Counsel, Global Product Development
Core
Lead legal advisor for global product development, managing high-value transactions and strategies to turn discovered molecules into manufacturable medicines.
Role type
Senior in-house counsel (pharmaceuticals/biologics)
Builds
Complex alliance, collaboration, and manufacturing agreements for internal and external partners
Domain
Pharmaceuticals, Biologics, Life Sciences
Deliverable
Production legal agreements and strategic counsel
Required skills
Legal judgment, business development, transactional structuring, contract negotiation, M&A due diligence, secondary agreement drafting, cross-functional collaboration, IP strategy, process optimization
Preferred skills
Pharmaceutical industry experience, complex product development agreement drafting, intellectual property law expertise
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Counsel senior executives on business strategies and high-value transactions; Negotiate and draft development/supply transactions (CMO/CDMO); Support legal due diligence on BD opportunities and M&A; Draft secondary agreements (assignment, manufacturing, material transfer); Advise on enterprise-wide manufacturing strategy; Identify risks and establish mitigation strategies; Partner with IP colleagues to protect innovations; Lead process optimization and integration initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
