Senior Counsel
Gilead Sciences
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Monica • California • Pennsylvania • United States
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Salary
💰 $221,000 - $286,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Draft, structure, and negotiate wide, diverse types of agreements for Technical Operation functions, including confidentiality agreements, materials, consulting agreements, services agreements, vendor agreements, evaluation agreements, development agreements, licenses, work orders, and master agreements.
- Counsel clients on various legal projects, including reviewing contracts, identifying issues and liability, protecting company’s assets and intellectual properties, interpreting relevant laws and regulations, and discussing questions or suggestions with clients or other attorneys.
- Serve as the main legal advisor and business partner to assigned projects and functions.
- Advise Technical Operation business teams on legal issues arising from interactions and agreements with external parties related to manufacturing, quality, development, and supply chain.
- Facilitate the evaluation, selection, negotiation, and management of third-party vendors in support of business relationship.
- Review proposed publications, press releases, and external disclosures.
- Prepare clear, concise, and complete legal documents, opinions, reports, correspondence, and other communications.
- Develop materials for internal practices and trainings.
- Implement and meet with business to roll-out new processes and procedures.
- Liaise and partner with clients, internal global legal members, and cross-functional business teams.
- Collaborate with other attorneys in different legal practice and manage outside counsel.
- Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of assigned projects; make preliminary recommendation to management.
- Presents on legal issues, case law, and relevant regulations.
Requirements
- A Juris Doctorate and admission before a state bar or fully qualified legal credentials in geography of operations
- Minimum 10 years of industry and/or law firm experience providing legal counsel relating to devices, pharmaceutical, or therapeutic products
- Must have knowledge of laws and regulations governing pharmaceutical industry, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, regulatory, intellectual property, privacy, and understanding of contract provisions
- Must have extensive business judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Must be responsible, self-motivated, set appropriate priorities, and deliver results timely
- Must have strong client service orientation
- Must have excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Must be able to identify issues and seek solutions to quickly advance project priority
- Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
- discretionary annual bonus
- discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
- paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Juris Doctoratelegal counselcontract negotiationlegal document preparationregulatory complianceintellectual property lawprivacy lawanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsbusiness judgment
Soft Skills
client service orientationwritten communicationverbal communicationself-motivatedprioritizationcollaborationindependencedynamic environment adaptabilitypresentation skillsrelationship management
Certifications
state bar admission