Staff Attorney

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

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• Draft and negotiate complex multi-party contracts, licenses and agreements related to basic and applied research, clinical trials, artificial intelligence, innovations and technology transfers including:

+ Clinical Trial Agreements

+ Collaborative Research and Development Agreements

+ Material Transfer Agreements

+ Non-Disclosure Agreements

+ Donation Agreements

+ Invention Management Agreements

+ Memorandums of Understanding

• Possess an understanding of legal provisions including:

+ Human subject protections

+ Use of animals in research

+ Data rights and ownership

+ Sponsor and government liability

+ Intellectual property

+ Federal ethics Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

+ Informed consent

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LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE

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• Provided legal support to VA’s research programs including the Office of Research and Development and its various committees such as the Institutional Review Boards
• Provides advice on legal matters related to:

+ Human subject protection

+ Treatment of subject injury

+ Adverse events

+ Research misconduct

+ Research oversight

+ Application of research statutes, regulations and pending legislation

• Advise and opine on evolving legal matters affecting VA’s Office of Research and Development, National Artificial Intelligence Institute and Office of Healthcare, Innovation and Learning
• Provides legal support to Nonprofit Research Corporations created by statute to assist VA with its research and education mission

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CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION

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• Responsible for identifying cross-cutting issues and working with internal and external stakeholders to find resolution

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Possess a J.D. or an L.L.B. degree from an accredited law school
• Be admitted to practice before the highest court of a state or the District of Columbia
• Experience in providing legal advice and counsel at Federal or state agencies, or in private practice