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Job TitleAssociate Counsel – Clinical Research Contracts
LocationBeachwood
FacilityCleveland Clinic Administrative Campus
DepartmentLaw Department-Legal
Job CodeT42025
ShiftDays
Schedule8:00am-5:00pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
We are looking for a licensed attorney that can provide substantive legal services for the Neurological Institute including clinical trial agreements, research collaboration agreements, maintain positive confidential client contacts, consulting and communications, and work independently or with supervision from other senior attorneys.
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.
A caregiver in this position works remotely out of Ohio, Florida, or Nevada, Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Maintain expertise and advise appropriate department members regarding legal developments within areas of expertise.
Actively seek out opportunities to maintain compliance within those areas of the law.
Provide timely responses to requests for legal advice for assigned area.
Identify and implement measures to bring effective legal services to the organization.
Collaborate and provide leadership on projects and teams within the Law Department and the organization.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Juris Doctor (JD) from ABA accredited law school.
Good standing of the Ohio bar or ability to become a member of the Ohio bar within a reasonable period.
Two to five years of attorney and/or comparable direct experience in legal specialty (legal specialty being clinical/medical research).
Working knowledge of sponsored research, clinical trial, master clinical trial agreements and other research related legal issues relative to negotiating research contracts and other related contracts in a non-profit academic medical center.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Experience negotiating and reviewing Clinical Trial Agreements, Investigator Initiated Study Agreements, Collaboration Agreements, Data Use Agreements and other research agreements as well as related regulatory issues is strongly preferred.
Experience with research compliance, research misconduct, Institutional Review Boards and/or foreign data privacy issues (e.g., GDPR) would be beneficial.
Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we provide what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/
Physical Requirements:
Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods.
Ability to travel throughout the hospital system.
Ability to operate a computer, audio visual and other office equipment.
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information, including the ability to deliver training in person and virtually.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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