Associate Legal Officer (In-State Remote) - Department of Legal Affairs
Minimum Qualifications:
Jurisprudence degree from an accredited law school and is eligible for admission to the State Bar of Texas. Admission to the State Bar of Texas must occur within 12 months of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field is highly desired.
Job Description:
Under supervision, provides professional legal guidance, service, and assistance to UTMB departments and administration.
Job-Related Duties:
(Two Positions to be Fill)
- Under supervision, provides accurate, knowledgeable, and timely legal advice based on research and analysis of issues involved in the situation.
- Under supervision, prioritizes work effectively, completes work within designated time frames, and provides bi-weekly status reports of current projects and activities.
- Assures that the Intellectual Property Legal Affairs Division and the Research Services leadership are made aware and kept informed of contract negotiations related to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP).
- Establishes and maintains positive and effective working relationships within the department, UTMB, The University of Texas System, and the local community.
- Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
- Under supervision, provides advice and counsel on a variety of operational issues related to research, grant-related contracts, sponsored programs, education, and institutional support.
- Drafts and reviews various contractual documents on a wide array of arrangements, including federal research contracts, international and domestic sponsored research agreements, data use/transfer agreements, collaboration agreements, teaming agreements, interagency cooperation contracts, and foundation and alliance contracts.
- Negotiates contracts in compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, The University of Texas System Regents' Rules and Regulations, and UTMB policies.
- Conducts contract training courses to assist the faculty, researchers, postdoctoral students, and contract personnel of the UTMB Community in understanding the basics of UTMB's contract workflow and negotiations of research contracts.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Knowledge and experience with laws governing basic science, animal and human subjects and government-regulated research, federal grants, research integrity, and intellectual property
Salary Range:
Actual salary commensurate with experience.
Work Schedule:
Fully remote work but must reside within the state of Texas and be available for occasional onsite meetings as requested.
Equal Employment Opportunity
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
