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Our client is seeking a well-rounded Contracts Coordinator (Research Agreements, Grants & Funding) who will play critical role within a dynamic and reputable organization known for its support of cutting-edge health research. Strong communication, organization, detail-orientation, and relationship-building skills are essential.  
 

Who- the Companies:

This well-established organization is widely respected for funding and advancing world-class health research. With significant, long-term funding secured, the organization is poised for exciting growth, with plans to hire additional team members and expand its impact across Canada in 2025. This is a workplace you can feel proud to contribute to, knowing that you’re supporting vital advancements in healthcare and scientific research.
 

What- the Role:  

Our client is currently hiring for a Contracts Coordinator who will help achieve their mission of advancing critical healthcare research for all Canadians. This is a newly created role, and the new Coordinator will play a key role on the corporate team. Reporting into a Senior Executive, the Coordinator will liaise with various partner institutions (universities, hospitals, science labs) to process the creation, review, and signing of agreements and contracts pertaining to research funding and research grants. The Coordinator will customize the legal agreements and then negotiate on terms (or explain why terms cannot be adjusted), answer questions, make approved changes, determine timelines, and follow-up to ensure timely agreement reviews, approvals, and signatures. This role requires fantastic organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, with a keen eye for detail and the confidence to follow-up with external partners to ensure they have all they need to be able to sign off on the agreements.
 

Who- the Candidate:

We are seeking candidates with at least 3 years and ideally 4+ years of relevant work experience, including direct experience with agreements. Ideally work experience will pertain to research grants and funding, but this is not required! Work experience in a law firm is highly preferred, perhaps as a legal assistant or junior paralegal. Work experience in the healthcare sector (especially healthcare research!) is a big plus, but not at all required for someone who is passionate about the organization’s vision and values who is keen to learn quickly. Qualified candidates will have strong systems skills (MS Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc.).
 

Where:

Based in Vancouver. More days a week in office at the start during training and relationship building, and after that likely 2 days/week in office and 3 days/week from home (with occasional flexibility to work only 1 day/week from office, if needed).
 

How Much:

Base salary commensurate with experience and skills- in the range of $52,000 to $75,000, with the high end being reserved for candidates who meet all requirements and qualifications.  Additionally, this organization provides excellent health & dental benefits, 4 weeks paid vacation, and a solid pension plan. Please discuss your total compensation expectations in more detail with SWIM.

When & How to Apply:

Swim Recruiting is presenting shortlisted candidate profiles directly to the hiring team for review. There will be a 2 or 3-step interview process, plus a take-home assessment.   Please do not hesitate to apply if you are qualified, interested, and would like to discuss further! 
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