Senior Research Contracts Manager

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Research Management & Research Operations
Salary:

£47,405 to £54,267
per annum, inclusive.
Closing Date:  Friday 14 October 2022
Reference:  PSS-REM-2022-12-R

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice. 

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is creating new roles as part of a significant investment in research operations services which underpins our world leading research programmes.  These roles provide vital support and expertise to our research teams with a range of legal agreements related to their projects in pursuit of LSHTM’s mission to improve health worldwide.

An experienced Senior Research Contracts Manager is sought to lead a team in the drafting, negotiating, and signing contracts across LSHTM’s complex portfolio of research and consultancy projects.

The post-holder will be the key business partner for a faculty on issues related to research contracts, working closely with faculty leadership.  They will be responsible for delivery of an efficient, customer-focused service to the faculty, identifying and resolving issues and bottlenecks, and driving long term improvements.

Applicants must have substantial experience of working in a legal and contracts role in a research-intensive higher education institution.  They should have knowledge of the contractual and regulatory landscape of clinical research. The successful candidate will have experience of successfully leading a team, and of driving improvements in delivery. They will be comfortable using their knowledge and judgement to resolve issues independently, taking a pragmatic risk-based approach to decision making. Applicants will have higher education to degree level, or equivalent, or equivalent relevant experience. Further particulars are available in the job description.

The post is full-time (0.8-1.0FTE) and permanent.

The salary will be on the Professional Services scale Grade 7 in the range £48,827-£55,895 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London.

Applications should be made on-line via our website at http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk . Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk .

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as “Please see attached CV” will not be considered acceptable. 

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.