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Role Description

This position's work location is remote with occasional time onsite as needed. The selected candidate may only work remotely from a New England state (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI).

The Research Contracts Specialist will:

• Draft, review, and execute a high volume of research agreements.
• Manage a limited number of consortiums.
• Work independently on DFCI template-based agreements.
• Partner with manager and/or senior members on the Licensing and Contracts Teams on SRAs and non-exclusive reagent licenses.

Agreements/Transactions:

• Use institutional templates to guide negotiations and draft creative language to address departures from templates.
• Independently negotiate confidentiality agreements, material transfer agreements, data use agreements, multi-site and academic collaboration agreements, and amendments to the foregoing.
• Negotiate straightforward sponsored research agreements and non-exclusive research reagent licenses in partnership with manager and/or senior members on the Licensing and Contracts Teams.

PI Relationship Management/Communication:

• Respond to inquiries from PIs and other parties, requiring manager input and participation on complex matters.
• Draft complex written messages for final review.
• Coordinate and attend meetings with PIs and other parties, with a contributing role in discussions.
• Manage consortiums and multi-party collaborations where DFCI is a non-lead member.
• Be familiar with institutional policies and practices.

Qualifications

• Comprehension of science and translation of medical innovation.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and institutional policy relevant to duties and responsibilities.
• Detail-oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required; communicates proactively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A self-starter with the ability to identify and recommend solutions.
• Ability to work as a member of a team, including taking work on from colleagues within knowledge base.
• Ability to manage and prioritize numerous transactions and bring to closure in a timely manner.
• Ability to represent DFCI and gain the confidence, trust, and respect of clinicians, scientists, administrators, investors, and external industry counterparts.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and complex organization with multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required; JD is strongly preferred.
• 1 year of contracts experience in an academic institution.

Benefits

• At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong.
• We are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences.
• Cancer knows no boundaries, and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionate professionals, neither do we.

Pay Transparency Statement

The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.

For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

$87,100.00 - $99,300.00