Contracts and Clinical Trials Officer

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):

Preferred Qualifications:

Brief Description of Duties:

Due to legal and ethical issues, they must adhere to stringent guidelines to make sure that contracts and trials are credible, and subjects are protected. The successful incumbent must have outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Experience successfully working independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving. Experience effectively multi-tasking in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment with a high degree of accuracy and organization. Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail. Must possess the ability to thrive in a busy, high-volume, and deadline driven work team environment that requires coordination of multiple activities and the judgment and flexibility to reprioritize to accommodate emergency requests. Ability to speak confidently when communicating with investigators and industry professionals.

* Responsible for drafting, negotiating, recommending acceptance and administering of research, testing, lab study agreements, including sponsor or investigator-initiated clinical trials, supported by a variety of sponsors. These sponsors may include local, federal, national, international, private, non-profit, public and predominantly for profit organizations.

* Act as University representative to sponsoring agencies and work with outside patent counsel in the process of negotiating agreements.

* Assist PIs in reviewing budgets and scopes of work for assigned agreements and act as liaison with Compliance entities.

* Provide assistance in contract proposal development. Advise faculty and staff on contract/clinical trials administration.

* Authorize the establishment of accounts and fiscal transactions pertaining to the establishment of awards, the advancing of funds, increases to account budgets and extension of term dates with and without funding. Provide post-award administrative support including expenditure approvals, accounting detail and reporting requirement information.

* Provides coverage and back up administrative support to other members of the team.

* Drafts, compiles and completes various forms, notices, certifications, and other communication, required by sponsors.

* Conducts regular data integrity reviews and resolves discrepancies between contracts, proposals and system data.

* Sharply focuses on continuous improvement of processes and procedures to ensure maximum effectiveness throughout the contract negotiation and with changing business needs. Communicates suggestions for increased efficiencies to senior leadership.

* Other duties as assigned.

Special Notes:

The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, the candidate hired will need to be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other "protected individual" (as defined by 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324b(a)(3).

This position may be eligible for hybrid, alternative workplace arrangements/telework.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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