Contracts Manager - intellectual property, performance

Contracts Manager - Research Team, Intellectual Property, Performance, Publication - London - (Inside IR35)

My client has an urgent requirement for a Contracts manager to represent the client in contractual negotiations for research and related activities and to provide advice on contractual obligations, responsibilities, and risks.

The key aspects are the role are:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review, draft, and negotiate various research agreements.
• Advise on rights, obligations, and risks under agreements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
• Achieve commercially acceptable positions on key issues like liability and intellectual property.
• Collaborate to protect intellectual property and exploitation opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement of processes and best practices.
• Use Worktribe to track contract requests.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures and policies.
• Provide training and presentations to departments.
• Be flexible and collaborative, supporting the team and other staff.
• Discuss contract portfolios with departments and academics.
• Support other faculty areas as needed based on demand and workload changes.

To be the successful in your application you will have a Degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant field eg Law. Have knowledge of key contract topics including intellectual property, performance, publication, confidentiality, warranties, liability and indemnity, data protection/privacy, governing law and jurisdiction. You will also need experience of reviewing, drafting and negotiating research contracts and/or legal agreements and experience of identifying and providing commercial advice on potential risks for a variety of activities including competing contractual obligations.

Please send me your CV ASAP.

Senitor Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.