Counsel- Biopharma

Counsel will provide practical, business-focused legal advice and support on a broad range of matters affecting FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation and its affiliated global CDMO business, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, with locations in North Carolina, Texas, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Working independently on assigned matters and collaboratively with senior attorneys and subject-matter experts on higher-risk or novel issues, Counsel will draft and negotiate commercial agreements, identify and help mitigate legal and business risk, and support strategic customer programs and cross-functional initiatives.

The role applies sound knowledge of commercial contracting, life-sciences considerations, and intellectual property principles to enable timely, customer-focused outcomes while protecting the company’s legal rights. Counsel will contribute to consistent contracting standards, templates, training, legal-process improvements, and global alignment, escalating material issues appropriately.

At FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation, we’re redefining innovation across the industries we touch—from healthcare and photography to semiconductors and data storage. With roots in photosensitive materials and a legacy of groundbreaking technology, we now lead 23 diverse affiliate businesses across the Americas.

We’re looking for mission-driven talents eager to join us to help create, market, and support a vast portfolio of products. At Fujifilm you’ll have the opportunity to explore and grow your skills in new, exciting ways. Whether you’re shaping tomorrow’s tech or redefining today’s processes, we’ll provide a flexible work environment and dynamic culture where innovation thrives.

Our Americas HQ is nestled in Valhalla, New York, a charming town known for its excellent schools, beautiful parks, and easy access to the vibrancy of New York City.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of "giving our world more smiles." Visit:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, supply, development, manufacturing and services agreements, quality-related agreements, licenses, and NDAs, consistent with business objectives, approved positions, and risk appetite.

• Advise Commercial, Program Management, and other business teams on legal and contractual issues arising from customer collaborations, bids, and ongoing programs; support timely issue resolution and deal closure.

• Identify legal, regulatory, and business risks relevant to CDMO and life-sciences operations, recommend practical mitigation strategies, and escalating material, novel, or high-risk matters to Senior Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel, or appropriate subject-matter experts.

• Manage an assigned caseload with appropriate independence, prioritizing work based on business need, risk, and deadlines and communicating status and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.

• Provide advice on non-contentious intellectual property provisions, including licenses, background and foreground IP, know-how, and related allocation issues, in coordination with patent counsel or other specialists as needed.

• Prepare clear briefings and practical recommendations for business colleagues and management on contractual, legal, and compliance matters.

• Develop, maintain, and improve templates, playbooks, guidance, and contracting standards for use across FLBG, considering consistency across functions and jurisdictions.

• Develop and deliver legal training for business stakeholders on contracting,…