Legal Counsel, GI2 Therapy Area, Strategy and Portfolio Development

Scorpion Therapeutics; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Senior Director, Legal Counsel for the GI2 Therapy Area, focusing on strategy and portfolio development. You will provide strategic legal guidance to support product commercialization, lifecycle management, and cross-functional initiatives.

Role requires active State Bar membership and 5+ years in-house pharma/biotech legal experience, with strong leadership and regulatory expertise to align US and global compliance across brands.

Qualifications

• Active bar membership is required.
• Experience supporting marketed pharma/biotech products is preferred.
• Strong leadership and strategic advisory to cross-functional teams.
• Deep expertise in pharma regulations, contracts, anti-bribery, privacy and pricing laws.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice supporting product commercialization, lifecycle management, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Interpret laws and regulations.
• Conduct complex legal analyses.
• Ensure legal and regulatory compliance across brands and assets.
• Support high-risk, high-impact legal matters.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic counsel

Regulatory interpretations

Legal communications

Education

Active State Bar membership

5+ years in-house pharma/biotech legal

5+ years law firm/regulatory agency experience

Tools

Contract management

Regulatory compliance tooling

Job description

Role

Senior Director, Legal Counsel for GI2 Therapy Area, focusing on strategy and portfolio development.

Responsibilities

• provide legal advice supporting product commercialization, lifecycle management, and cross-functional initiatives
• interpret laws and regulations
• conduct complex legal analyses
• ensure legal and regulatory compliance across brands and assets
• support high-risk, high-impact legal matters

Requirements

• active State Bar membership
• 5+ years in-house legal experience in pharma/biotech supporting marketed products preferred
• 5+ years law practice experience, including in law firms or regulatory agencies
• deep expertise in pharma regulations, compliance, contracts, anti-bribery, privacy, and pricing laws
• strong cross-functional leadership, strategic counsel, and communication skills

High Value

• in-house legal support for marketed pharma products
• cross-functional collaboration
• legal risk management
• US and global regulatory alignment
• experience with R&D, commercialization, and lifecycle management in the pharmaceutical industry

Work Setup

Lexington, MA; full-time, exempt position.