Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
The R&D Department currently employs 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.
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. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
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 description
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Graduate
Desirable
2. Legally qualified or training towards a legal qualification
3. GCP trained
4. Bioscience graduate or post graduate qualification
Experience
Essential
5. Experience of working with contracts or working in a research laboratory setting or experience of setting up and running of a research study
6. Highly efficient administrator
7. Experience of negotiating contracts
Desirable
8. Experience of working in a clinical research environment in an NHS Trust, University, pharmaceutical company, charity or other organisation
9. Experience of analysing and interpreting complex contractual terms and/or research management information
10. Experience of negotiating contracts in a life-science or research setting
Knowledge
Essential
11. Knowledge of clinical research governance
12. Knowledge of commercial organisations and/or public sector bodies and/or charities within research
13. 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
14. Knowledge of current Data Protection legislation
Desirable
15. Contract management, contract law and commercial negotiation or financial analysis
16. An understanding and/or experience of the finance systems for research organisations
Skills
Essential
17. Well-developed analytical capabilities
18. Excellent presentation skills
19. Ability to communicate, negotiate and influence effectively as appropriate at all levels and be persuasive and assertive when required
20. Ability to communicate difficult information both orally and in writing both internally to colleagues and externally to a range of organisations
21. Ability to analyse and interpret research management information
22. Ability to work under pressure balancing conflicting workloads, including a range of tasks, to tight deadlines
23. Ability to work with minimal day- to-day supervision and make decisions based on appropriate risk analysis
24. Ability to use Microsoft Office suite
25. Highly motivated, committed and effective team member
26. Work flexibly and creatively, and quickly and accurately when under pressure
Desirable
27. Ability to interpret complex contract terms
Additional Requirements
Essential
28. The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.