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In-House
Attorney
Corporate - General
3-6 yrs required
Corporate Counsel - Associate Director/Director Legal Affairs The Candidate will be responsible to provide legal support and substantive advice primarily to R&D functions, including Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Translational Medicine, and Regulatory Affairs, and secondarily to general and administrative functions of the company, including Project Management, IT, and Finance. Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a high volume and wide range of agreements, including confidentiality, material transfer, services, consulting, sponsored research, clinical trial and investigator-initiated trial agreements. Identify, develop and implement business process improvements to enhance delivery of legal support for transactions and related business decision-making. Identify training needs within client groups and assist in the development and presentation of training on relevant laws, regulations and legal/business issues. Maintain frequent contact with all client functions within the company, managing requests and prioritization of projects. Director level: may provide guidance and direction to other members of the legal team.
Qualification and Experience
The candidate should have JD degree from an accredited law school and have 3-6 (Associate Director) / 7-9 years (Director) of relevant prior experience handling complex commercial contracts at a law firm with a nationally recognized Life Sciences/Pharma/Biotech practice or in-house at a pharma/biotech organization. Science background a plus. Must be licensed to practice law in at 1+ state and in good standing. Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of complex pharma-related agreements. Excellent skills in verbal and written communication, with ability to distill complex legal issues to essential elements for clients throughout the organization with different abilities and responsibilities. Strong organizational skills in order to prioritize and manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously; willingness to assume heavy workload to meet timing and project needs. A demonstrated ability to grasp scientific and technical concepts quickly. Ability to collaborate, as well as work independently, balancing competing priorities.
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