Contracts Coordinator

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London

Short summary

This is a unique opportunity to support the work of the Crick’s newly established Human Biology Facility (HBF), a dedicated team to support research with human participants, human tissues and data. You will be an essential part of the Facility’s Research Governance Team who oversee all elements of human research governance, compliance and ethics.  

We are working closely with colleagues across the Crick, and especially in the Crick Legal, Governance and Compliance team (LGC), to further develop our process to support compliant and efficient contracting. 

The Contracts Co-ordinator will be responsible for coordinating all relevant contacting activities on behalf of the Human Biology Facility, supporting decisions on all aspects of human biology contract requirements with support from LGC. The successful candidate will be expected to be able to coordinate a complex portfolio of Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) and other contracts, undertake initial screening and deciding on the level of review required. They will monitor the progress of MTAs through negotiations, and help liaise with external partners and internal stakeholders. They will also provide some general administration and project management support to the Human Biology Facility.

Key Responsibilities

• To coordinate the receipt, review and signing of human biology contracts.
• Maintain excellent communication within the team, legal colleagues and science staff.  
• To undertake initial reviews of MTA requests against pre-approved templates, internal protocols and guidance documents.
• To monitor and report on the progress of a complex portfolio of contracts against agreed performance indicators.
• To maintain appropriate records of contracts.
• To identify potential contractual and compliance issues, or barriers to progress and escalate issues internally within the team.
• To liaise with external stakeholders in relation to the progress of contracts reviews, and communicate progress internally within the team and science staff.

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL, Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy.

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via our website.
• The closing date for applications is 28/08/2024.
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

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