Associate General Counsel - US

Pharming Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid or remote schedule

Competitive compensation package

401(k) plan with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Health and wellness program

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Pharming Healthcare, Inc. in the United States seeks an Associate General Counsel to serve as the primary legal adviser for U.S. Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, and HEOR teams. The role reports to the U.S. General Counsel and requires substantial in-house life sciences experience.

The position offers a hybrid schedule based in Warren, NJ with quarterly travel to NJ and periods of travel for conferences; fully remote candidates willing to travel are welcome.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate required with ABA accreditation.
• Admission to NJ state bar or license to practice in at least one US state.
• Minimum 10 years legal experience, including 5+ years in-house in life sciences.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel on Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Operations and HEOR strategies and activities.
• Advise on clinical trials from planning to publication and startup.
• Negotiate a wide range of contracts including TTAs, CTAs, data transfer and MTAs.
• Represent the legal perspective on the Medical Review Committee and ensure compliance.
• Develop templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidance; monitor regulatory developments.

Skills

Legal counsel

Contracting

Regulatory compliance

In-house counsel

Biotech/Pharma knowledge

Education

Juris Doctorate (ABA-accredited)

Job description

Summary

The Associate General Counsel will serve as the primary legal advisor for U.S. Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, and Healthcare Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) teams. This position reports to the U.S General Counsel.

The ideal candidate brings substantial experience supporting biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, strong contracting skills, and sound judgment in navigating complex scientific, regulatory, and operational matters.

This position can be based in our Warren, NJ office with a hybrid work schedule, and we are also open to fully remote candidates who are willing to travel to the NJ office on a quarterly basis, in addition to normal business travel for conferences or internal meetings.

What You'd Do

• Provide legal counsel on Medical Affairs strategy and activities, including scientific exchange, medical information, advisory boards, congress participation, publications, and engagement with healthcare professionals.
• Serve as the primary legal advisor on clinical trial activities, from study planning and startup through conduct, closeout, and publication.
• Advise HEOR team on evidence-generation strategies and activities, including real-world evidence studies, observational research, patient-reported outcomes research, economic modeling, and comparative effectiveness research.
• Advise on and negotiate a broad range of contracts including investigator-initiated study agreements, clinical trial agreements, data transfer and data use agreements, material transfer agreements, research collaboration agreements, consulting agreements and vendor agreements
• Participate as the legal representative on the Medical Review Committee (MRC), ensuring medical materials are legally compliant and aligned with Pharming's Medical strategy.
• Help drive process improvements including by developing and maintaining agreement templates, negotiation guidance, and playbooks.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments, proactively identify issues that could affect Pharming, and advise clients accordingly.
• Partner with Compliance on policy review and training initiates for Medical, Clinical, and HEOR teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'd Need

• Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Admission to the New Jersey state bar and in good standing, or an active license to practice law in at least one US state, with ability to secure limited in-house license from State of New Jersey within 90 days.
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, including at least 5 years of prior in-house experience within the life science industry.
• Familiarity with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Familiarity with U.S. privacy laws preferred.
• Ability to work constructively and collaboratively across multiple departments.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong data management and software skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 10% of the time.
• Commitment and alignment to Pharming's mission, core values and behaviors.

Who we are

We're built on a simple belief: people living with rare diseases deserve more. Pharming is a global biotechnology company taking on some of the toughest rare disease challenges. We develop and commercialize innovative therapies for rare and ultra-rare immunological and genetic diseases with significant unmet need, where our scientific and commercial expertise, long-term commitment, and real partnership can help advance care.

We put patients at the heart of our work. Their insights, along with those of caregivers, clinicians, scientists, and partners, shape our strategy, guide our decisions, and help turn science into meaningful progress. We keep it simple, act with urgency, and get it done - expanding access to approved therapies, advancing high-value pipeline programs, and building a leading global rare disease company.

Our vision is simple: a world where people living with rare diseases don't wait for progress or care. Together with the communities who inspire us, we're opening new possibilities - proving that breakthroughs aren't just discovered. They're created together.

What it's like to work here

At Pharming, every role helps move rare disease therapies closer to the people who need them. We make it happen together, across teams, disciplines, and borders, because breakthroughs don't happen in silos. Rare diseases are complex, and meaningful progress takes people who ask better questions, challenge each other, and turn insight into action. Here, you won't work on the sidelines. Pharming is a place for builders, problem-solvers, and bold thinkers who move with urgency, take ownership, and stay focused on what matters most: improving the lives of people living with rare diseases. Advancing rare disease care isn't the work of one team or one leader. It's all of us, building what's next together.

Salary range

Pharming takes into consideration a combination of candidate's work experience, training, and education, as well as the scope of the role, complexity, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level.

The base salary range for this job is from $240,000 - $305,000 per year.

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid or fully remote schedule
• Competitive compensation package including annual target bonus
• Long-term incentive program
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 13 Company Holidays per year
• Excellent benefit plans including medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible spending accounts
• Company-provided life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability plans
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance plans
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Health and wellness program
• Choice of company provided mobile phone or cell phone stipend

Additional information

Pharming Healthcare, Inc. is a merit-based equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected classes.

An applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request via email [e-mail].

Unsolicited resumes from agencies should not be forwarded to Pharming. Pharming will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes through this source. Pharming will only pay a fee to agencies if a formal agreement between Pharming and the agency has been established. The Human Resources/Talent Acquisition department is responsible for all recruitment activities; please contact us directly to be considered for a formal agreement.