Only open to Redeployee applicants at City St George’s. Applications from individuals who are not redeployees will not be considered at this time.
Research and Innovation Contracts Manager
Research & Innovation Services (RIS) provides a professional support service for research and innovation activities at City St George’s. It operates a business partnering model to work with and support our six academic schools across our Clerkenwell, Tooting and Moorgate campuses.
RIS is comprised of seven teams, covering pre‑award, post‑award, research & innovation contracts, business engagement & knowledge exchange, intellectual property & commercialisation, entrepreneurship and clinical research support.
Responsibilities
The Research and Innovation Contracts Manager is responsible for drafting, coordinating, reviewing and negotiating research and innovation agreements that City St George’s enters into with a variety of UK and overseas organisations and sectors, including charities, industry, government, NHS organisations and universities. Service provision is key to the role, and the postholder will provide professional, customer‑focused support to researchers and external partners.
Person Specification
- Substantial experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating research contracts, funding and collaboration agreements, and related agreements, in a university or related body, with knowledge and understanding of issues relating to contracts in a university environment.
- Excellent communication skills and experience communicating to a variety of audiences.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage and prioritise a mixed portfolio of work.
Additional Information
Further information is available in the job description (JD – Contacts Manager.pdf).
Application & Interview Details
Closing date for applications: 07 June 2026 at 11:59pm. Interviews are scheduled to take place on 10 June 2026.
Benefits
City St George’s offers a sector‑leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio‑economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
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