Department Purpose

One of 2-5 Contracts and Grants analysts on 4 teams. Each team is led by a Contracts and Grants Officer and is assigned to focus on either proposals or awards/subcontracts for a set of schools and/or colleges.

Job Summary

Under the direction of a Contracts and Grants Officer, as part of a team, work with faculty and staff from a specific set of schools and/or colleges to review proposals prior to submission to sponsors; negotiate research agreements with sponsors; assist faculty in developing proposals and negotiate a portion of the resulting contracts and grants. Each team will have a focus on either proposals or awards/subcontracts; the focus of each team, as well as the team members, may change over time consistent with changes in the business needs of the Sponsored Programs Office.

POSITION INFORMATION

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work occasional overtime.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education/Experience:

• Research Administration experience serving both internal and external customers, including review and submission of proposals for contracts and grants, and preparation, review, and negotiation of research agreements.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data related to projects.
• Research Administration experience in conducting complex negotiations.
• Experience presenting complex technical and legal material to non-technical persons.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, editing, and analyzing various types of research administration agreements, legal correspondence and other written documents.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

• Skill using Microsoft suite of products (including but not limited to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and Internet Explorer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Education/Experience:

• Experience interpreting, communicating, and applying terms and conditions of various sponsor’s, federal, state, and University guidelines, policies, and procedures governing research including but not limited to intellectual property.
• Experience with for-profit and non-profit business contracting and funding practices and interests.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

• Communication skills to build constructive and effective relationships with all types of people. Extensive knowledge of multiple sponsor’s terms and conditions and advanced skills to interpret and apply complex sponsor requirements.
• Knowledge of and skills to apply UC and UCD policies and procedures, and extensive knowledge of UC principles governing research and intellectual property. Knowledge of University patent policy and its variations as related to agreements sufficient to discuss with faculty, staff and sponsor representatives.
• Knowledge of legal, medical and scientific terminology.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills to use logic to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
• Skilled in time management and priority-setting.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Background Check

This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks.

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