Role: Contracts Advisor
Grade and Salary: Grade 7, £37,174 - £46,735 per annum
FTE and working pattern: 1 FTE, 35hrs per week, Monday - Friday
Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leave plus 9 buildings closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday)

PURPOSE OF ROLE

A Legal Contracts Advisor is essential for the Global Research Institutes to navigate the complexity of managing legal, ethical, and financial issues across healthcare and net zero technology research. The role ensures that the institutes’ partnerships, intellectual property, data usage, and funding arrangements are legally sound and compliant with relevant regulations enabling them to pursue their goals responsively and effectively.
The purpose of the role is to prepare, negotiate and conclude commercial contracts, including confidentiality, research, collaboration & consultancy agreements for two of the University’s GRIs, viz Health & Care Technologies and iNetZ+ which is focussed on achieving net zero and beyond.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• To draft, negotiate and advise on research and related contracts, subcontracts, confidentiality agreements, studentships, collaboration agreements, etc.
• To provide commercially focussed advice on contract research, industrial sponsorship deals and commercial contracts.
• To draft and review software licences, patent and knowhow licences and associated documentation.
• To provide general intellectual property advice to academic and professional services colleagues.
• To provide general contractual advice to support other directorates within the university, Enterprise, Finance, Estates & Facilities, Governance & Legal Services, etc
• To assist the Head of Legal on a variety of contractual matters as required.
• To undertake any other duties required from time to time by the Head of Legal or the Director of Research Engagement.