ND Energy

Team Lead

• Lead, supervise, and develop a team of research contracts professionals
• Provide coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, and ongoing professional development
• Oversee review, drafting, negotiation, and execution of research-related agreements
• Provide expert guidance on contract interpretation, negotiation strategies, risk assessment, and complex contractual issues
• Serve as the primary escalation point for challenging negotiations and contractual issues
• Independently manage a portfolio of complex research agreements
• Collaborate with faculty, researchers, administrators, legal counsel, sponsors, industry partners, and University stakeholders
• Identify negotiation challenges, contractual risks, and process inefficiencies
• Develop and implement negotiation practices, team procedures, and process improvements
• Support the Director of Research Contracts in assessing team performance and advancing departmental goals
• Maintain accurate contract documentation and records in contract and grants management systems
• Foster teamwork, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

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