Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.
We are seeking a Contracts Associate to manage a portfolio of grant and/or contract activities within the research administration office's purview. Leads the drafting, review, negotiation, and execution of domestic and foreign agreements, ensuring favorable terms and conditions that support the university's research, educational, and training missions. Agreement types include, but are not limited to, sponsored research agreements, service agreements, material transfer agreements, non-disclosure…
agreements, data use agreements, memorandum of understanding, collaboration agreements, student and scholar placements and exchanges, internships, visitor agreements, and degree and non-degree educational programs.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Negotiate and draft sponsored agreements for assigned departments.
- Work with compliance offices, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV), and the Office of General Counsel to resolve conflicts regarding award terms and conditions.
- Serve as liaison to funding agencies for pre-award problem resolution, agreement negotiations, and post-award matters.
- Provide advice and counsel to faculty and staff during proposal development and submission.
- Manage a portion of pre-award activity. Interpret, communicate and provide detailed advice to faculty and staff regarding proposals, interpretation of rules, regulations and compliance issues, and assist in applying them to specific applications, awards, and issues. Review proposals for completeness and compliance.
- Serve as signature authority on proposals. Review contract or grant documents with faculty, staff and leadership to advise on proposal and award strategy.
- Ensure all approvals are obtained, draft agreements or other documentation, and negotiate and sign award documents.
- Advise faculty and staff regarding institutional compliance requirements.
- Work with collaborators, business partners, and sponsors for problem resolution in award matters.
- Take active role in supporting the Office of Research Information Services in supporting users of research administration software.
- Continually expand knowledge of research compliance to advise and guide faculty and staff.
- Support effective, ongoing training programs for key positions and processes supporting research administration.
- Act as office liaison to ensure effective performance and integration of the office with university legal, compliance, information technology, JHTV, and post-award budget offices.
- Contribute to an office work environment focused on providing excellent customer service and seeking continuous process improvement, including cross training in a variety of functional areas for the purpose of job enrichment and expanding knowledge of research administration.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Three years of related experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s, PhD or JD in related field and relevant specialized training.
- Additional years of demonstrated experience in drafting and negotiating documents in a sponsored project environment at a university, non-profit, state or federal agency, legal private practice or similar environment.
- Understanding of research compliance regulations.
- Experience working with the Federal Acquisition Regulations and other federal agency terms and conditions.
- Experience with contract management systems.
- Analytical Skills - Intermediate
- Contract Negotiation - Intermediate
- Grant Database Management - Intermediate
- Grant Regulations - Intermediate
- Interpersonal Skills - Intermediate
- Proposal and Agreement Review - Intermediate
- Regulatory Compliance - Intermediate
- Research Administration Knowledge - Intermediate
- Research Administration Systems - Intermediate
The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.
Classified Title: Contracts Associate
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE
Starting Salary Range: $75,135 - $131,510 Annually (Commensurate
w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: 5 Day 37.5 Hours/Week
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: Research Administration Ofc of
Personnel area: University Administration
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.
The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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