Grants & Contract Specialist I - II (Hybrid)

What You Will Do

The Grants & Contracts Specialist I - II will be responsible for the initial review of contracts and will be responsible for negotiations for Clinical Trial Agreements with assigned Departments within the UHCMC Clinical Research Center.

• Reviews submitted grants and contracts, including budgets, of protocols for basic research studies with the assistance of the Law Department. 50%
• Coordinates with Research Finance and research department to ensure fiscally responsible negotiated non-complex lower value sponsor research budgets. 30%
• Assures the timely processing of administration of UHC protocols and grants. 10%
• Maintains accurate administrative records including database entries. 10%
• Development and negotiation of clinical trial agreements while specializing in multi-funded, multi-site, multi-drug, and investigator-initiated budgets and contracts for sponsored projects in collaboration with department manager, research finance and law department. (35%)

Level 2:

• Support centralized grant submission process. This includes training and education in collaboration with Grant/Medical Writers. (10%)
• Coordinates programs, projects and interfaces between University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), and other external senior level parties regarding research administration matters. (10%)
• Reviews a multitude of agreements and contracts, including but not limited to CDAs/DUAs/MTAs/Business Agreements/Master Agreements. Acts as liaison to Clinical Departments and provides operational support to ensure efficient processes for all research activities. (35%)
• Ensures compliance with all policies within UHCMCCMC. (10%)

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.