Research Agreement Specialist in Toronto

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine.

The Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA) Office is a large department situated within Research Legal and falls under the provision of both Corporate Legal and Research at UHN. The CTA Office helps to facilitate over 2,000 contracts a year for research involving human participants. It is imperative that appropriate legal agreements are in place to govern these relationships as well as to manage and mitigate risk to UHN and UHN research participants.

The Research Agreement Specialist is an essential part of preparing and negotiating legal agreements for UHN research studies. You will work on and complete a variety of agreement types including clinical study agreements, confidentiality agreements, sub site/grant and collaboration agreements, material transfer agreements and data sharing agreements. Duties will also include the development of SOPs and review tools.

Duties:

• Negotiate, draft and review agreements e.g. clinical trial agreements, Investigator Initiated study agreements, research collaboration, confidentiality agreements, material/data transfer agreements, sub-site collaboration agreements and related agreements under CTA Office’s for clinical trials.
• Ensure agreements are compliant with UHN policies and external guidelines and requirements.
• Resolve issues, facilitate concerns of all parties and escape at impasses in a timely and effective manner.
• Prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and manage multiple agreements simultaneously.
• Maintain agreement documentation in UHN’s contract management system.
• Participate in other tasks/projects as required.

At minimum, completion of a bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, or Science or recognized equivalent required. Minimum three (3) years of practical and related experience and 1 year on-the-job training required. Strong knowledge in contract law and principles of contractual agreements required. Ability to manage and prioritize projects simultaneously; to efficiently communicate, write, edit, analyze, negotiate and problem solve.

Why join UHN? In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.