Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
Research Management at Mass General Brigham supports one of the nation’s largest academic research enterprises by overseeing the full lifecycle of research. The team partners with investigators and departments to develop proposals, negotiate and manage research contracts, administer awards, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide financial stewardship across a diverse portfolio of federal, industry, and foundation funding. Research Management plays a critical role in enabling high‑impact scientific discovery by delivering expert guidance, operational efficiency, and consistent institutional oversight.The Research Management Transactional Affairs Group drafts and negotiates research agreements in service of its mission to translate Mass General Brigham’s science to the patient bedside. The legal agreements are of high volume, and must comport with legal and regulatory requirements, as well as the hospital’s policies. The accepted candidate will assist transactional associates with managing transactions, information, correspondence and contracts. This is a paid position at $20 per hour for 40 hours per week and will be a fully-remote working environment.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
-Assist with the review and revision of legal agreements related to research at Mass General Brigham-affiliated institutions. Such agreements may include material transfer agreements, data use agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
-Help maintain and distribute agreements to all parties and appropriate institutional groups.
-Maintain and update files and databases.
-Perform discrete special projects and other relevant duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Must be enrolled in law school
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Interest in IP law, health law, contract drafting and negotiating strongly preferred.
- Highly organized, with ability to maintain attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Flexibility and adaptability in managing multiple concurrent tasks and relationships.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Positive, energetic team member with a results-oriented, professional outlook.
- Ability to work remotely.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Working Conditions
- Work in a remote setting
- This internship will be 40 hours/week with a target start date of mid August
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Pay Range
$17.71 - $25.28/HourlyGrade
2At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package. In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.
EEO Statement:
At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
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What We Do
Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Mass General Brigham connects a full continuum of care across a system of academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a health insurance plan, physician networks, community health centers, home care, and long-term care services. Mass General Brigham is a nonprofit organization that is committed to patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. In addition, Mass General Brigham is one of the nation’s leading biomedical research organizations and a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
