Qualified Lawyer, Contract Manager - Research Institute

🕒 January 27

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1949

⚡ Energy

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 Grant on 2016-09

Healthcare • Energy • Artificial Intelligence

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is a renowned organization focused on applied research and technology development. It conducts extensive research in various fields including health, energy, materials, and artificial intelligence, partnering with industry and academia to drive innovation. With multiple institutes specialized in different domains, its mission is to produce market-oriented results that address societal challenges and contribute to industrial advancement.

📋 Description

• You provide legal advice — in cooperation with and in consultation with the legal departments of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft — on all legal questions relating to research and development agreements with national and international contracting parties. • You draft, negotiate and conclude contracts — in coordination with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft legal departments — for clinical trials under the German Medicines Act (Arzneimittelgesetz, AMG) and the European Clinical Trial Regulation, as well as contracts related to the manufacture of medicinal products and medical devices. • You support and coordinate cooperation between the legal departments and serve as the interface between the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and our industry partners. • In your work you constantly operate in the tension between the interests of a publicly funded research institution and the expectations of our industrial clients. • You independently prepare proposals for our industry partners, negotiate confidentiality agreements (NDAs) and bring both to conclusion. • You assist in drafting and negotiating Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) as well as Letters of Intent / Memoranda of Understanding (LOIs / MOUs). • You draft and maintain contracts for Fraunhofer ITMP that relate to our daily research operations. • You handle export control and related legal questions arising from research projects at Fraunhofer ITMP. • In addition, you contribute to the implementation, monitoring and optimization of internal processes.

🎯 Requirements

• Successfully completed law studies and successful Second State Examination (qualification as a fully qualified lawyer). • Professional experience in contract law and pharmaceutical law, preferably with a focus on clinical trials or the manufacture of medicinal products and medical devices. • Ideally basic knowledge of data protection, export control and public procurement law. • Confident manner when dealing with our industry partners and enjoyment in advising our scientists. • Interest in and willingness to work into complex scientific and technical subjects. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong negotiation ability in German and English.

🏖️ Benefits

• A collegial working atmosphere and freedom to implement your own ideas. • Support in obtaining the Syndikuszulassung (in-house counsel accreditation). • Excellent professional and personal development through a wide range of internal training programs. • Independent, responsible work with flexible arrangements. • 30 days of annual leave plus Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve as additional days off. • Personal pension provision (VBL) and other public-sector benefits, e.g. an annual special payment. • Capital-forming benefits (Vermögenswirksame Leistungen). • Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket (Germany-wide public transport pass).