Director Corporate Counsel - Global Development

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA); Village of Sleepy Hollow (NY); On-site; USD 205,000 - 342,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness programs

401(k) company match

Equity awards

Pension or retirement benefits

Insurance benefits (medical, dental, V

Paid time off

Family support benefits

Job summary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) seeks a Director, Corporate Counsel to draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of clinical and commercial agreements for Global Development. You will provide strategic legal counsel across bioscience operations and regulatory matters.

Ideal candidates will have a JD and 6+ years of experience in biotech/pharma settings, with strong contract law expertise and experience advising on complex transactions.

Qualifications

• JD with excellent law school credentials.
• Licensed to practice law in New York or be eligible for licensure as in-house counsel is preferred.
• 6+ years legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house, including biotech/pharma/healthcare experience.
• Excel at advising clients regarding all aspects of contract law and related areas.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating and bringing to execution a range of clinical and commercial agreements critical to Regeneron's Global Development operations.
• Providing legal support for a wide variety of business transactions, including CRO/AMO services, site management organizations, laboratory services, data purchases and regulatory affairs.
• Advising on other legal, clinical, and commercial issues with industry-specific knowledge and transactional guidance.
• Collaborating with Privacy, Compliance, Risk Management and Global Procurement groups.
• Advising internal clients on Regeneron’s contracts policies and applicable laws.
• Supporting the contract management system with templates and tools to improve efficiency.
• Counseling Global Development client teams on applicable legal risks and statutes.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

In-house counsel

Biotech knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Data privacy

Education

JD

Job description

Position Overview

Build Our Future Together As a member of the Contracts Group in the Regeneron Law Department’s Transactions Law Group, the Director, Corporate Counsel, will draft, review and negotiate a wide array of contracts for Regeneron’s Global Development function and provide related advice and counsel. The level of counseling requires a solid understanding of general business transactions and related legal issues, outstanding drafting and negotiation skills and a strong understanding of, or desire to learn about, biotechnology and pharmaceutical research and development, clinical trial operations, regulatory affairs, data privacy, and artificial intelligence. Experience in life sciences is preferred. The role will have a direct impact on facilitating our science and research.

Location

Sleepy Hollow, NY

Work Model / Flexibility

4 days onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating and bringing to execution a range of clinical and commercial agreements critical to Regeneron's Global Development operations.


• Providing legal support for a wide variety of business transactions, including agreements for clinical research organization services, academic research organization services, site management organization services and consortiums, laboratory services, imaging services, equipment and medical device supply, clinical experimental sciences, home healthcare services, research collaborations, registry and outcomes studies, post approval studies and data purchases, health economic outcomes research agreements, regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance services, and consulting agreements.


• Advising on other current and potential legal, clinical, and commercial issues with industry specific knowledge and transactional guidance.


• Working collaboratively with other organization groups, including the Privacy Group, the Compliance Group, Risk Management and Global Procurement.


• Advising internal clients on Regeneron’s contracts policies and practices and applicable laws.


• Supporting the improvement of the Law Department’s contract management system, including the development of new or improved templates and tools in the system to enhance the efficiency of the contracting process.


• Counseling Global Development client business teams on applicable legal risks and statutes.

Qualifications

• JD with excellent law school credentials.


• Licensed to practice law in New York or be eligible for licensure as a registered in-house counsel is preferred.


• 6+ years legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house, including experience or familiarity with biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and/or healthcare.


• Excel at advising clients regarding all aspects of contract law and related areas.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range (annually) $205,000.00 - $341,600.00 (For jobs in Canada).


• Annual bonuses or other incentive plans.


• Equity awards.


• Pension or retirement benefits.


• 401(k) company match.


• Health and wellness programs.


• Fitness centers.


• Insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability).


• Paid time off.


• Family support benefits.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodation

We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture. Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

Background Checks

As part of the recruitment process, certain background checks may be conducted in accordance with the laws of the country where the position is based. The purpose of such checks is to verify certain information prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work and educational qualifications.

Company Overview

Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for over 30 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurology, infectious diseases and rare diseases. Regeneron is also proud of award winning culture of innovation, being recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2021, Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2020, and Forbes JUST companies in 2020, among others.

If you have any questions, please speak with your recruiter.

For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/. For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process.