Senior Counsel, Pharma & Biologics Operations

Bristol Myers Squibb; Alabama; Hybrid; USD 221,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Senior Counsel, Pharma and Biologics Operations Law to provide strategic regulatory and transactional counsel across the company's global manufacturing operations. This attorney will support complex CMO, manufacturing and supply agreements and related M&A activity, advising senior leaders with clear, practical guidance.

You will join the PDS Law team within GDMCT, collaborate across departments, and help deliver medicines to patients by shaping legal strategy,

Qualifications

• JD (or equivalent) and admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar.
• 10+ years of legal experience across law firm, in-house, and/or government roles.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements relevant to product manufacturing and supply.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior executives on high-impact legal and business matters.
• Excellent judgment, objectivity, and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills; proactive and able to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a legal advisor to Pharma and Biologics Operations across the global manufacturing network.
• Provide transactional and comprehensive legal support for manufacturing operations (internal and external), including PDS Business Development matters.
• Lead drafting and negotiation of highly complex transactions (CMO, manufacturing and supply, collaboration agreements).
• Support the manufacturing, operations, and supply aspects of M&A and business development transactions, including due diligence and integration.
• Anticipate and proactively identify legal issues with an enterprise view and deliver clear, actionable advice.
• Lead and organize functional and substantive working groups on significant legal issues.
• Collaborate across the Law & Policy Department and with business clients to deliver coordinated, comprehensive legal advice.

Skills

Strategic legal counsel

Regulatory guidance

Transactional drafting

Executive stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

JD (or equivalent)

Job description

Bristol Myers Squibb is seeking a Senior Counsel, Pharma and Biologics Operations Law to provide strategic regulatory and transactional counsel across the company's global manufacturing operations. This attorney will support complex CMO, manufacturing and supply agreements and related M&A activity, advising senior leaders with clear, practical guidance.

You will join the PDS Law team within GDMCT, collaborate across departments, and help deliver medicines to patients by shaping legal strategy,