Senior Corporate Counsel Quality Law

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Position summary:

The Senior Corporate Counsel role will have the opportunity to join the dynamic Global Manufacturing, Supply and Corporate Transactions Law team  part, the team provides critical support and partnership to the Company’s Global Product Supply & Development organization, helping to deliver on our mission to serve patients in need. The team provides comprehensive legal support for the Company’s manufacturing operations, supply chain, import/export, customs and trade, facilities and engineering, product development, EHS and Occupational Health matters, and Quality.

The Senior Corporate Counsel will support the Global Quality organization.

Primary responsibilities for Senior Corporate Counsel

• Proactively advise and counsel clients in the Global Quality organization
• Provide strategic legal and regulatory advice, and transactional legal support, across a diverse range of product categories, including small molecule, cell therapy, biologics and medical devices
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) preferable but not required
• Collaborate across business colleagues and Law Department matrix to ensure delivery of seamless, comprehensive legal advice
• Anticipate and proactively identify legal issues applying an enterprise view, and ability to provide clear, operational and effective legal advice that supports informed decisions
• Lead and organize functional or substantive working groups assessing significant legal issues

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree; JD required.
• Qualification, or ability to become qualified to practice in-house in New Jersey.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, pharmaceutical industry and laws.
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience preferred (law firm, in-house, or government experience).
• Ability to navigate complex legal issues while exhibiting sound judgment and objectivity.
• Strong attention to detail is critical.
• Ability to discuss various topics with senior executive leadership is essential for success in this position.
• The ideal candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills, be proactive, and be able to prioritize and manage multiple projects and clients.
• The candidate will operate as part of the Law Department focused on providing excellent, pragmatic, solutions oriented services to clients.
• Must be highly collaborative with the ability to garner the trust of others, build productive internal and external professional relationships, and operate effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace is critical.
• Superior personal integrity and ethics are required.

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Princeton - NJ - US: $255,260 - $309,309

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule,…