Senior Counsel – Commercial Legal

MDWerks Inc.

Senior Counsel providing legal guidance for commercial operations and product launch at Mineralys Therapeutics. Focused on legal aspects of advertising, promotion, and market access strategies.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $262,022 - $295,584 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
time off
401K
participating in incentive plans contingent on achievement of personal and company performance

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Hard Skills & Tools

JDcommercial agreementsFDA advertising regulationspromotion regulationsproduct launch planningnegotiationlegal reviewregulatory compliancedraftingmedical information requests

Soft Skills

strategic counselinterpersonal communicationleadershiporganizational skillsadvisory skillsrisk managementcollaborationguidancenegotiation skillsexternal counsel management

Certifications

active membership in U.S. state bar