Contracts Administrator

Key Information

Salary: Appointments are normally made at the starting salary, however comparable skills and experience will be considered. Future progression is based on annual performance review.

Duration of Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months

Hours per week: Up to 28 hours per week.

Closing Date:  Sunday 8th September 2024 - We reserve the right to close application prior to this date if there is a high volume of applications. 

Job Details

We have two position's for the Contracts Administrator role.  In this position, you will be required to ensure that the Contracts Team’s work with universities, funders, commercial and governmental entities, is progressed in a timely manner so that the Business & Innovation office is able to facilitate the complex requirements of the scientific research undertaken by the Institute. You will proactively progress finalised contracts to signature within specified timeframes with internal and external stakeholders by manage the Contracts inbox, including reviewing contract requests via email and internal contract request forms, prioritising and allocating contracts to the Contracts Team. 

Key Requirements

The successful candidate must have excellent organisational skills with the ability to deal with a high workload. Strong attention to detail and be able to produce accurate and detailed work with minimum supervision along with experience of working in a complex organisation. 

Department/Directorate Information:

The Business and Innovation Office provides expertise to the ICR in all aspects of intellectual property management and commercialisation as well as contractual and commercial aspects of interactions between our scientists and industry.  You will be joining one of the most successful teams of its type in the UK.  We are a busy team working on a wide variety of projects with many different academic and commercial partners. 

https://www.icr.ac.uk/working-with-industry

We encourage all applicants to access the job pack attached for more detailed information regarding this role. 

About The Institute of Cancer Research

Why work for us?

As a member of staff, you'll have exclusive access to a range of staff benefits. 

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.

We look forward to receiving applications from all candidates, wherever in the world they are currently based. We will select those who display the potential to become, or to support, the world leading cancer researchers of the future based on their application and performance at interview. However, we particularly welcome British applicants from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within the ICR and nationwide in STEM roles.

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