Associate General Counsel / AGC
Description
- Reports to personable GC. Serve as her #2.
- Profitable, rare disease, publicly-traded, smaller pharma with multiple approved drugs and late stage pipeline.
- Hybrid (2 – 3 days/week). Commutable from anywhere in New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, New York City, and Southern New York (e.g. Orange, Rockland, Westchester)
SUMMARY: We have been retained by the personable GC of a profitable, commercial-stage, and publicly-traded rare disease small pharma who is seeking a #2 to serve as a AGC (Assoc. General Counsel) that will work cross-functionally as a business-minded legal partner. This role will have input across a broad range of legal activities with a core focus serving as the primary legal advisor to the company’s Clinical Research and Medical Affairs teams, supporting contract drafting/review/negotiations company-wide, and taking the legal lead on their Data Privacy efforts.
We know first-hand about this company’s positive work culture from partnering with them to hire multiple professionals, all in newly-created positions as they're growing. This is a “Best of Both Worlds” opportunity to join a fast-moving, less bureaucratic, smaller company and interact often and closely with senior and executive management to help define the future while at the same time enjoying the stability of working for a publicly-traded, profitable, and commercial stage pharmaceutical company.
Location
This is a hybrid role in which you typically only need to be in the office 2 to 3 days per week. It is commutable via car from NYC, PA, and anywhere from Northern and Central New Jersey (including the Jersey Shore). Please note that you must live within 1.5 hour driving distance for consideration.
Features
3 HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE FEATURES:
(1) Gain Rare / Ultra-Rare Disease Experience: A great opportunity to gain coveted rare and ultra-rare disease experience for a company that has launched both rare and ultra-rare disease drugs. Our client is comfortable hiring an individual who would like to gain rare disease experience as the GC is more focused on the individual’s legal acumen, EQ, and experience working with clinical development.
(2) Strong Culture: We have partnered with this client previously and have been impressed by their leadership stability (which is very unusual in this day and age) and the collaborative culture they have forged, which has been greatly enjoyed by the people we have helped them hire. They have done an exemplary job of building a management team comprised of high EQ leaders who are passionate about working in the rare disease sector and enjoy working with each other.
(3) This is a “rare” rare-disease small pharma that has multiple approved drugs, is publicly traded, and is profitable: Unlike many small pharmas, which are pre-commercial, our client enjoys the stability that comes from having already launched multiple drugs, being profitable, and being publicly-traded.
Responsibilities
As this is a smaller pharma that has both clinical and commercial stage assets, this AGC position will work closely with the GC and be involved in a wide variety of matters, including a core focus on being the lead legal counsel and a key business partner to the Clinical Research and Medical Affairs teams as well as leading Data Privacy initiatives. Activities will include:
- Providing practical and sound legal advice on clinical trial design, patient recruiting, IP, med info requests, and publications.
- Drafting and negotiating a range of agreements such as for clinical trials sites, IIT studies, CROs/consulting/vendor/MSA agreements, etc.
- Serving as Legal Reviewer on the MRC.
- Advising non-JDs on contract drafting and negotiations.
- Helping to establish, protect, and enforce IP rights
- Partnering with the GC to further establish department SOPs, contract templates, assess/revise compliance-related policies and procedures.
- Conducting training exercises and leading presentations at company-wide meetings.
Qualifications / Requirements
DESIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS:
- JD degree
- Member in good standing of a state bar (it does not have to be NJ’s Bar)
- 8+ years of life science industry legal experience (which may be a combination of law firm and 5+ years of in-house counsel experience)
- 3+ years of in-depth experience within a company supporting clinical research and/or medical affairs.
- Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws of such relevant areas as anti-corruption, anti-kickback, fraud and abuse, anti-bribery, and transparency.
- Understanding of IP considerations when it comes to clinical research and contracting is desired.
- Experience counseling on data privacy, corporate governance issues, etc.
- Travel: estimated 10% travel.
- Seeking a proactive and enthusiastic leader with strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- While Rare / Ultra-rare disease experience is not required, they are seeking someone who can be passionate about helping patients in the rare disease and ultra-rare disease communities they focus on.
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