Senior Counsel

Senior Counsel Position Summary

• Full time salaried position
• Onsite based out of our Bridgewater, NJ location

The Senior Counsel will be an important member of the Legal and Compliance Department, providing direct support to the Company’s Biologics business which has multiple sites across the globe and provides cell, gene, plasmid, drug substance, drug product, and bioanalytic services to customers around the world. The Senior Counsel will be responsible for negotiating and documenting many types of commercial contracts and licenses on an international basis.

From time to time, this may include legal advice and support on contract interpretation, business disputes, intellectual property, personnel matters, and real estate issues, as well as legal training for the commercial sales function. The attorney will liaise as needed with other support and business functions to resolve issues efficiently.

Our Bridgewater location is the corporate office for Catalent.

• Draft, review, analyze, structure and negotiate terms and conditions, master service agreements, commercial supply agreement, and related licenses for research and development, clinical supply manufacturing, and commercial supply manufacturing
• Advise regional personnel with respect to compliance policies, customer and vendor relations, contract matters, regulatory issues
• Assist in merger and acquisition activity
• Assist in corporate governance activity
• Provide general advice to senior management of the region and other regional managers on a day‑to‑day basis
• Special assignments and projects
• Provide advice and guidance for the accomplishment of the overall business objectives in compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Provide informed cost‑benefit analysis when identifying risks
• Develop a thorough understanding of and familiarity with the business and its people, products, technology, markets, facilities, customers, and competitors to identify trends and formulate business and legal structures and strategies accordingly
• Other duties as assigned

• Juris Doctor degree from accredited law school, required
• Able to practice (to the extent required) as an in‑house lawyer in New Jersey
• Minimum of three years of transactional/commercial law experience with a combination of large law firms and/or in‑house pharmaceutical experience
• Solid judgment, particularly in determining the significance of legal matters and when to elevate them to more senior department personnel and in effectively measuring and mitigating risks
• Strong organizational skills in order to prioritize and manage multiple time‑sensitive projects
• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0‑15 pounds

New Jersey Posting
The anticipated salary range for this position in New Jersey is $136,890 - $209,200, plus bonus, when eligible. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc.

Catalent is a multi‑state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
• 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I
• Generous 401K match
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Well Hub – program to promote overall physical wellness

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life‑saving and life‑enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market.

Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email confirming your request for an accommodation and including the job number, title and location to Disabili This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.