Senior Counsel - Commercial Legal

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Responsibilities - Serve as the primary legal advisor to the Commercial and Medical Affairs teams - Provide strategic counsel across pre-launch and launch activities, balancing legal risk with business objectives - Support commercialization readiness, including promotional strategy, market access, patient services, and distribution models - Lead legal review of promotional and medical materials through PRC/MRC processes - Advise on interactions with HCPs, patients, payors, specialty pharmacies, and government entities - Support commercial and medical affairs activities, including speaker programs, advisory boards, sponsorships, grants, medical information requests, and scientific exchange - Provide guidance on compliantly navigating regulatory landscape in business activities such as disease education, HCP engagement, advisory boards, and patient-facing materials - Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements (e.g., vendors, patient support programs, speaker programs, distribution, market access) - Support corporate legal matters and business development initiatives as needed - Manage external counsel effectively

Qualifications - JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar - 10+ years of legal experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry - Strong knowledge of FDA advertising and promotion regulations and commercial legal

requirements - Knowledge of product launch planning and commercialization activities - Ability to support Medical Affairs organizations and scientific exchange initiatives - Expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements - Experience within a pre-commercial or emerging biotechnology company preferred Core Competencies - Strong business judgment with a practical, solutions-oriented approach to risk management - Ability to balance legal risk mitigation with commercial objectives - Ability to influence and advise senior leaders in a matrixed environment - Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex legal and regulatory concepts into actionable business guidance - Strong cross-functional collaboration and relationship-building skills - Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment - High degree of autonomy, accountability, and execution focus US Salary Range: $262,022 - $295,584 #LI-Remote