Senior Contract Administrator

Qualifications:

Education or Equivalency Required
A Master’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrate extensive, typically 3-5 years, research administration experience.
• Demonstrate extensive, typically 3-5 years, of contract review and negotiation experience.
• Must thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment and have the organizational skills to manage a large workload.
• Demonstrate working level proficiency with computer software applications; e.g. able to perform first-level problem resolution before seeking help elsewhere.
• Demonstrate excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current state and federal sponsored research regulations as they relate to research administration and higher education institutions.
• Ability to work autonomously, problem solve, and work under pressure in a high-volume deadline driven environment.
• Demonstrate a commitment to service excellence and the ability to meet or exceed service needs and expectations.
• Demonstrate independent judgment and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work within a team and alone or with limited guidance, as appropriate.

Desirable Qualifications

• Ability to handle a complex portfolio of work in an intensive multi-tasking environment. 
• Ability to work well under deadline pressures without sacrificing accuracy or customer service.
• Working knowledge of higher education policies, procedures, and regulations related to research administration.
• Experience in government, industry or healthcare contracting.
• Research administration contracting experience with Federal or non-federal sponsors.
• Experience drafting and negotiating confidentiality agreements, data transfer and use agreements, material transfer agreements, corporate funded clinical trial contracts, or industry research contracts.
• A working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Professional experience in a legal or business setting. 
• JD or MBA.

Application Details and Instructions:

Upload the following required documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and verification of academic credentials. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

Contact:  Sarah Tillman (sarah-tillman@uiowa.edu)