Research Contracts Associate - Research Operations

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you’re ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless.

Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible.

The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.

Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.

This is a Temporary Full-Time Opportunity

Type:
Replacement

Two (2) exciting Temporary Full-Time opportunities as Research Contracts Associates exist in Research Operations, reporting to the Manager, Academic Operations & Solutions. The Research Contracts Associate is an integral team member who reviews, negotiates, and oversees all research contracts and agreements including those for Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute, including WCH Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (WIHV).

The incumbent must be willing to work collaboratively and cooperatively in a challenging and dynamic environment.

• Reviews, drafts, and develops research agreements, including those related to sub-grants, fund transfers, data sharing, material sharing, clinical studies, services, amendments, and other research and innovation-related contracts
• Negotiates contract terms and conditions with various external parties with special attention to financial arrangements, reporting requirements, data/material transfer obligations and ownership, disposition of intellectual property rights, publication rights, privacy, confidentiality obligations, insurance, and indemnity provisions
• Identifies key contractual issues relevant to WCH research projects, investigates and proposes resolutions and options and, when necessary, consults with relevant WCH stakeholders to facilitate decision making
• Reviews research agreements arriving from external organizations operating in countries in the European Union to ensure the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) aligns with the federal and provincial regulations of Canada.
• Acts as first point of contact for research contract inquiries, identifies the appropriate agreements necessary for a research study, and gathers the information necessary to draft a contract
• Ensures documentation is compliant with provincial and federal regulations when drafting and reviewing research contracts with national partners.
• Drafts novel research network and data biobank agreements independently to support the expansion and development of new research collaborations and initiatives
• Leads discussions with research teams and/or researchers to outline concerns, address questions, and explain responsibilities when necessary
• Liaises with WCH’s Information Technology Office and Privacy Office to ensure technical and privacy requirements are met for research activities involving international partners
• Educates and provides consultation to research teams on procurement policies
• Supports educational initiatives to help research teams understand the value and importance of establishing contractual arrangements and their legal implications for their research collaborations
• Works with Research Finance team to ensure contract budgets appropriately reflect the full costs of research and that all agreements adhere to institutional policies on indirect costs of research ensuring funds are available for research disbursements, and…