Remote Associate General Counsel, Global Life Sciences

Worldwide Clinical Trials; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 201,000 - 399,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking an Associate General Counsel, Legal to lead global legal, regulatory and compliance matters across our clinical research platform. You will provide risk-based guidance to senior leaders, shape a scalable legal function, and support strategic initiatives with complex contracting and governance.

You will collaborate with Clinical Operations, Business Development, Finance, HR, Quality, Technology and Compliance to drive lawful growth while protecting

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active license to practice law.
• 8–12+ years of progressively responsible legal experience, including in-house CRO/pharma leadership.
• Experience supporting complex clinical research services and sponsor contracting.

Responsibilities

• Advise the General Counsel and senior leadership on legal, regulatory, commercial, and reputational risk matters.
• Lead strategic legal subject-matter areas and deliver practical guidance for global operations.
• Oversee drafting and negotiation of complex clinical research and sponsor-facing agreements.
• Partner with Business Development, Finance, Clinical Operations to streamline contracting processes and accelerate performance.
• Collaborate with Quality, Data Privacy, Information Security, Regulatory and Compliance teams on GxP, privacy, and regulatory obligations.
• Support enterprise risk management activities, investigations, compliance initiatives and governance programs.
• Provide legal support for mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, corporate governance, disputes, and other initiatives.
• Lead, mentor and develop legal professionals and advance operational excellence.

Skills

Legal leadership

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Strategic thinking

English proficiency

Education

Juris Doctor

Tools

Microsoft 365

Legal tech platforms

Workflow automation tools

Analytics

Responsible AI solutions

Job description

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking an Associate General Counsel, Legal to lead global legal, regulatory and compliance matters across our clinical research platform. You will provide risk-based guidance to senior leaders, shape a scalable legal function, and support strategic initiatives with complex contracting and governance.

You will collaborate with Clinical Operations, Business Development, Finance, HR, Quality, Technology and Compliance to drive lawful growth while protecting