Attorney

Mass General Brigham (Enterprise Services); Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham Incorporated is seeking a licensed attorney to join a six-person team providing legal support for biomedical research and technology transfer across Mass General Brigham and its affiliated hospitals.

The role focuses on drafting and negotiating complex agreements with industry collaborators and licensees, supporting research misconduct investigations, and ensuring regulatory compliance for not-for-profit academic medical centers.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in drafting.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.
• Multitasking across multiple matters and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate institutional service agreements, research collaboration agreements, and IP licenses.
• Connect business requirements with legal strategy.
• Analyze and interpret contracts and address risk factors.
• Monitor research misconduct investigations and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Advise research, compliance and administrative offices on contracting matters and related laws and policies.
• Interpret laws and regulations for the organization and stay updated on developments.
• Work with outside counsel representing the organization.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Multitasking

Education

J.D. from ABA-approved law school

Massachusetts bar admission

Job description

The lawyer in this position is part of a six-person team that provides legal support for all aspects of the biomedical research and technology transfer activities of Mass General Brigham Incorporated and its affiliated hospitals. The primary areas of responsibility include negotiating and drafting complex agreements with industry collaborators and licensees, supporting research misconduct investigations, and providing legal support to research contracting offices and investigators engaged in pre‑clinical and human subjects research activities. This attorney will also coordinate legal guidance from internal and external subject matter experts on regulatory compliance issues specific to not‑for‑profit academic medical centers.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating institutional service agreements, research collaboration agreements, intellectual property licenses
• Connecting business requirements and needs with legal strategy
• Analyzing and interpreting contracts and addressing risk factors
• Monitor research misconduct investigations and ensure compliance with applicable regulations and policy
• Advise and support basic and clinical research, compliance and administrative offices on contracting matters and compliance with research‑related laws, regulations, and policies
• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for the organization and keep up to date with current developments in areas of responsibility
• Work with and manage outside counsel representing the organization

Qualifications

• J.D. from a highly ranked, ABA‑approved law school, licensed in Massachusetts, with approximately 3 years of relevant experience preferably in the health care, intellectual property or business transaction department of a highly ranked law firm or comparably challenging in‑house environment. Experience representing AMCs, large pharma or medical device companies is a plus.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, outstanding attention to detail, and the flexibility to work independently or as a member of a team.
• The ability to draw reasonable conclusions from limited information, while recognizing what additional information is needed and how to get it.
• Proven multitasking skills and the willingness to take on any project, big or small.
• Passionate about the Mass General Brigham mission.
• Thoughtful, reliable, highly motivated, and easy to work with

Mass General Brigham Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.