Biographies

Michelle Irick is a seasoned health and research attorney with broad experience assisting life sciences clients with various clinical study-related contractual matters. Through her extensive work at academic teaching hospitals, Michelle has facilitated a broad range of studies from cutting edge stem cell research to basic science research uncovering foundational principles. Faber clients benefit from her experience drafting and negotiating a wide variety of research agreements, including multi-party collaboration agreements, consortium agreements, data use agreements, material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, research service agreements, custom information technology service agreements, education service agreements, subaward agreements, industry-sponsored research agreements, visiting scientist agreements, visiting fellow/trainee agreements, licensing agreements, and international agreements with academic institutions, non-profit organizations and industry partners.

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Boston Medical Center

Senior Research Compliance Manager

Headed and led the Data & Emerging Technologies Standards Committee
Led, developed and implemented hospital-wide response to foreign influence and commitment transparency issues facing research community, including heading Research Information Security and Commitment Transparency Task Force
Subject matter expert for the hospital on research regulatory and business strategy issues

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Research Attorney and Research Compliance Manager

Negotiated a variety of international agreements involving major industry, not-for-profit and academic partners overseas
Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a wide range of research-related, non-standard agreements for Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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Michelle supports Heifer International, an organization committed to empowering women around the world through entrepreneurship and financial independence. Michelle previously volunteered at Asian Women for Health and the American Cancer Society at the Astra Zeneca Hope Lodge.

Bar Admissions

California
Massachusetts

Education

University of San Diego School of Law J.D.
University of California, Berkeley B.A.

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