Senior Counsel, Business Development & Alliance...

Description:

Position Overview:
This position will be primarily responsible for providing legal advice, guidance and support for Alliance Management and Business Development transactions primarily for Translational Medicine, Digital Health and Research Enabling Transactions. M&A transactions and equity investments will be part of the responsibility.
Position will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Business Development and Alliance Management.
Responsibilities:

• Lead negotiations and provide direct counseling to internal clients on routine, moderate and complex Business Development transactions primarily for Translational Medicine, Digital Health and Research Enabling Transactions.
• Provide legal advice and legal interpretation on rights and obligations under executed agreements overseen by Alliance Management.
• Assist with resolution of disputes under executed agreements overseen by Alliance Management.
• Lead negotiations for new agreements that expand the relationship with existing collaborators that are parties to executed agreements overseen by Alliance Management.
• Advise internal clients in structuring and advising on various transactions in a way that advances the company's strategy while addressing legal risks.
• Draft, negotiate and finalize routine, non-routine, complex and novel contracts in an effective, efficient and time-sensitive manner.
• Identify and resolve critical legal issues and identify and help resolve critical business issues arising from transactions.
• Assist with negotiating and drafting agreements for some M&A transactions and some equity investments.
• Proactively advise internal clients regarding transaction issues in close collaboration with lawyers from other practice areas and relevant subject matter experts throughout the company.
• Demonstrate a service-oriented approach to advising internal client groups.
• Demonstrate full commitment to Bristol-Myers Squibb's mission and values.

Qualifications/Competencies:

• Law degree from recognized university. Qualification to practice law in New Jersey or ability to obtain a NJ in-house counsel limited license.
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience.
• Experience drafting and negotiating Business Development agreements related to the bio/pharmaceutical or life-sciences industry, including license agreements, collaboration agreements, sponsored research agreements, master research and development agreements and complex agreements for diagnostic products for therapeutics.
• Understanding of health care industry.
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and can successfully manage internal client expectations and can work/operate well with a variety of personalities/capabilities in cross-functional teams, matrix environment.
• Creative, thoughtful and practical problem-solving skills.
• Must have high integrity, ability to assess risk, ability to make decisions and think strategically while applying knowledge of applicable legal issues.
• Listens to internal client needs and communicates with clients with confidence and diplomacy.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills and business judgment are required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management and senior management personnel.
• Ability to train and develop the other members of the team.
• Ability to work independently, effectively and efficiently and perform against broad objectives.
• Possess strong work ethic.
• Preference for candidates with a strong scientific background, especially in biology, chemistry or biochemistry, and with experience supporting Alliance Management and drafting and negotiating complex Translational Medicine and Digital Health agreements.

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