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Contract Law Attorney / Corporate - General Attorney / Biotechnology Attorney / Labor & Employment Attorney in Waltham, MA

Chiasma. Sep 28,2019 Aug 19,2019 Location USA Waltham MA
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In-House

Attorney

Corporate - Contract Law

Corporate - General

Biotechnology

Labor & Employment

Min 12 yrs required

Profile

General Counsel The candidate will be responsible to develop functional plans for managing legal matters, including activities to be performed in-house or through outside counsel to best manage company’s legal activities and minimize risk for the business. Manage and direct general corporate matters, including corporate organization, securities, law compliance, general transaction support, license agreements, employment law, regulatory matters, risk management, financing activities, and general contract management. Ensure compliance with security regulations, corporate governance requirements and relevant legal and statutory requirements for corporate reporting of a public company. Co-lead the company’s disclosure committee with the CFO. Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of agreements including confidentiality, material transfer, advisory board, market research, other intellectual property-related matters with domestic and international parties including clients, partners, vendors and users ranging from global life sciences organizations to healthcare organizations, research and clinical sites, landlords, subcontractors, and government agencies. Provide leadership and technical guidance to ensure an effective global ethics and compliance program. Oversees the development of programs to prevent and detect violations of laws, company policies and other misconduct, promote ethical practices and ensure the implementation of the compliance program throughout the organization. Member of the Company’s to-be established promotional review committee and incentive compensation review committee. Oversee legal matters pertaining to intellectual property strategy and management. Has legal responsibility for patent, copyright and intellectual property matters, Oversees negotiation andcompletion of agreements, confidentiality disclosures, material transfer, licensing agreements and other intellectual property matters. Coordinates Board of Directors meetings and prepares meeting minutes and maintaining appropriate corporate records. Address developments in the regulatory and governance environment and is proactive in areas related to compliance education and training. Monitors external developments in compliance, including laws and regulations, government investigations and industry best practices. Provide oversight and leadership for all legal needs of the company across business functions.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate must have JD from an accredited law school and admitted to practice In Massachusetts or other U.S. state. A minimum of 12 years of experience practicing law including both law firm and in-house experience of a public biotechnology company with a commercial product is necessary. Broad legal experience covering multiple aspects of corporate law including business development, corporate contracting, intellectual property, employment and others within life sciences industry is needed. Broad experience with SEC and reporting Nasdaq compliance matters, including drafting 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, Proxy statements and Section 16 filings in collaboration with internal and external accounting and legal teams is essential. Experience with FDA and healthcare regulatory and compliance is required. Demonstrated experience in commercial legal analysis and planning including effectively managing multiple projects/priorities is must.

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