Director, Corporate Counsel

The Role

This is a broad, hands-on role for an attorney who will join a growing legal department and serve as counsel in connection with various types of contracts supporting business needs, including strategic transactions, research collaborations, services arrangements and other legal needs as the company transitions into a commercial-stage biotech company and its other pipeline programs evolve.

The Corporate Counsel will partner closely with cross-functional teams to support transactional matters, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a portfolio of agreements; advising internal clients on strategic business development projects; and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, while helping mitigate legal risk and enable business growth in a fast-paced biotechnology environment.

Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, this position will work with multiple functional areas and assist on a broad range of legal matters across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of agreements, including confidentiality agreements, master service agreements, statements of work, sponsorship agreements, consulting agreements, clinical trial agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, collaboration and licensing agreements, and sponsored research agreements.
• Collaborate with colleagues across commercial, medical affairs, research, clinical operations, finance, and senior leadership to provide business-focused legal advice that balances risk with company objectives.
• Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations and advise on regulatory and legal matters affecting existing or proposed arrangements.
• Coordinate with the company's data privacy officer on data privacy matters.
• Partner with members of the Legal team to develop and maintain contract templates, legal playbooks, as well as training and guidance documents.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 5-7 years of legal experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry, including experience with an in-house legal department.
• Broad experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements, including agreements supporting research, development, manufacturing, commercial, and other operational functions.
• Experience supporting commercial and/or medical affairs departments in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or healthcare companies strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with domestic and foreign laws governing clinical research, drug development, and data privacy preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, attention to detail, and organizational skills, allowing for an open and effective collaboration throughout the company.
• Proven ability to independently lead legal matters and negotiations, advise senior stakeholders, manage multiple priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.

Additional information

This is primarily a remote role; however, ability to attend on-site monthly team meetings and other activities, preferred.

Salary Range

$250,000 - 290,000 USD

Target Bonus: 20%

Exact compensation will vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Our Locations

Waltham, MA: Our Boston office includes an open office layout that has recently undergone a makeover designed for collaboration and giving our employees the best work place possible. Free access is provided for both on-site parking and gym facilities in the building.

Boulder, CO: We have just moved into our new state-of-the art Research Facility in the fast-growing biopharmaceutical hub in the greater Denver/Boulder corridor. Our CEO is based full-time in this location and we are proud to call this the home of Cogent's discovery research organization.

Our Offer To You

To attract the very best talent, we offer a generous benefits package that includes competitive pay, performance-based bonus, stock options, insurance coverage (health, dental, life, and disability), competitive time-off, a 401(k) plan, and commuter/parking benefits.