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About Pharming

Pharming Group N.V. (Nasdaq: PHAR/Euronext Amsterdam: PHARM) is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. Pharming is commercializing and developing an innovative portfolio of protein replacement therapies and precision medicines, including small molecules, biologics, and proteins that are in early to late-stage development. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, and has employees around the globe who serve patients in over 30 markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Our Culture

Pharming is committed to our core values: “We Care, We Collaborate, We Walk the Talk”, which is complementary to our focus on self-development of our people, teamwork, leadership and being results orientated. In our growing organization, it is important that employees feel connected and engaged. Our core values enable our mission of bringing the unserved rare disease patients the solutions they need and create a clear pathway forward to meet our strategic goals and objectives.

Overview

Pharming is seeking to hire a Manager, Legal Operations to support our growing legal team. Our goal is for this role to oversee the Legal Department’s operational and administrative functions, including technology implementation, budget management, (operational/administrative) outside counsel / vendor management, and departmental process improvements. This role will collaborate closely with other functions including Finance, Compliance, and Marketing to streamline workflows and enhance the effectiveness of the legal function.

The Manager, Legal Operations will also serve as a subject matter expert on Pharming’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) system and oversee the contract review process. Successful execution will involve handling key responsibilities with minimal supervision and possessing strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills. This is a hybrid role – must be able to report to the Warren, NJ office, 2 to 3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

The Manager, Legal Operations will be responsible for a wide variety of matters in support of Pharming’s growth:

Core functions include:

• Financial and Vendor Management:
• Manage the Legal Department’s budget, including by tracking spend, managing accruals, creating and processing POs, and reviewing invoices.
• Optimize outside counsel and vendor relationships by negotiating rates, tracking legal spend, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and implementing agreed-upon strategies.
• Serve as primary contact for legal vendors and outside counsel on all billing-related matters and other administrative or technical questions that may arise.
• Contract Support:
• Oversee contract review process including by facilitating the contract intake process, assigning contracts for legal review, and ensuring all necessary approvals and signatures are obtained.
• Assist in Pharming’s ongoing transition to a new CLM system by advising on configuration and design, partnering with US and global colleagues to provide company-wide training on the CLM, and helping to ensure business continuity throughout the transition.
• Act as primary point of contact for questions relating to the CLM and related templates and processes. Train internal teams on the system and contract review process.
• Support in the development and implementation of various contract templates.
• Other Legal and Risk Management Support:
• Maintain a centralized system for document management…