Contracts Officer

at Northwestern University in

Evanston, Illinois, United States Job Description Job Opening Id:

53617

Department:

Office Sponsored Research Salary/Grade:

EXS/9 Target hiring range for this position will be between $86,000 to $100,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Job Summary:

As a professional staff member of Northwestern Sponsored Research (SR), the Contracts Officer is integrally involved in the review and analysis of complex contractual issues including the preparation, drafting, review, redlining, and negotiation of sponsored research contracts and related agreements that require advanced knowledge of University, sponsor, and Federal regulations and policy. The Contracts Officer will manage a range of research agreements with federal, corporate and private industry, subcontracts, and associated agreements pertaining to nondisclosure, confidentiality, licensing, data use, and material transfer for all academic departments on Northwestern's Chicago, Evanston and Doha, Qatar campuses. The Contracts Officer interfaces with a number of individuals in SR, in other Northwestern offices and departments, and outside the university. Incoming agreements and proposals may come from Senior Contract Officers in OSR, from the faculty members proposing the research, or from the entities seeking to sponsor the research. The Contracts Officer works with these individuals and coordinates compliance with the University's Innovations and New Ventures (INVO) office, Office of Corporate Relations, Office of General Counsel, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and others. Reporting to the Assistant Director, Contracts & Negotiations, the Contracts Officer has autonomy and ownership over particular agreements, transactions, relationships, and issues. The Contracts Officer will support the OR mission and values of understanding empathy, modeling accountability, ensuring fairness, embracing community, and valuing creativity.

Specific Responsibilities :

Contract and Agreements Negotiation and Acceptance Draft various complex contracts, subcontracts, and other legal documents. Negotiate terms and conditions for industry basic, applied and development research contracts, master research agreements, material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, letters of indemnification, novation agreements for sponsored projects, termination agreements for sponsored projects, subcontract agreements for sponsored projects, and other award instruments. In this capacity, Contracts Officer assumes responsibility for differentiating between negotiable positions and absolute requirements. Accept contracts and awards exercising appropriate delegated signatory authority. Develop kno To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account