
Monday to Friday, 18.75 hours week
**Your Qualifications**:
- A degree from an accredited post‐secondary institution in Administration, Business or Paralegal
- Related certification, such as a Certificate in Research Administration or Research Management and/or a Clinical Research Contract Professional (CRCP) certification an asset.
- 5 years’ experience in a contracts administration position is required.
- Experience negotiating contracts and interpreting legal clauses and clarifying associated risks for clients.
- Effective negotiation skills;
- Confidence, flexibility, diplomacy and solid interpersonal skills to interact with diverse personality in high-paced work environment and manage competing priorities is a must.
- Must be thorough and detailed oriented with excellent time management skills to deal with time sensitive material.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy and maintain a high level of confidentiality is required.
- Ensures confidentiality and works in an ethical manner.
- Experience working within a research environment an asset.
- Familiarity with contractual, ethical and financial issues.
- Experience working with granting agencies and industry.
Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union ba
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