Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The R&D Department manages many research applications for the set-up of research studies every month and contracts are required for the majority of these research studies. The R&D Department employs currently 2.5 WTE Solicitor Consultants and 2 Contracts Managers 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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Graduate
* Legally qualified or training towards a legal qualification
* GCP trained
* Bioscience graduate or post graduate qualification
Experience
* Experience of working with contracts or working in a research laboratory setting or experience of setting up and running of a research study
* Highly efficient administrator
* Experience of negotiating contracts
* Experience of working in a clinical research environment in an NHS Trust, University, pharmaceutical company, charity or other organisation
* Experience of analysing and interpreting complex contractual terms and/or research management information
* Experience of negotiating contracts in a life-science or research setting
Knowledge
* Knowledge of clinical research governance
* Knowledge of commercial organisations and/or public sector bodies and/or charities within research
* Knowledge of current government policy and relevant legislation such as the Research Governance Framework, Good Clinical Practice, the EU Directive on Clinical Trials, the Human Tissue Act
* Knowledge of current Data Protection legislation
* Contract management, contract law and commercial negotiation or financial analysis
* An understanding and/or experience of the finance systems for research organisations
Skills
* Well-developed analytical capabilities
* Excellent presentation skills
* Ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively as appropriate at all levels and be persuasive and assertive when required
* Ability to communicate difficult information both orally and in writing both internally to colleagues and externally to a range of organisations
* Ability to analyse and interpret research management information
* Ability to work under pressure balancing conflicting workloads, including a range of tasks, to tight deadlines
* Ability to work with minimal day-to-day supervision and make decisions based on appropriate risk analysis
* Ability to use Microsoft Office suite
* Highly motivated, committed and effective team member
* Work flexibly and creatively, and quickly and accurately when under pressure
* Ability to interpret complex contract terms
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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