Senior Associate General Counsel – Research & Academic Medicine

Senior Associate General Counsel – Research & Academic Medicine
Brown University

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Job Description:

Position overview

The Senior Associate General Counsel for
Research & Academic Medicine serves as the primary in-house legal partner to Brown University’s research enterprise and the University’s
affiliations with academic medical institutions. This is a specialized role for an attorney with deep expertise in federal research
compliance, sponsored programs, and the legal and regulatory frameworks unique to R1 research universities and academic medical centers. At
the same time, the Senior Associate General Counsel will be expected to function as a member of a highly collaborative and collegial
in-house team and to address other legal issues prompted by the research enterprise.

The position carries a sophisticated,
high-stakes practice spanning federal grant law, technology transfer, academic medicine affiliations, and intellectual property – with
significant exposure to federal agencies, health system partners, and a broad range of academic stakeholders. Depending on experience, this
role may be structured at the Associate General Counsel level.

Primary responsibilities

1. Research
enterprise counsel

Serve as primary legal advisor to Brown’s Division of Research, with particular focus on the legal and
compliance dimensions of sponsored research, both federally and non-federally funded. Client groups also include The Warren Alpert Medical
School, the School of Public Health, the School of Engineering, University Compliance, and Strategic Procurement and
Contracts.

• Advise on the full lifecycle of federal and private grants and contracts, including award terms, subawards, cost-sharing
  arrangements, effort reporting, and close-out obligations. Assist with the implementation and receipt of non-federal sponsorship and funding
  arrangements, including industry-sponsored research, foundation grants, and philanthropic support for research programs.
• Counsel on
  federal research compliance requirements including those of NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE, and other major grant-making agencies – including human
  subjects protections, animal welfare, export controls, and research security (including NSPM-33 requirements).
• Advise on federal
  reporting and disclosure obligations, including Section 117 of the Higher Education Act (foreign gift and contract reporting), CHIPS Act
  research security requirements, and related compliance frameworks.
• Counsel on data privacy and protection requirements affecting
  research activities, including HIPAA, GDPR, state privacy laws, and their intersection with human subjects research, clinical trials, and
  data-sharing arrangements.
• Advise on research security matters, including development and implementation of institutional research
  security policies, foreign influence risk assessments, and compliance with federal research security directives.
• Represent the
  University in responding to federal agency audits, subpoenas, investigations, and enforcement actions related to sponsored
  programs.
• Advise on research misconduct proceedings under federal regulations and University policy.
• Advise the
  Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and other research oversight committees on regulatory
  compliance and institutional policy matters.
• Advise on research-related contracts, including sponsored research agreements, clinical
  trial agreements, data use agreements, material transfer agreements, and collaboration agreements with domestic and international
  partners.

2. Academic medicine & health system affiliations

Serve as primary University counsel for Brown’s
relationships with its affiliated health systems – Care New England and Brown University Health – and related hospitals and physician
organizations.

• Negotiate and advise on affiliation agreements, undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education
  (GME) affiliation agreements, and clinical training agreements governing the participation of students, residents, and fellows across
  affiliated institutions.
• Advise on legal strategies for addressing misconduct, conflict, or performance issues involving faculty who
  are employed by affiliated health systems but hold academic appointments or UME teaching roles at the University.
• Serve as a legal
  partner to the Medical School leadership in ensuring that clinical teaching sites maintained by health systems or affiliated physician
  practices meet LCME (Liaison Committee on Medical Education) standards including requirements for a safe and non-discriminatory learning
  environment.
• Serve as lead University counsel for the Brown Innovation and Research Collaborative for Health (BIRCH).
• Advise
  on trademark licensing and brand use issues, including those arising from health system partnerships.
• Advise on the legal and
  regulatory aspects of the UME learning environment, including investigating and resolving reports of student mistreatment or faculty
  misconduct occurring within affiliated clinical sites.

3. Intellectual property

Serve as lead in-house counsel for
all intellectual property matters at or involving the University.

