Role OverviewThe Head of Legal Affairs will serve as a member of the senior management team, leading all legal functions, fostering a proactive legal culture, and supporting a robust, comprehensive IP strategy to protect the company’s cardiovascular pipeline of novel drug candidates.
What You Will Do
Provide timely, relevant, and practical legal advice to senior leadership, manage corporate governance, ensure compliance with laws, lead business development transactions, and manage existing agreements.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role requires a strategic and hands-on partner with strong experience in the biotechnology space to support a leading cardiovascular company developing a portfolio of novel, clinical-stage programs and pre-clinical assets.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and licensed to practice in Massachusetts
- 15+ years of legal pharmaceutical industry experience counselling life sciences clients
- Significant experience drafting agreements, including clinical trial site agreements, CRO agreements, manufacturing and other supply chain agreements and licensing agreements
- Proven track record of effectively partnering with business teams throughout the transactional and negotiation process
- Ability to develop and maintain strong business relationships across the company and contribute to cross-functional or departmental projects
Benefits
- Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Delta Dental
- VSP vision
- Fully funded HSA for high-deductible PPO Plan
- 401k (traditional and Roth offered) with 100% match on first 4% deferred
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care expenses
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off annually
- 11 company paid holidays and Year-End shut down
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