Job Details

The Associate Director, Corporate Counsel, Legal Contracts is responsible for providing a high quality and diverse range of contractual legal services, while exercising discretion, professionalism, and solid judgment. In addition, the Associate Director, Corporate Counsel, Legal Contracts will draft and negotiate agreements, protecting the company’s interests while ensuring the company’s contractual arrangements are in compliance with applicable laws, as well as oversee and optimize contracts related policies and procedures.
Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of agreements across many company departments including: Research and Development oriented agreements, Clinical Trial Agreements, Sponsored Research Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, Licensing Agreements, Manufacturing Agreements, Master Services Agreements, Vendor Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Operations oriented agreements, and Commercial oriented agreements.  Draft and negotiate other types of agreements as needed.
• Provide legal advice to the business on contract matters, including structuring, contract interpretation, compliance and enforcement, risk assessment, and legal and regulatory compliance.
• Resolve legal and compliance issues using negotiation skills and expertise; negotiate with sophisticated counterparties.
• Partner closely with the business to address current needs, anticipated future needs, and resolve internal and external business challenges and/or regulatory issues.
• Assist with the optimization, implementation, and monitoring of contracting policies, procedures and programs, working closely with and partnering with the business and G&A functions.
• Maintain a current working knowledge of new laws, case law trends with respect to contracts, regulatory developments, ; recommend process, product, or service improvements.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from ABA accredited law school and active licensee of the California Bar in good standing or qualified to practice law as in-house counsel in California.
• Minimum of 6 – 8 years of attorney experience, with combined corporate legal experience at a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device or other life sciences company, and law firm preferred.

Additional Skills/Experience/Requirements: 

• The ideal candidate will embody core values: Courage, Community Spirit, Patient Focus and Teamwork.
• Experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of contracts with experience specific to the life sciences industry (Collaboration Agreements, Sponsored Research Agreements, Clinical Trial Agreements, Master Service Agreements, License Agreements, Supply Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, etc.)
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to succinctly explain reasons and purpose of contractual language as needed.
• Experience using contract management systems.
• Skilled at garnering cross-functional support with sensitivity and tact, embodying a collaborative mindset that puts the company first.
• Strong attention to detail, the ability to see the big picture and recognize cross-functional effects.
• Independent, self-starting individual with a demonstrated ability to thrive and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong internal and external customer service mentality and sense of urgency.
• Ability to work independently and contribute as part of a team.
• Successful record of creating and managing complex project plans.
• Ability to adapt to modification and changes to project plans, demonstrating flexibility to implement new strategies and tactics to accommodate these changes.