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Consulting Agreements Institutional Service Agreements

Industry recognizes great value in Mass General Brigham staff. Faculty can Staff are often approached by outside parties (companies, government
consult with industry if the engagement follows organizational policies. All agencies, foundations, schools, etc.) and asked to provide specific services
agreements for individual consulting are subject to institutional review and in exchange for a fee. The range of requested services can cover a wide
approval. The Office for Interactions with Industry (OII) administers this variety of activities, such as evaluation, feedback, and/or testing related to
process (please see later description). These agreements are entered into devices, software or compounds; retrospective reviews of data or literature
by an investigator or Mass General Brigham employee (the “Consultant”), associated with research studies; demonstration of clinical techniques;
to perform services for a third party. This must not involve Mass General development of training programs focused on specific disease states; and
Brigham resources, property, technology, information or other assets providing other consulting services. The Institutional Service Agreement
of Mass General Brigham. OII reviews these agreements solely for their (ISA) is used to document the terms and conditions for such services.
compliance with institutional policies, not for the personal, business To ensure that system resources and assets are utilized only in projects
interests of the Consultant.
that support the system’s charitable mission, all proposed ISA projects
To start the process, the potential consultant should send an email, with must be reviewed and approved by an appropriate official. Please note that
the proposed agreement, to PHSOII@partners.org. This will initiate the indirect cost (IDC) rates for ISAs are 59% for industry, 44% for academia.
review process. The Consultant will be asked to complete a Conflict of The lab or department where the work is to be done is the proponent of
Interest questionnaire. After completion of the questionnaire, OII will review the project and is responsible for obtaining required review and approval.
the agreement. The Consultant should contact OII through the above When submitting an ISA proposal for review, the following information
address with questions or queries about status of the approval process. should be provided:
• A description of the scope;
• Identification of the company, agency, foundation, etc.;
• A project budget;
• A statement of justification;
• A discussion of any other relevant considerations, including whether any
of the system staff who will work on the project have a personal financial
interest in the outside party
An ISA usually must be prepared or reviewed by the Office of the General
Counsel before it is finalized and signed.