Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepares and negotiates study and vendor contracts as well as internal MOUs.

• Work directly with Specialty Team Advising Research (STAR) attorney to execute CDAs and CRADAs

• Works directly with sponsors, VA attorneys, and other related parties to resolve research contract issues.

• Works with PIs to prepare budgets and other required documents for federal award submissions (i.e., NIH, DOD, etc.)

• Maintain the contract tracking database.

• Ensures quality, objectivity, and risk analysis in the efficient delivery of fully executed agreements.

• Identifies and assesses legal, financial, and operational risks and raises them to the PI, the Executive Director, and/or the Finance Director.

• Oversees ethics and regulatory bodies’ submissions and approval status. Ensures documentation is on file for all required approvals, amendments, and continuing reviews.

• Demonstrates a customer-focused style of communication, problem solving, and collaboration.

• Performs successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

• Liaises and establishes effective relationships with sponsors, study teams, and other stakeholders

• Conducts process improvement through evaluation of workflows, development of documentation, and communication with key stakeholders.

• Demonstrates responsibility for personal development by participating in continuing education offerings.

• Performs other related duties incidental to work described herein.

Supervision:

• Must be able to work independently.

• Reports directly to Executive Director.

Using the position title as the subject, email a completed application and resume to:

Lowcountry Center for Veterans Research

Attn: Brittany Baber

hradmin@lcvresearch.org