Contracts Specialist

Title: Contracts Specialist  

Location: Midtown  

Org Unit: Contracts 

Work Days: Monday-Friday 

Weekly Hours: 35.00 

Exemption Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $77,000.00 - $85,900.00  

*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices 

Position Summary

Under general supervision, coordinates and administers contracts from proposal review and submission through award.

Job Responsibilities

• Reviews contracts agreement packages to ensure adherence to Weill Cornell Medicine branding and policies and to sponsor requirements.
• Handles complex and non-complex agreements. Prepares and negotiates contractual agreements with Prime sites and subsites on behalf of WCMC General Counsel.
• Negotiates terms and conditions for new or revised sponsor awards on behalf of WCMC General Counsel.
• Coordinates and seeks advisement from General Counsel and/or any other contracts specialty department or leadership to ensure appropriate language and timely execution of contracts.
• May review terms and conditions of new contractual agreements and evaluate changes to pre-existing agreements. May review and negotiate new clinical research agreements. May collaborate with international agencies as is required for the agreement.
• May collaborate with principle investigators and their staff to ensure appropriate and timely responses.
• Acts as the liaison between sponsors and WCM for research processing operations including both pre-award and post-award.
• Trains and mentors staff on contract agreement review and processing.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in related field

Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Prior experience and/or understanding of contracts negotiation.

Licenses and Certifications

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

Standard office work

 

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