Associate General Counsel, Legal

We’re a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world’s most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence. We are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,500+ experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs – in the best possible way.

Our mission is to work with passion and purpose every day to improve lives and we are looking for others who value this same pursuit.

We believe everyone plays an important role in making a world of difference for patients and their caregivers. From our hands‑on, accessible leaders, to our cohesive and supportive teams, we are committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed. We prioritize cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment that continues to promote collaboration and creativity. We are proud to be a workplace where people thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day.

As an Associate General Counsel, Legal, you will play a critical leadership role in helping Worldwide navigate complex legal, regulatory, commercial, and compliance matters across a global clinical research environment. Your expertise will directly support the delivery of clinical development services while protecting research participants, strengthening sponsor relationships, and enabling responsible business growth. Working closely with the General Counsel and senior leaders, you'll provide practical, risk‑based guidance that balances business objectives with legal and ethical obligations.

You'll influence enterprise‑wide decisions, lead key legal subject‑matter areas, and help shape the future of a scalable, high‑performing legal function. This is an opportunity to partner with teams across Clinical Operations, Business Development, Finance, Human Resources, Quality, Technology, Compliance, and Data Privacy to drive business outcomes, reduce risk, and support innovation across a global organization.

This is a remote role open to candidates based in United States. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.

• Advise the General Counsel and senior leadership on complex legal, regulatory, commercial, operational, and reputational risk matters.
• Lead strategic legal subject‑matter areas and deliver practical guidance that supports business objectives, risk tolerance, and global operations.
• Oversee the drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex clinical research and sponsor‑facing agreements while balancing risk and commercial outcomes. Partner with Business Development, Finance, Clinical Operations, and other stakeholders to streamline contracting processes and accelerate business performance.
• Collaborate with Quality, Data Privacy, Information Security, Regulatory, and Compliance teams to address GxP, privacy, data integrity, and regulatory obligations.
• Support enterprise risk management activities, investigations, compliance initiatives, governance programs, and escalation of significant legal risks.
• Provide legal support for mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, corporate governance matters, disputes, and other key business initiatives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop legal professionals while advancing operational excellence through processes, metrics, technology, automation, and knowledge management.

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school (or equivalent legal qualification appropriate to the…