AddressGrade UE07: £37,099 to £44,263 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £39,347 to £46,974 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
Corporate Services Group / Edinburgh Research Office (“ERO”)
Contract type: Full time (35 hours per week)
Open ended (permanent)
Due to team expansion, we are looking for experienced research contracts specialists to play a key role in the delivery of the University of Edinburgh’s Research Contracts service. You will work closely with the Head of Research Contracts and a team of solicitors and contracts specialists providing expert advice and create successful legal solutions to expedite the successful conclusion of a wide range of research contracts, providing exceptional customer service and legal expertise to support the University’s strategic research goals.
The successful candidates will embody our values of expertise, community, integrity and collaboration, and will have an access to a wide range of staff benefits.
The Opportunity
As a Contracts Manager, you will work across the University using your expertise in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of legal agreements with UK, international partners and funders supporting the University’s extensive global research portfolio.
Your skills and attributes will enable you to:
- provide expert contract advice to academic and professional services colleagues across the University
- work closely across teams to develop and implement new systems and processes to improve service delivery
- build relationships with colleagues across Edinburgh Research Office and with key stakeholders to ensure optimum solutions are developed to successfully resolve contracting issues and challenges.
- progress and advise on the full range of research related agreements including, for example; funding agreements, framework agreements, collaboration agreements, research service agreements, EU agreements, clinical trial agreements, UK and international data sharing/processing agreements, material transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements, studentships and Intellectual property provisions.
- provide expertise and bespoke contract advice across a wide research portfolio including UK, EU and international contracts
This role would suit:
- solicitors who are looking for a move in-house and the opportunity to use your legal skills in a world leading university
- in-house solicitors wishing to work in a dynamic contract research environment
- contract specialists with experience and knowledge of research agreements and associated legal issues - ideally in a higher education institution sector
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If you would like to have an informal discussion re this opportunity please contact Alan Shanks, Solicitor, Head of Research Contracts at; allan.shanks@ed.ac.uk
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
The University offers hybrid working; in Edinburgh Research Office we expect colleagues to be on campus for a minimum of team anchor days, team meetings, all-ERO meetings and other in-person meetings and events required in your role.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
Interviews are expected to take place mid-April 2024
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Research Contracts Team
The Research Contracts team is a positive, pro-active and friendly team of solicitors and contract specialists that is focussed on delivering a high-quality professional service and continuously improving its services/systems for its internal customers by working closely across teams in the University and working in partnership with other stakeholders to find optimum solutions to common service challenges. We provide expert legal advice in respect of a range of research related agreements and delivers a high-quality research contracts service to support the University’s strategic research goals.
