Contracts Manager - New York, NY - $, - $,

Contracts Manager 
New York, NY 
$115,000 - $120,000 
Full-Time, Permanent 

Position Summary 

Under guidance, maintains comprehensive oversight and management over research contracts assigned to the contracting team. This role is also responsible for mitigating risk on behalf of the research community, decreasing document turnaround time and increasing contracting related revenue. 

Job Responsibilities 

• Ensures appropriate and timely contract execution. Establishes ideal and maximum research contract turnaround times and volume targets. Measures baseline to actual and adjusts expectations as appropriate. 

• Executes growth strategies by setting performance goals and growth targets for the contracts group. Tracks, validates and reports on performance metrics. 

• Reviews, negotiates and approves large, complex and high dollar contracts ensuring adherence to institutional branding and policies and to sponsor requirements prior to execution. 

• Reviews and approves legal agreements drafted and negotiated by the contracting staff. May be delegated with the authority to sign documents. 

• Develops new agreement templates and forms in accordance with General Counsel guidelines. 

• Assists research departments with securing the institution’s mandated indirect cost rate (IDC). Negotiates directly with sponsors as needed to achieve this objective. 

• Develops new contractual relationships with affiliates and outside entities and negotiates and amends master contracts with sponsors on behalf of General Counsel. 

• Develops and implements policies and procedures. Conducts training sessions on the contract review and processing procedures. 

• Reviews and suggests improvements for software/hardware technology including databases, applications and systems to ensure modernization, integration and sustainability. 

• Designs and manages the content of the departmental Intranet site and external webpage, including regular updates and content reviews, to ensure the information is current and relevant. 

Education 

• Bachelor's Degree in related field 

Experience 

• Master's Degree is preferred. 

• Approximately 4 years of experience in industry sponsored and other sponsored contract interpretation and negotiations. 

• Approximately 2 years of experience in healthcare or other directly relevant work experience. 

• Experience managing staff. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Demonstrated research integrity policy knowledge (Conflicts, IRB, DSMB, IBC, IACUC, etc). 

• Demonstrated proficiency working with the implementation of an electronic research administration system and a broad range of ITS skills.