Director, Corporate Counsel - Privacy / Transactions

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Hartford; On-site; GBP 97,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company is seeking a highly experienced transactions attorney to serve as a privacy expert within their Transactions & Contracts team. This role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a diverse range of agreements while providing strategic counsel on data privacy issues in a collaborative setting. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in contract law, exceptional drafting skills, and a thorough understanding of privacy laws. The position requires onsite work at their locations in Cambridge, MA or Sleepy Hollow, NY.

Benefits

Relocation benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years of legal experience, preferably in biotech/pharmaceuticals.
• Licensed to practice law in New York or eligible for in-house counsel licensure.
• Solid understanding of contracts and related law.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for business transactions and agreements.
• Maintain expertise in data privacy laws and internal policies.
• Advise Transaction Law colleagues on important developments.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Data privacy law

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution

Education

JD with excellent law school credentials

Job description

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is seeking a highly experienced transactions attorney for a pivotal role to serve as the liaison to the Regeneron Data Privacy Office. This position will act as a privacy expert within the Transactions & Contracts team offering guidance to colleagues on privacy law and ensuring that privacy provisions are seamlessly integrated into our contracts. The position involves drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and providing strategic counsel on a diverse portfolio of agreements across our innovative business units. Your expertise will be instrumental in advising the Transactions Team on complex privacy issues, requiring a deep understanding of life sciences, business transactions, and data privacy. We are looking for a candidate with exceptional drafting and negotiation skills, and a proven track record of progressive experience in contract law and data privacy. The ideal candidate thrives in collaborative settings, working alongside multiple stakeholders to provide comprehensive legal solutions that drive Regeneron's success. The role will be based onsite at our offices in Cambridge, MA or Sleepy Hollow, NY. This is not open to fully remote-based work arrangements. If eligible, we can offer relocation benefits. A typical day might include the following :

Responsibilities

• Providing legal support for a particular area of business transactions, which may include research collaboration agreements, master services agreements, consulting services agreements, license agreements, data use agreements, laboratory services agreements and confidentiality agreements, among others.
• Maintaining subject matter expertise in data privacy laws and the Regeneron privacy policies and advising Transaction Law colleagues and clients on developments of importance.
• Providing ongoing one‑on‑one support to members of the Transaction Law team and coordinating with internal teams and external resources to negotiate and finalize data privacy language in third‑party agreements.
• Responding to U.S. and ex‑U.S. contracting questions.
• Managing updates to group's data privacy contracting playbook.
• Creating data privacy contracting tools and training materials.
• Managing office hours with internal business partners.
• Developing and training on privacy contracting tools and requirements.
• Acting as liaison for the Transactions Law Group with the Data Privacy Office on data privacy policy questions and approaches.
• You have the ability to work independently, while meeting aggressive deadlines and juggling multiple matters.

Qualifications

• You are able to maintain an objective perspective while developing and maintaining strong partnerships with key stakeholder / client organizations and protecting Regeneron's interests.
• You can work effectively and professionally with colleagues and clients at all levels of the organization in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• You have the ability to effectively convey to, and respond to questions from, colleagues and key stakeholders, on data privacy law concepts.
• To be considered for this position you must possess a JD with excellent law school credentials. Licensed to practice law in New York or be eligible for licensure as in‑house counsel is preferred. At least 7 years of legal experience at a law firm and/or in‑house, with some biotech / pharmaceutical and/or health care experience is preferred. Solid understanding of contracts and related law. Experience with contracts involving data privacy and intellectual property. You should also have a high level of business acumen, excellent contract drafting and negotiation proficiency, exceptional oral and written communication skills and interpersonal and conflict resolution capability.