Remote Life Sciences Contracts Counsel - Part Time

Latitude Legal Recruitment Limited; United States; Remote; USD 250,000 - 320,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Liability insurance

Healthcare benefits

401k plan

CLE stipend

Job summary

Latitude is seeking an experienced commercial contracts attorney for a fully remote, part-time contract engagement as in-house counsel to a clinical-stage life sciences company.

You will review, negotiate, and close a broad range of agreements, including sophisticated life sciences contracts and ordinary-course vendor agreements, while working directly with business stakeholders. Strong preference for pharma/biotech background and in-house experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of sophisticated commercial contracting experience, preferably including substantial in-house experience.
• Meaningful experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other drug-development organizations.
• Experience independently drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, from sophisticated life sciences contracts through routine ordinary-course vendor and operational agreements.
• Experience with agreements supporting manufacturing, supply, clinical, or laboratory operations strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound legal and business judgment, prioritize material contractual risks, and resolve issues independently.
• Ability to work effectively and responsively in a fast-paced environment with same-day turnaround expectations.
• Disciplined approach to document management, version control, and redlining, and willingness to work within the client7s preferred process.
• Experience with GDPR and other EU/UK data privacy requirements is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and in good standing.
• Outstanding professional references.

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, and close a broad range of agreements supporting the company7s operations.
• Handle life sciences contracts spanning manufacturing, supply, laboratory, testing, and other drug-development agreements.
• Operate as the client7s hands-on commercial counsel, working with business stakeholders and exercising independent judgment on contractual risk.

Education

ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Latitude is seeking an experienced commercial contracts attorney for a fully remote, part-time contract engagement as in-house counsel to a clinical-stage life sciences company.

You will review, negotiate, and close a broad range of agreements, including sophisticated life sciences contracts and ordinary-course vendor agreements, while working directly with business stakeholders. Strong preference for pharma/biotech background and in-house experience.