Director Corporate Law

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Director, Corporate Law
The candidate will serve as a key member of the small but growing **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. legal team, reporting to VP, Corporate Law. Will be primarily responsible for negotiating and drafting a broad range of transactional agreements on behalf of firm, and helping to establish or improve processes related to **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.’s contracting function. Will be able to partner directly with business groups across the company, including our research, clinical, regulatory, supply chain, finance, public affairs, project management, and business development functions, and have broad involvement in work central to firm’s strategic goals. will support the VP, Corporate Law with corporate governance, securities and other corporate legal matters as needed, and will also support the General Counsel and VP of Intellectual Property with strategic transactions and initiatives. Will apply your existing negotiating and drafting skills, learn new skills, and play a key role in helping grow the company and guide its direction. Responsibilities: with all functional groups to negotiate and draft contracts with new and existing collaborators, vendors, suppliers, purchasers, and customers (including master services agreements, confidential disclosure agreements, material transfer agreements, research collaborations, development agreements, licensing agreements and clinical trial agreements. Provide guidance to contract specialists and contract attorneys responsible for more routine agreements and legal documents. Support the business development team with drafting and negotiating strategic transactions for the company. Advise the project management and alliance management teams, as well as senior management, on legal matters relating to existing alliances and collaborations, including drafting and negotiating amendments to existing collaboration agreements as needed; Create form and template agreements as appropriate; Advise the company on best practices and legal updates; Assist on other projects as needed, including corporate securities, governance or compliance initiatives; Manage outside legal counsel and oversight of deliverables for relevant tasks and projects. Must have demonstrated ability to (i) understand and digest complex transactions and agreements in order to identify relevant issues and risks,(ii) propose solutions that take into consideration the relevant business objectives, and (iii) communicate those issues, risks and solutions clearly and concisely to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Should have JD degree from an accredited law school with membership in good standing with a state bar, with the ability to practice in-house in California. Must have 6+ years of transactional experience as an attorney in a pharmaceutical/biotech legal department and/or a law firm supporting pharmaceutical/biotech clients. Should have prior experience with a broad range of transactional and collaboration agreements; experience with clinical trial agreements is a plus. Should have strong communication and interpersonal skills, both oral and written. Must have ability to effectively manage outside counsel, when used, and adhere to a budget.

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