Global Counsel, Life Sciences & Commercial Contracts

Fujifilm; Phoenix (AZ); Sur place; USD 135 000 - 187 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Paid Time Off

Résumé du poste

FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation seeks a Counsel to provide practical, business-focused legal advice on a broad range of matters affecting its US and global CDMO businesses. You will draft and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, licenses, and NDAs while identifying and mitigating legal and business risks to enable timely, customer-focused outcomes.

You will collaborate with senior attorneys and cross-functional teams, develop templates and training, and support global standards and contracting governance

Qualifications

• College degree and Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Admitted in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar; North Carolina admission preferred.
• 3-8 years of relevant experience in a law firm, in-house legal department, or a combination of both, preferably supporting CDMO, life-sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or health-care businesses.
• Strong commercial-contracting background with demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex services, development, manufacturing, supply, licensing, and confidentiality agreements.
• Sound judgment and the ability to resolve issues independently within established frameworks while recognizing when escalation or specialist input is required.
• Strong negotiation, written communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to explain legal concepts and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Pragmatic, analytical, and customer-focused problem solving that balances timely business outcomes with legal and compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage a substantial workload, prioritize critical matters, and meet deadlines in a dynamic, global, and matrixed environment.
• Familiarity with legal and compliance topics relevant to life sciences, such as GMP interfaces, data privacy, competition, anti-bribery, and pharmaceutical regulation, is preferred.
• Familiarity with international contracting and multi-jurisdictional issues is preferred.
• Proficiency with modern legal technology, including document management, e-signature, collaboration platforms, and contract lifecycle management tools, with willingness to explore responsible uses of AI and emerging technologies.

Responsabilités

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, supply, development, manufacturing, services agreements, quality-related agreements, licenses, and NDAs.
• Advise Commercial, Program Management, and other business teams on legal and contractual issues arising from customer collaborations, bids, and ongoing programs; support timely issue resolution and deal closure.
• Identify legal, regulatory, and business risks relevant to CDMO and life-sciences operations, recommend practical mitigation strategies, and escalate material, novel, or high-risk matters to Senior Counsel or relevant experts.
• Manage an assigned caseload with independence, prioritizing work based on business need, risk, and deadlines; communicate status to stakeholders.
• Provide advice on non-contentious IP provisions, including licenses, background and foreground IP, know-how, and related allocation issues, in coordination with patent counsel.
• Prepare clear briefings and practical recommendations for business colleagues and management on contractual, legal, and compliance matters.
• Develop, maintain, and improve templates, playbooks, guidance, and contracting standards for use across FLBG, ensuring consistency across functions and jurisdictions.
• Develop and deliver legal training for business stakeholders on contracting, use of precedents, legal processes, and relevant compliance topics.
• Support legal-process and technology improvements, including contract lifecycle management, document management, data insights, and responsible AI usage.
• Coordinate with internal subject-matter experts and, when authorized, outside counsel on specialized matters such as regulatory, employment, disputes, real estate, privacy, competition, and corporate matters.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution and provide ancillary legal support to HR, EHS, Quality, Capital Projects, and Compliance.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and business colleagues in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, and across the FUJIFILM organization to promote consistent standards, precedents, governance, and risk positions.

Connaissances

Negotiation

Written communication

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Formation

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission in at least one US state (North Carolina preferred)

Outils

Contract lifecycle management tools

Document management systems

E-signature platforms

Description du poste

FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation seeks a Counsel to provide practical, business-focused legal advice on a broad range of matters affecting its US and global CDMO businesses. You will draft and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, licenses, and NDAs while identifying and mitigating legal and business risks to enable timely, customer-focused outcomes.

You will collaborate with senior attorneys and cross-functional teams, develop templates and training, and support global standards and contracting governance