Description:

About the Position:
The Associate Director/Director–Legal Affairs will provide general legal support for A Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company' R&D and corporate operations, primarily by handling a wide range of agreements for development programs, day-to-day operations, and other matters as needed.

Essential Job Duties and Functions:

Provide legal support and substantive advice primarily to A Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company's R&D functions, including Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Manufacturing, and Regulatory Affairs, and secondarily to general and administrative functions of the company, including Business Development, IT, HR, 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 other ancillary 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.
Provide legal support as needed to the General Counsel as well as other business units in relation to all aspects of the organization, including data privacy, standard operating procedures/policies and corporate governance.??
Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Experience and Skills:
Qualifications:

Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of complex 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.
Strong client-support skills.
Attention to detail.
High business acumen with the ability to appropriately balance legal and business risks in an ethical and compliant manner.

Education and Experience:

JD degree from an accredited law school.
Excellent academic and law firm credentials.
Must have 3-6 (Associate Director) / 7-9 years (Director) of relevant prior experience handling complex commercial contracts at a law firm. Ideal candidates will have some experience 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 least one (1) state and in good standing.

Working Conditions:
Hybrid, up to approximately 10% travel. Remote work possible for exceptional candidates.