Contracts and Compliance Manager

at  Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You will have:

• A relevant degree or postgraduate qualifications in the medical science field with an ability to understand research related contractual issues.
• Comprehensive knowledge of contract management and administration and fundraising regulatory compliance within each state.
• Proven experience in Contract Management and Contract Administration coupled with an understanding of the commercial landscape in which Science/Research institutes operate.
• Previous experience in providing strategic support and advice within complex organisation structures requiring the integration of a range of policies and external requirements to achieve operational objectives.
• Excellent planning, budget and organisational skills, including the ability to manage a range of tasks with conflicting priorities.
• Excellent project management skills and legal and executive support.
• Strong management skills and proven ability to work autonomously to run a team with little direction.
• Experience in Company Compliance and demonstrated abilities to liaise with Government Bodies.
• Well-versed in various technology platforms used within the Team to support its function, notably, research management systems like EndPoint IQ’s RMS, finance products like Technology One and agreement management products like Minuet.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth contract management/administration.
• A high level of interpersonal skills, which enable the appointee to liaise effectively with a wide range of people at a variety of levels internal and external to the Baker Institute.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills expressing complex concepts and presenting complicated issues clearly, concisely and succinctly, being readily understood by a variety of audiences.

In this role you will be expected to:

• Drive the contracting process to ensure corporate business goals and objectives for research contracts are met in a timely manner.
• Direct and lead the Contract and Legal Services team ensuring that team deliverables and goals are achieved.
• Together with General Counsel, provide advice to research staff on appropriate contracting pathways, agreement selection and other contract matters.
• Review, draft and negotiate standard research related agreements with the support of the General Counsel, including Multi-Institutional Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, Research Collaborations and Services Agreement.
• Assist Institute staff with the provision of required information for contract drafting, including payment schedules and milestone tables.
• Support or lead negotiation of standard terms and conditions for agreements including timely communication both internal and external, and efficient return of documents.
• In consultation with other business units, identify and manage contract risk.
• Maintain oversight of contract progress from start to finish and manage contract approval process.
• Liaise with research and admin staff to promote and facilitate smooth and effective end to end conduct of contract and contracted activities.
• Maintain oversight of contractual obligations, milestones, reporting, receivables and payables.