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Agreement & Contract Negotiator (Inst)

Job Group: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts
Job Subgroup: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contract Administration (Pre-Award)
Salary Range (Annual): 22: $60,601-112,718
Employee Category: Academic Staff
Job Code: SC052
  • Job Summary:
    Analyzes, reviews, negotiates, and may approve research related contracts and agreements to ensure adequate representation and communication of desired outcomes on the behalf of the institution. Campus level negotiator responsible for reviewing work submitted from campus partners prior to final acceptance.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Reviews, interprets, and negotiates complex extramural contracts, agreements, and award documents for compliance with Federal, State, and University fiscal and administrative policies on behalf of the institution
    • Serves as a liaison to legal professionals and internal and external stakeholders in negotiating terms and conditions such as ownership of intellectual property, research compliance, fiscal reporting requirements, and payment schedules as needed
    • Assists in collaborations across disciplines and functional areas by building relationships between internal campus contacts responsible for research administration and external stakeholders
    • Train, advise, develop, and instruct on extramural support policies and procedures, serving as a resource to colleges/schools and PIs/researchers on contracting issues, contracting terms and conditions, and University policies
  • Education:
    Terminal Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    Yes
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    Academic Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    22: $60,601-112,718
  • Job Code:
    SC052: Agreement & Contract Negotiator (Inst)

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