Commercial Contracts Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Contracts Counsel to join the Commercial Contracts organization within the Legal Department. This role supports the organization’s Advanced Manufacturing and related life sciences divisions, with a focus on complex commercial agreements connected to Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) activities, strategic supply chain relationships, and complex supplier engagements.

In this role, you will serve as a trusted legal and business advisor—leading negotiation, drafting, and management of sophisticated commercial agreements while helping enable strategic growth initiatives. You will partner closely with Commercial, Business Development, Procurement, Compliance, and senior business leaders to structure and negotiate agreements that support business objectives and appropriately manage risk.

Reports to the Associate Vice President, Commercial Contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations for complex commercial agreements supporting Advanced Manufacturing/CDD business activities, including:
  • Clinical supply agreements
  • Commercial supply agreements
  • Manufacturing and service agreements
  • Quality agreements
  • Development agreements
  • Collaboration agreements
  • Strategic partnership arrangements
• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret high-value and strategically significant commercial, supply chain, procurement, and manufacturing agreements with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CDMO, CRO, diagnostic, and healthcare industry customers; as well as strategic partners, vendors, and suppliers.
• Develop contract negotiation strategies that balance business objectives, legal risk, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice on contractual risk and liability allocation, intellectual property, confidentiality, data privacy, quality and regulatory obligations, and commercial terms in highly regulated life sciences and pharmaceutical environments.
• Partner with business stakeholders to support new business models, strategic transactions, and growth initiatives within pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Counsel, Compliance, Intellectual Property, Procurement, Privacy, Quality, and other subject matter experts on complex and cross-functional matters.
• Support dispute resolution and contract interpretation issues throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of contract templates, negotiation playbooks, policies, and contracting processes.
• Support adoption and optimization of contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools and other digital solutions to improve contracting efficiency.
• Serve as a recognized subject matter expert and mentor within the Commercial Contracts organization, helping build capability and best practices in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and CDMO-related contracting.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• Post-graduate, certification, and/or license may be required.
• Minimum 8+ years of combined law firm and in-house legal experience, including significant experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated experience supporting life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, diagnostics, or related industries.
• Direct experience working within a pharmaceutical CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization), pharmaceutical manufacturer, biotechnology company, or equivalent organization—negotiating pharmaceutical manufacturing, development, commercial supply, supplier, technology transfer, quality, procurement, or related life sciences agreements.

Preferred Qualifications

• None specified.

Compensation & Benefits

• Full-time equivalent pay range: $163,600.00 - $273,519.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits.
• Pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay depends on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Location

• Full-time weekly schedule.
• Option to work remotely.

Additional Information

• Applications accepted until at least August 28, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.
• Travel required: Occasional.
• Shift: Day.
• Duration: No End Date.
• Job function: Legal.