Contract Specialist

🔍 Edmonton Zone, Edmonton, College Plaza

📁: Research and Innovation

📅   : ALB00517358 Requisition #

📅   : Sep 06, 2025 Post Date

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Transition Company: Acute Care Alberta

Classification: Specialist

Union: Exempt

Unit and Program: Northern Alberta Clinical Trials and Research Centre

Primary Location: College Plaza

Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta

Negotiable Location: Within Edmonton Zone

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 19-SEP-2025

Date Available: 20-OCT-2025

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary: $30.90

Maximum Salary: $53.08

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Legal Studies, Business Administration, Health or a related field. Alternatively, a Paralegal Diploma or Certificate combined with relevant legal experience and executive or senior administrative support. Minimum 3 years of relevant legal experience, preferably involving contract drafting, negotiation, or legal coordination within healthcare, research, or the public sector. Familiarity with legal, medical, and insurance terminology. Strong ability to manage high volumes of work with attention to detail and efficiency. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex legal terms to non-legal audiences. Ability to work with material of a confidential and sensitive nature. Exercising judgment in prioritizing work and demonstratable diplomacy and tact. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams). Strong organizational skills, professionalism, discretion, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Familiarity with: AHS/ACA Bylaws and Corporate Policies. Research systems such as ARISE/IRISS (ethics submission platforms). Document tools (e.g., Litera Compare, DocuSign). Legal and regulatory frameworks such as the Protection of Privacy Act (POPA), and the Access to Information Act (ATIA). Canadian and US clinical trial regulations (e.g., Health Canada, FDA). Certification in Clinical Research (SOCRA or ACRP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Tri-council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS 2).

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree (e.g., JD, MBA) or certification in contract management or research administration considered an asset. 5+ years of experience in a legal or research administration environment, particularly with commercial research contracts in the life sciences or clinical trial sector.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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