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Counsel, Global Product Development

Princeton - NJ - USFull-time$202k–$245k2026-09-15 → 2026-10-24
Hybrid

Core

Lead legal advisor for Global Product Development, counseling senior executives on business strategies and complex, high-value transactions across the pharmaceutical and biologics pipeline.

Role type

Senior in-house counsel (pharmaceuticals/life sciences)

Builds

Strategic alliance and collaboration agreements, contract manufacturing (CMO/CDMO) deals, and secondary agreements for business development.

Domain

Pharmaceuticals and biologics product development

Required skills

Legal judgment, business development, transactional structuring, contract negotiation, due diligence, asset integration, cross-functional collaboration, intellectual property strategy

Preferred skills

Pharmaceutical industry experience, complex product development agreement drafting, IP law expertise

Technologies

Legal tech tools for contract management and due diligence

Responsibilities

Negotiate and structure material development and supply transactions; support legal due diligence on business development and M&A deals; draft secondary agreements arising from business development; advise on enterprise-wide manufacturing strategy; lead process optimization and integration initiatives.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC