Industry Agreements Officer

Industry Agreements Officer - 69799

INITIAL REVIEW DATE (IRD)

The IRD for this job is: 06-24-2024

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Director, Industry Alliances, the Industry Agreements Officer has responsibility for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a wide range of agreements enabling research and collaboration with industry partners. The role draws upon intellectual property, business, and legal knowledge alongside negotiation, conflict management, and problem-solving skills to facilitate successful execution of agreements and other documentation. The Industry Agreement Officer also serves as a resource for campus partners, supporting effective preparation for the industry agreement process, providing targeted training, and reliably explaining contractual terms and conditions. Additionally, the role reviews relevant internal, operational processes for efficiency as well as agreement templates for pertinence and assists in process and template improvements and updates working both within the unit and collaboratively with other campus stakeholder units.

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Budgeted Salary: $125,000 - $137,000/year

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

Schedule Information: Full-time, Fixed, 40 Hours per Week, Mon-Fri Days

Work Location: Remote. This position requires fully remote work, subject to the terms of an annual telecommuting agreement, with the potential need to come to campus for meetings on limited occasion. While telecommuting/remote working, the employee is responsible for ensuring a worksite environment suitable for accomplishing their regular job duties during scheduled hours of work and, if applicable, arranging for dependent care just as they would if they were working in person at a UCSC worksite.

JOB DUTIES

35% - Industry Agreements

• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates agreements with external industry parties including complex industry sponsored research agreements, research collaborations agreements and memoranda of understanding, consortia agreements, recharge facility service agreements, and other agreements as needed, generally encompassing intellectual property, technology commercialization, business, and financial terms and requiring alignment with UC policies and guidance, sound business practices, and legal requirements.

35% - Collaboration and Research Agreements

• Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and executes (with university delegated authority) high-volume research- and collaboration-enabling agreements including material testing and transfer agreements, data use and transfer agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.

20% - Campus Resource

• Serves as a campus resource, advising and assisting faculty, researchers, and other client groups by interpreting and explaining agreement terms and conditions and resolving contractual problems that develop during the course of the project in consultation with stakeholders and unit leadership.

10% - Administrative Operations

• Manages executed agreements, including electronic filing, communications and coordination with principal investigators and sponsored projects team, and transfer to financial affairs and department post-award staff.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, science or related area.
• Significant experience in intellectual property management and drafting and negotiating complex legal agreements.
• Thorough knowledge of drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing complex agreements involving intellectual property and business terms.
• Strong conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, and written policies and guidance.
• Strong attention to detail consistently reflected in work products and communications.

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