• Advise Brown Technology Innovations on invention disclosure, patent
  prosecution strategy, licensing negotiations, and startup formation arising from faculty research.
• Counsel the Library, Office of
  University Communications, Athletics, the Brown Bookstore, individual schools, and other offices? and academic units on copyright,
  trademark, and licensing matters.
• Advise on IP ownership and licensing issues that arise at the intersection of federal funding and
  commercialization, including Bayh-Dole Act compliance.

4. Additional legal and policy matters

Advise on other legal
and policy matters, as needed and as assigned. Participate with other OGC attorneys in office-wide initiatives, including preventative-law
policy development and training, response to government enforcement action, and compliance projects.

Required
Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school; B.A./B.S. required.
• Minimum 10 years of legal practice, with
  substantial and demonstrated expertise in two or more of the following: federal sponsored research and grants law, research compliance (NIH,
  NSF, DOD/DARPA, or similar agencies), government contracts, technology transfer and university IP, academic medicine affiliations, or higher
  education regulatory compliance. Relevant judicial clerkship or government service (e.g., OIG, NIH OGC, NSF OIG) may be
  considered.
• Active bar membership in good standing; Rhode Island bar admission required or must be obtained within one year of
  hire.
• Prior experience working in or as outside counsel to a research university, academic medical center, teaching hospital, or
  federal research agency strongly preferred.
• Experience advising on or responding to federal agency audits, subpoenas, or
  investigations in a research context.
• Familiarity with data privacy regimes affecting research, including HIPAA, GDPR, and state
  privacy laws, and their application to human subjects research, clinical data, and cross-border data transfers.
• Demonstrated
  understanding of the governance dynamics of a complex private research university, including the relationship between academic freedom,
  faculty governance, and institutional legal compliance.
• Excellent judgment in balancing legal risk, institutional policy, and
  research mission imperatives.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple complex matters simultaneously with competing
  priorities.
• Demonstrated discretion, collaborative approach, and mature judgment in a high-stakes institutional
  environment.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills for audiences ranging from researchers and clinicians to senior
  administrators and external agencies.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with the legal and regulatory landscape of
  higher education or academic medicine.
• Experience advising research oversight committees (e.g., IRBs, IACUCs) on regulatory and
  policy matters.
• Experience with federal awards (e.g., NIH, NSF, DoD), as well as non-federal sponsored research and industry
  partnerships (e.g., industry-sponsored agreements, foundation funding, philanthropic support).
• Experience with technology transfer
  and IP commercialization (e.g., Bayh-Dole compliance, startup formation).
• Familiarity with research security and export control
  requirements (e.g., NSPM-33, foreign talent program restrictions).
• Experience supporting and/or working with outside counsel on
  complex, multi-party investigations and related matters.

Application instructions

Please submit a resume and cover
letter. In your cover letter, briefly describe your experience with federally sponsored research law, research compliance, or higher
education legal practice, and explain why this role aligns with your background.

This position may be structured at the Associate
General Counsel level based on relevant experience. A background check satisfactory to Brown University is required.

Hybrid
Position

Onsite attendance in Providence, RI required at least three days per week.

Salary Range

The Senior
Associate General Counsel for Research & Academic Medicine is a Grade 13 position. The salary range for this position is $218,000.00 and
$240,000.00, commensurate with relevant experience.

Benefits of Working at Brown:

Please review additional information
on the Benefits of Working at Brown.

Recruiting Start Date:

2026-05-11

Job
Posting Title:
Senior Associate General Counsel – Research & Academic Medicine

Department:
Office of the Vice
President and General Counsel

Grade:
Grade 13

Worker Type:
Employee

Worker
Sub-Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
37.5

Position Work
Location:
Hybrid

Submission Guidelines:

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff
position at Brown University you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are
not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

This position is not
eligible for visa sponsorship.

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If you have any questions you may contact employment@brown.edu.

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