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About the Role
This role involves the review, drafting, and negotiation of research-related agreements, providing practical and risk-informed contract review support to CAMH’s research enterprise. The specialist will focus on protecting CAMH’s legal and regulatory interests and ensuring risks are mitigated through contract language. This position supports researchers by fostering strong relationships with internal and external parties and promoting a healthy, diverse, and compliant workplace.
Responsibilities
- Review, draft, and negotiate research-related agreements.
- Provide practical and risk-informed contract review support.
- Protect CAMH’s legal and regulatory interests.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks through contract language.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable policies and requirements.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant field (life sciences or business administration) or trained as a lawyer, paralegal, law clerk, or in a related legal discipline.
- Minimum of three (3) years of previous experience in reviewing, negotiating, and drafting contracts.
- Experience in contract negotiation in a hospital/health care or clinical research setting is preferred.
- Expertise in research-related agreements, including collaboration agreements, services agreements, funding agreements, material transfer agreements, and confidentiality agreements is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge in clinical research trials, intellectual property, or artificial intelligence is an asset.
- Knowledge of widely accepted research policies, guidelines, and regulations is an asset.
- Service-oriented with strong communication skills, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal awareness.
- Strong conceptual thinking and decision-making skills.
- Negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a high-volume caseload of competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a dynamic and multi-disciplinary environment.
- Must provide proof of educational qualifications relevant to the position at time of hire.
Skills
- Contract review
- Contract drafting
- Contract negotiation
- Risk assessment
- Risk mitigation
- Communication skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Interpersonal skills
- Conceptual thinking
- Decision-making
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Collaboration
Location
- CAMH’s Queen Street campus
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent
Experience Level
- Minimum of three (3) years previous experience
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant field (life sciences or business administration)
- Trained as a lawyer, paralegal, law clerk or in a related legal discipline
Salary/Compensations
- $93,822.73 – $117,278.41 per year (hiring range)
- $93,822.73 – $140,734.09 per year (full pay range)
Benefits
- Participation in HOOPP defined benefit pension plan
- Extended health and dental benefits
- Paid vacation starting at 4 weeks
- Flexible work arrangements
- Ongoing professional development support
About the Company
- CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto.
- CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change.
- CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness.
- CAMH aims to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.
- To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca.
Equal Opportunity
- CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment.
- CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges.
- We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
- If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.