Assistant Director, Clinical Trials Contracts
UCLA HealthAbout the role
General Information
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Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is seeking an Assistant Director, Clinical Trials Contracts to provide strategic leadership for the Clinical Trials Contracts & Strategic Relations unit within the Office of Clinical Research. Reporting to the Director, this role oversees the negotiation, execution, and administration of complex industry-sponsored clinical trial agreements while ensuring efficient, compliant, and high-quality pre-award contracting operations. The Assistant Director supervises and mentors a team of contract professionals, manages daily operations and workflow, and partners with faculty, sponsors, and research administration stakeholders to support timely study start-up. This position also plays a key role in advancing operational excellence through process improvement initiatives, policy and procedure development, performance metrics, and strategic planning in support of UCLA's clinical research enterprise.
Annual range: $128,500.00-$298,100.00
Job Qualifications
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Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- At least 10 years recent experience negotiating industry supported clinical trials, 3 years management experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in industry clinical trial agreement drafting and negotiation.
- Strong working knowledge of the full range of pre-award activities related to clinical trials research (e.g.,IRB, CIRC, Coverage Analysis, other regulatory approvals, etc.)
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical, biomedical, and/or medical device company research and development trends.
- Demonstrated mature clinical and independent administrative judgment and decision-making skills.
- Experience working with faculty, administrators, and staff in an academic medical center, health care or university environment.
- Knowledge of research regulatory requirements (including FDA and other federal and state
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