Job Description

Corporate Counsel, Commercial and Market Access

The Corporate Counsel, Commercial and Market Access attorney will provide legal advice and support to the contract needs of one or more brands and/or business units, related business functions such as Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Compliance, Regulatory and Procurement. The candidate will review and prepare contracts for the legal department in the US, manage support in other jurisdictions, and collaborate with other attorneys within our International Legal team. This position will provide advice and counsel in the areas of U.S. healthcare law, including FDA regulations and anti-kickback, government price reporting, and fraud and abuse.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with market access and commercial teams to support commercial strategies for the sale and distribution of Biosimilars products.
• Advise on potential legal issues related to customer contracting, pricing and price reporting, including FD& CA and anti-kickback.
• Draft, negotiate, review, and revise commercial and market access agreements associated with the US business, including healthcare professionals, providers, vendors, licensors, consultants and speaker agreements; master services agreements, statements of work, sales, supply, distribution, PBM, GPO, Wholesaler, discount and rebate, distribution vendor and service agreements.
• Collaborate with other Legal and Compliance colleagues to provide legal support to the organization and supervise outside counsel as required.
• Ensure that clients are kept abreast of all relevant legal developments in their areas of business by providing training and periodic updates.
• Other tasks/assignments as required for the U.S. business

• $170,000/yr - $190,000/yr
• Bonus

• 5+ years\' minimum of relevant experience in a commercial attorney or similar position for a biotech or pharma company
• 7+ years\' experience with a life sciences company and/or a reputable, highly rated law firm, or a combination of both, with experience related to the pharmaceutical or life-sciences companies.
• Extensive experience providing legal advice to Commercial Market Access and Commercial Sales teams, including pricing and contracts groups and sales operations teams.
• Experience with contractual requirements of commercial and government payers, GPOs, pharmacy services, and trade and distribution within the U.S. healthcare industry, as well as those of a pharma sales force
• Extensive Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws.
• Experience providing legal advice on promotional materials is helpful but not required.

• Ability to work effectively in a global work environment.
• Ability to make decisions, balancing risks versus impact.
• Ability to work under pressure and cope with multiple priorities.
• Ability to drive change throughout an organization, overcoming resistance and barriers.
• Outstanding communication of information and ideas, both written and verbal, to diverse audiences.

Robert Half