Associate General Counsel

Dassault Systèmes; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

Medidata seeks an Associate General Counsel to lead strategic partnerships and complex technology agreements for its global clinical trials platform. The role requires a practical lawyer who can manage business risk, negotiate with senior sales leaders, and mentor the Legal team.

Based in New York, this hybrid role collaborates with Finance, R&D and Procurement to balance risk with growth. A JD and NY Bar admission are essential, with 12+ years of experience in in-house settings.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to identify, structure, and lead novel strategic partnerships that advance business objectives.
• Independently lead legal negotiations of key customer agreements with senior sales leadership.
• Experience coordinating cross-functionally with Finance, R&D, and Procurement.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, able to explain legal concepts to non-lawyers.
• Sound judgement balancing legal and business risk with escalation when needed.
• Experience mentoring team members while leading strategic initiatives.
• Minimum 12 years of legal experience, with in-house experience required.
• Experience with complex technology transactions, SaaS; healthcare and data privacy knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead drafting, review and negotiation of key strategic and commercial agreements.
• Directly manage and mentor the Legal team, overseeing workload, performance and growth.
• Provide primary legal support for strategic initiatives including AI tool implementations and new revenue models.
• Establish and implement legal team processes, templates, and compliance with regulatory updates.
• Advise on legal issues related to new product offerings and integration into contracts.
• Counsel internal clients on legal risk and mitigation.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Legal negotiations

Cross-functional coordination

Clear written & verbal communication

Risk assessment

Mentorship and people leadership

Technology transactions (SaaS)

Regulatory & data privacy knowledge

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

New York State Bar admission

Job description

Location

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.

About our Company

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com. Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata.

About the Team

Medidata seeks an Associate General Counsel for our collaborative, business-focused Legal team. The role requires a practical lawyer who communicates well, is comfortable managing legal and business risk in complicated transactions and other initiatives, and has demonstrated experience managing and developing people. The Associate General Counsel will drive the development of key partnerships, lead the negotiation of complex commercial agreements (including agreements with some of our largest customers), and provide legal support for strategic projects with critical impact on Medidata's global business and enterprise risk. This role also carries people management responsibility, including oversight and mentorship of team members.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead legal drafting, review and negotiation related to key strategic and commercial agreements, balancing legal risks and business needs.
• Directly manage, mentor, and develop members of the Legal team, including overseeing workload distribution, performance, and professional growth.
• Act as primary legal support for a varied set of strategic initiatives, including implementation of AI tools within Medidata's commercial-legal team, new revenue models, as well as high-priority vendor agreements, alliances, and collaborations.
• Establish and implement legal team processes and best practices related to knowledge management, contract templates, compliance with regulatory updates and internal escalations.
• Advise on legal issues related to new product offerings, and offer practical advice on how best to incorporate these products into Medidata's existing legal and contractual framework.
• Counsel internal clients on various matters related to legal risk and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to identify, structure, and lead novel strategic partnerships that advance business objectives.
• Independently lead legal negotiations of key customer agreements working directly with senior sales leadership.
• Experience coordinating cross-functionally with other internal teams, including Finance, R&D, and Procurement.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, more emphasis on the ability to clearly explain legal concepts and issues to non-lawyers.
• Sound judgment in assessing legal and business risk, with the ability to recognize when an issue warrants escalation to senior stakeholders
• Ability to manage and mentor team members while simultaneously serving independently as primary legal support on internal and strategic partnership initiatives.
• Minimum 12 years of legal experience, preferably with a combination of law firm and in-house experience. Prior in-house experience is a requirement.
• Prior experience managing and developing direct reports, with demonstrated people leadership ability.
• Experience with complex technology transactions, particularly related to SaaS products. Health care and data privacy law experience is a plus.
• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Member in good standing of the New York State Bar or registered as in-house counsel according to Part 522 of the Rules of the New York State Court of Appeals.

Equal Employment Opportunity

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

We will accept applications on an ongoing basis until we fill the position.

Inclusion statement

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state laws and local ordinances. We are committed to fair employment practices and will evaluate all candidates based on their qualifications, regardless of past arrest or conviction history.

Salary

The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is $216,000-288,000

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401(k) matching, family leave, flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.

Salary Pay Transparency

Compensation for the role will be commensurate with experience. The total expected compensation range will be between $216000 and $288000, representing the base salary (or annualized salary based on estimated hourly compensation) and target bonus.