Position opening - Assistant Director, Contracts Administration, Penn State College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

The Assistant Director will work in a vibrant office of research administration under the director of contracts administration.  The individual will negotiate complex, high level research agreements on behalf of University. The nature of the agreements requires extensive expertise in the area of intellectual property. They will cultivate negotiation relationships with for profit and non-profit sponsors and continually assess industry and University trends in research administration to determine need for operational and policy improvements.  The assistant director will pursue opportunities to educate faculty and staff on the principles of contract administration, provide guidance on negotiation and conflict resolution strategies, and assist employees with routine activities and functions related to contracts.  They will build and maintain project management skills in order to set schedules, determine workload allocations, etc.   Individual will work to consistently relate the vision and mission of the University to department, division, or unit objectives.  Preferred extensive experience with research contract and intellectual property negotiation and project management.

For more information and to apply, please see: http://psu.jobs/Search/Opportunities.html
Campus Location - Select "College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center"
Job Family - Select "Grants and Contracts Admin"
Job 37177

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