Description:
Job Summary:Reporting directly to Director, Global IP, the position will be responsible for drafting and negotiating a wide variety of agreements, and currently handle all aspects of legal support for the R&D organization, including drafting and managing agreements, including research agreements and clinical agreements, as well as drafting and supporting agreement work for the Operations team, including procurement and service agreements.
Essential Functions & Accountabilities:
- Draft, negotiate, and review various types of agreements (including clinical agreements, joint research agreements, material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, license agreements, and procurement and service agreements) required by the R&D organization and other parts of the business.
- Advise the organization on legal issues concerning confidentiality, indemnification, data privacy, intellectual property and other substantive legal matters relevant to negotiating agreements.
- Collaborate with, and provide timely advice to, business teams to ensure alignment on all legal and business terms and escalate issues for resolution and approval, including agreement obligations and revisions.
- Collaborate with internal and outside counsel with respect to protection of information, including data and personal information, in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
- Assist maintaining and enhancing contract management system.
- Participate in R&D meetings as necessary to effectively assist the R&D organization, especially with respect to third party collaborations.
- Work with legal team to develop and maintain policies, agreement templates, training and guidelines to ensure legal compliance and operational efficiency.
- Develop solutions designed to mitigate risk, including coordinating with company IP team to address ownership, license and other IP rights related to business arrangements.
- Clearly and efficiently communicate information and legal advice to business stakeholders in an pragmatic and logical way. Ensure internal clients receive sound, practical and timely legal advice and support
- Assist members of the legal department with other legal needs of the company as necessary
- A team player who likes to learn and teach, and can self-manage priorities, time, and projects.
Travel: Domestic and international travel, as necessary
Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Prior experience drafting and negotiating clinical trial agreements and research and development agreements on a global project is preferred.
- Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at once, drive execution and meet deadlines.
- Clear communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills and ability to provide proactive strategic and tactical guidance while maintaining strong and supportive working relationships across the organization.
- Requires the ability to communicate and present clearly, both verbally and in writing, with technology and business personnel at all levels.
- Must be articulate, diplomatic, friendly, possess good business and personal judgment.
- Must be a self-starter and proactive with an eye towards continuous process improvements and commercially attractive solutions.
- Familiar with international issues affecting global companies, especially with drafting and negotiating R&D research and clinical agreements.
- Familiar with medical device technology and patents.
- Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills and familiarity with iManage Document Management System preferred.
- Knowledge of data privacy requirements under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, among others.
Work Environment:
- Normal home-office environment or office environment (minimum 2 days in office)
- Prolonged sitting in front of a computer.
Experience:
7+ years relevant experience.
Education:
- Admitted (and in good standing) to practice as an attorney in the United States (and/or another jurisdiction in which the person can qualify for registration as an in-house counsel)
- Juris Doctorate received from an accredited law school (or similar degree from an educational institution outside of the United States).
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year university (or similar degree from an educational institution outside of the United States).