Clinical Trials Contract Advisor

Position Highlights:

• Position: Clinical Trials Contract Advisor
• Location: Evanston, IL
• Full Time
• Hours: Monday-Friday, standard business hours, onsite

A Brief Overview:

As a member of the Office of Clinical Research team, the Clinical Trials Contract Advisor will be responsible for independently, managing, analyzing, drafting and negotiating agreements and budgets related to clinical trials. This position will be responsible for the agreement intake process, including putting new agreements in the Office's agreement tracking system, creating a file, and inputting basic institutional information. The Contract Advisor will identify legal and business risks in agreements and verify that research objectives are accomplished and institutional policies are followed in negotiations.

This position will review and negotiate most research agreements for industry-funded clinical trials, including confidential disclosure agreements, clinical trial agreements, and CTA amendments. The Contract Advisor will communicate the status of reviews and negotiations to study teams and stakeholders and will be responsible for tracking and reporting certain metrics related to performance, including turn-around time for reviews

What you will do:

• Responsible for study intake for all new research agreements and amendments, including entering agreements into contracting system and making sure institution name, address, and payment details are correct
• File close-out once an agreement has been fully executed
• Review and negotiation of research agreements, including NDAs/CDAs, CTAs and CTA amendments
• Review and negotiation of research budgets, including NDAs/CDAs, CTAs and CTA amendments
• Communicate status of review and negotiations to study teams and administration
• Track and report around relevant metrics, including turn-around time
• Other duties as assigned

What you will need:

• Education: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school required
• Experience: 2 years' experience in a legal office/department or research role

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking at designated locations
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

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Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.

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