Senior Counsel, Life Sciences – Hybrid, Contracting Leader

Princeton Legal Search Group; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CorMedix Inc. in Parsippany, NJ is seeking a Counsel / Senior Counsel to provide strategic legal counsel on commercial contracting and related business matters. You will partner cross-functionally to support growth while ensuring compliance and risk management.

You will draft, negotiate and manage a high volume of agreements, develop templates and playbooks, and drive contract lifecycle improvements in a hybrid work environment (2 days on site).

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school with strong academic record.
• Bar admission in New Jersey or ability to register as in-house counsel in NJ.
• Minimum of 5 years of legal experience, including at least 3 years at a top law firm and 2+ years in-house in pharma/biotech.
• Proven success drafting and negotiating a broad range of complex commercial agreements.
• Deep understanding of the life sciences industry.
• Experience with advertising and promotional review welcomed.
• R&D, clinical or labeling experience preferred; AI governance a plus.
• Excellent business judgment and communication in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range and high volume of commercial agreements, including GMP manufacturing & supply, MSAs/SOWs, and related terms.
• Serve as a legal partner to business stakeholders across the contracting lifecycle, identifying risks and proposing solutions.
• Manage the contracting process and provide direction to paraprofessionals.
• Own and improve contract lifecycle processes, templates, playbooks, approvals, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates, fallback positions, and guidance.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, supply, clinical, quality, regulatory, finance, IT, and other stakeholders.
• Provide training on contracting requirements and legal risk to business teams.
• Support other legal priorities such as advertising review, privacy, AI governance as needed.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Job description

CorMedix Inc. in Parsippany, NJ is seeking a Counsel / Senior Counsel to provide strategic legal counsel on commercial contracting and related business matters. You will partner cross-functionally to support growth while ensuring compliance and risk management.

You will draft, negotiate and manage a high volume of agreements, develop templates and playbooks, and drive contract lifecycle improvements in a hybrid work environment (2 days on site).