Job ID 12375 Location Case Main Campus Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Job Description POSITION OBJECTIVE The Assistant Director of Agreements is responsible for supporting the evaluation and processing of research and service agreements to and from Case Western Reserve University. The assistant director serves as an integral member of the agreements team to ensure all agreements are in compliance with university and sponsor regulations utilizing the appropriate agreement type. Agreements being reviewed and negotiated may include everything from sponsored research and service agreements to assistance with reviewing proprietary information, human subject data/materials transfer, and other or miscellaneous agreements. Negotiation of these agreements is a highly technical task, both scientific and legal, and requires an understanding of and commitment to upholding university policies governing its position on a variety of negotiable terms, while balancing the needs of the faculty and staff and our legal obligations. The assistant director of agreements will assist the Assistant Vice President, Pre-Award Services and Agreements with the review, negotiation, and maintenance of research enterprise-related agreements. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Manage agreements in accordance with university policies and federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Review all sections of research agreements for sponsored projects administration. Evaluate requests in terms of compliance, circumstances, terms and conditions, appropriate templates, language, legal implications, and more. Identify appropriate risk level, Institutional Review Board (IRB) and/or Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) involvement, and necessary revisions. Prepare and negotiate the terms and conditions of all research-related agreements. Assist in the preparation of various types of agreements. Meet with external stakeholders to negotiate terms and conditions. Propose and facilitate appropriate amendments. (40%) Manage agreement documentation. Track and record all agreements and manaint those spreadsheets. Assist the Associate Director of DUAs and MTAs with the review and negotiation of DUAs and MTAs, as needed. Confirm data security plan compliance with University Technology data security personnel, as needed. Confirm compliance with all regulatory, legal, and institutional requirements. Secure legal approval from the Assistant Vice President of Pre-Award Services & Agreements. Confirm compliance with university and federal export control regulations, technology transfer regulations, and other departmental reviews. Communicate with and educate faculty and staff about the various clauses and requirements of their agreements and how to maintain compliance with specific agreement terms. Collect signatures and explain and distribute executed agreements to all parties. Assist with gathering all active open research-related agreements and begin collecting data to analyze the success of current templated agreements. Assist with reviewing and keeping templates up to date. (40%) Independently performs a wide range of tasks in support of the administration of research enterprise related agreements. Responsibilities include: preparing, negotiating, and maintaining appropriate agreements being received or supported by Case Western Reserve University researchers in accordance with university policy, strict governmental guidelines, and other sponsor requirements; providing assistance to researchers who request research agreements with respect to understanding and complying with agreement terms and conditions; communicating the status of negotiations with investigators; monitoring compliance with terms of intellectual property, confidential disclosure, material transfer, data use, reporting, and all other agreement provisions. Reviews previous agreements related to current resea