Remote Pharmaceutical Contracts Counsel

Axiom; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Axiom is seeking a Pharmaceutical Contracts Counsel to support client engagements in life sciences. You will draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, work orders, and MTAs, across IT licenses, SaaS, and sponsorship agreements, while advising on terms, risk, and negotiation strategy.

You will collaborate with Legal, Procurement, IT, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams, supporting manufacturing and distribution agreements and ensuring regulatory alignment. A JD and active U.S. license are required.

Qualifications

• 4–12+ years of experience in commercial contracting, preferably within pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences companies.
• Strong, hands-on experience drafting and negotiating MSAs, SOWs, work orders, and related commercial agreements in a high-volume setting.
• Familiarity with drafting and negotiating IT/software agreements, vendor contracts, event/sponsorship agreements, and MTAs.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements including MSAs, SOWs, work orders, and change orders.
• Support a wide range of contracts including IT licenses, SaaS, event agreements, and MTAs.
• Provide practical legal advice on terms, risk, and negotiation strategy.

Skills

Commercial contracting

MSA negotiation

SOW drafting

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory acumen

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Axiom is seeking a Pharmaceutical Contracts Counsel to support client engagements in life sciences. You will draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, work orders, and MTAs, across IT licenses, SaaS, and sponsorship agreements, while advising on terms, risk, and negotiation strategy.

You will collaborate with Legal, Procurement, IT, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams, supporting manufacturing and distribution agreements and ensuring regulatory alignment. A JD and active U.S. license are required.