Senior Legal Counsel; Consultant

Overview

This role is for a Senior Counsel Consultant (6-month consulting engagement) providing strategic legal support across research, clinical development, and partnership activities. The consultant will work with scientific, business, and operational leaders to negotiate complex agreements, advise on legal and regulatory matters, and support collaborations that advance global health research.

Responsibilities

Transactions

• Provide legal support to research and development programs, including interactions with research laboratories and pre-clinical and clinical translational development activities (e.g., CDAs, MTAs, research agreements, clinical trial agreements, collaboration agreements, license agreements, etc.), as well as product development collaborations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with partner organizations (pharma and biotech companies, universities, NGOs, and government agencies), and provide business-focused legal advice.
• Prepare initial draft compositions of sensitive communications to key stakeholders.

Corporate Compliance

• Track domestic compliance for State filings and discrete local filings.
• Track affiliate compliance related to organization affiliates.
• Provide board support for organization affiliates.
• Manage and coordinate with subject matter experts, insurers, and external counsel to obtain timely and adequate guidance.

Internal Engagement

• Coordinate and integrate work within the General Counsel’s Office, and with Business Development and intellectual property management functions, to support research and development programs.
• Provide legal/business/strategic advice to help resolve complex contract disputes.
• Provide guidance and support professional development to peer and junior team members.
• Identify legal and process improvements to implement best practices, increase efficiencies, and mitigate risks.
• Advise on content and implementation of new SOPs and policies.
• Support regulatory and quality activities and functions.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Deputy General Counsel and by the manager.

Requirements

• JD degree and bar admission are required.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in legal and compliance.

Qualifications & Skills

• Transactional experience, including contracts and intellectual property issues relating to pre-clinical and clinical research activities and business development activities.
• Project management, legal analysis, and contract drafting experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to take positive action on feedback, recommendations, and requests.
• Active listening and effective communication with others.
• Ability to clearly articulate viewpoints and respect others’ ideas.
• Proactive collaboration with members from other teams and departments.
• Commitment to excellence and solutions to system/process failures.
• Reliability in fulfilling commitments and accountability for outcomes.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• US, Remote