Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Counsel, Business Development – Transactional Law

Bristol Myers Squibb

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Princeton • Massachusetts, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $221,340 - $295,033 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead drafting, negotiating, and structuring of transactions, including licensing, co-development/co-commercialization agreements, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and equity investments.
  • Identify and resolve critical legal and business issues in transactions, including managing legal due diligence.
  • Collaborate with Corporate and Business Development to ensure strategic alignment and escalate material issues as needed.
  • Provide counsel to Alliance Management on existing collaborations, with focus on contract interpretation, compliance obligations, governance, and dispute resolution.
  • Manage antitrust workstreams in M&A and other business development transactions, from regulatory filings through approval.
  • Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the Law & Policy Department and other functions, supporting the growth of a high-performing team and strong cross-functional partnerships.
  • Demonstrate strong business acumen and sound judgment in navigating complex, matrixed organizational structures.
  • Deliver practical, service-oriented legal advice consistent with Bristol Myers Squibb’s mission and values.

Requirements

  • J.D. degree and admission to a state bar
  • At least 10 years of legal experience
  • Proven ability to draft and negotiate complex agreements in the bio/pharmaceutical or life sciences sector
  • Solid understanding of the bio-pharmaceutical/life sciences industry
  • Proven ability to work on multiple, high priority projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders
  • Effective problem-solving, risk assessment, and strategic thinking, with demonstrated effectiveness in cross-functional, matrixed organizations
  • Leadership and team-building skills, including the ability to mentor, collaborate, and foster alignment across functions
  • High integrity, flexibility, and commitment to excellence, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary, cross-cultural team.
Benefits
  • Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care.
  • Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP).
  • Financial well-being resources and a 401(K).
  • Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support.
  • Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility.
  • Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
  • Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources.
  • Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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Hard skills
drafting agreementsnegotiating agreementsstructuring transactionslegal due diligenceantitrust workstreamscontract interpretationcompliance obligationsdispute resolutionrisk assessmentstrategic thinking
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