Senior Legal Contracts Manager - Clinical Trial Research Agreements

Overview

At Houston Methodist, the Senior Legal Contracts Manager – Clinical Trial Research Agreements position is responsible for coordinating and managing high-profile legal projects of considerable complexity for the Department of Legal Services, with a focus on contract review, drafting, negotiation, and execution for the Houston Methodist Research Institution (HMRI). This position takes the lead for assisting the attorneys in the Department of Legal Services with contract review for legal agreements (i.e., clinical trial agreements and sponsored research agreements) for HMRI.  The Senior Legal Contracts Manager position is responsible for coordinating, managing, and completing contract review processes with minimal supervision, as well as communicating professionally and persuasively verbally and in writing. This position manages a complex portfolio of contract documents and is the lead point of contact for clients with the HMRI.  The Senior Legal Contracts Manager position provides legal document review, drafting, negotiation, and analysis to the attorneys in the Department of Legal Services as well as internal clients, and identifies legal and regulatory issues for the attorneys.

Houston Methodist Standard

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVEDRefer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience.

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Displays cultural humility, diversity, equity and inclusion principles

• Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Responsibilities

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Establishes and maintains clear and concise communication with internal clients, external third parties, co-workers, the attorneys, and Houston Methodist senior leadership. Facilitates communication, managing stakeholder(s) expectations.

• Executes contract management requests from senior leadership and Houston Methodist departments. Serves as an effective liaison between multiple client groups and stakeholders across various levels of management.

• Works creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment fostering teamwork, innovation and excellence. Actively leads the legal contract review process for identified contracts and manages the life-cycle of each document.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develops and manages a portfolio of legal contracts, effectively communicating progress and delivering timely project outputs.

• Works in collaboration with the attorneys in the Department of Legal Services to drive contract review to successful outcomes, including by identifying needs, making assessments, and problem solving.

• Works with leadership across multiple departments to provide contract management services.

• Coordinates discussions among Houston Methodist parties and manages contracts to ensure they are compliant with Houston Methodist and Department of Legal Services policies and practices, and are complete and accurate, and meet the business needs of the parties.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Identifies regulatory issues in contract review for discussion with the Department of Legal Services attorneys.

• Works to ensure timely execution of project deliverables. Tracks the status and coordinates deadlines of a