Research Agreement Specialist

Union: Non-Union  Number of vacancies: 1 New or Replacement Position: Replacement  Site:  Hydro Place - 700 University Avenue Department: Research Legal -  Clinical Trial Agreements Reports to:  Manager - Clinical Trial Agreements Salary Range:  $80,928 - $121,392 per annum Hours: 37.5 hours per week  Shifts: Day Status: Permanent Full-time Closing Date: October 23, 2026 Position Summary The Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA) Office is a large department situated within Research Legal and falls under the provision of both Corporate Legal and Research at UHN. The CTA Office helps to facilitate over 2,000 contracts a year for research involving human participants.  Thousands of research studies are undertaken at UHN every year. While some involve UHN researchers and clinicians only, most involve third parties such as pharmaceutical and medical device companies, government or funding agencies, contract research organizations and other research institutions. It is imperative that appropriate legal agreements are in place to govern these relationships as well as to manage and mitigate risk to the UHN and UHN research participants.  The Research Agreement Specialist   is an essential part of preparing and negotiating legal agreements for UHN research studies. You will work on and complete a variety of agreement types including clinical study agreements, confidentiality agreements, sub site/grant and collaboration agreements, material transfer agreements and data sharing agreements. As the Research Agreement Specialist, you will develop agreement strategies and also review and assess study submissions by researchers to determine study complexity and requirements.  The CTA Office works with an array of partners to facilitate research at UHN and, in your role, you will engage with key internal stakeholders such as the Research Ethics Board, Research Financial Services and senior management for briefing and decision-making. From beginning to end, the Research Agreement Specialist must be able to manage institutional risk and provide effective and efficient service and support to researchers and investigate barriers to study start-up. Duties will also include the development of SOPs and review tools.  This role supports a hybrid work environment, splitting time between the office and working from home.  This position has opportunities to be cross-trained in different modalities, leadership, growth and long-term progression within the CTA Office and at UHN.  Duties • Negotiate, draft and review agreements e.g. clinical trial agreements, Investigator Initiated study agreements, research collaboration, confidentiality agreements, material/data transfer agreements, sub-site collaboration agreements and related agreements under CTA Office’s for clinical trials. • Ensure agreements are compliant with UHN policies and external guidelines and requirements, e.g.,CAHO principles, the UofT affiliation agreement and TCPS2 and regulatory requirements, e.g. Health Canada, and privacy legislation (e.g. PHIPA, PIPEDA, foreign applicable laws). • Resolve issues, facilitate concerns of all parties and escalate at impasses in a timely and effective manner, ensuring appropriate communication at all levels. • Prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines and manage multiple agreements simultaneously. • Maintain agreement documentation in UHN’s contract management system. • Participate in other tasks/projects as required. • At minimum, completion of a bachelors degree in Law, Business, or Science or recognized equivalent required. •  Master’s degree an asset • Minimum three (3) years of practical and related experience and 1 year on-the-job training required • Two (2) years of experience drafting, interpreting and negotiating agreements an asset •  Experie