Associate Director, Contracts Counsel
Invivyd
5 hours ago
Remote friendly (New Haven, CT)
United States
$152,000 - $202,000 USD yearly
Corporate Functions
Responsibilities:
- Own the triaging process of contract requests as they are received by the legal department
- Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume and wide range of agreements (e.g., master services, statements of work, clinical research organization, clinical trial, supply, consulting, confidentiality, sponsored research, material transfer, and related legal documents)
- Coordinate and liaise with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and counterparties to ensure timely preparation, review, negotiation, execution, tracking, and management of contracts
- Facilitate internal contract approval and execution in line with delegation of authority
- Advise internal clients on contract interpretation, obligations, risk exposure, dispute resolution, and other legal matters
- Coordinate with finance and the business to develop spend approval, reporting, purchasing processes, and manage obligations (milestones, deliverables, invoicing)
- Assist in training junior contracting staff and/or outside resources
- Improve and maintain contract policies, procedures, and processes to reduce cycle times and increase efficiency
- Represent the legal/contracts function on special projects and cross-functional initiatives
- Own and train on the records retention policy
Requirements:
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school; attorney in good standing with a license to practice in the state where you reside
- 3–5+ years’ experience independently drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts in pharmaceutical/biotechnology (commercial-stage experience preferred)
- Ability to analyze complex contracts and provide concise, actionable feedback
- Life sciences contracting risk knowledge (e.g., drug development/IP, privacy laws, fraud and abuse laws)
- Strong attention to detail; excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple tasks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment
- Demonstrated business acumen; integrate legal advice with business judgment
- Integrity and ability to handle confidential/proprietary information
- Ability to travel to HQ office 2–4x/month
Pay range: $152,000–$202,000 (base); eligible for annual short-term incentive and annual long-term incentive (e.g., equity)
- Own the triaging process of contract requests as they are received by the legal department
- Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume and wide range of agreements (e.g., master services, statements of work, clinical research organization, clinical trial, supply, consulting, confidentiality, sponsored research, material transfer, and related legal documents)
- Coordinate and liaise with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and counterparties to ensure timely preparation, review, negotiation, execution, tracking, and management of contracts
- Facilitate internal contract approval and execution in line with delegation of authority
- Advise internal clients on contract interpretation, obligations, risk exposure, dispute resolution, and other legal matters
- Coordinate with finance and the business to develop spend approval, reporting, purchasing processes, and manage obligations (milestones, deliverables, invoicing)
- Assist in training junior contracting staff and/or outside resources
- Improve and maintain contract policies, procedures, and processes to reduce cycle times and increase efficiency
- Represent the legal/contracts function on special projects and cross-functional initiatives
- Own and train on the records retention policy
Requirements:
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school; attorney in good standing with a license to practice in the state where you reside
- 3–5+ years’ experience independently drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts in pharmaceutical/biotechnology (commercial-stage experience preferred)
- Ability to analyze complex contracts and provide concise, actionable feedback
- Life sciences contracting risk knowledge (e.g., drug development/IP, privacy laws, fraud and abuse laws)
- Strong attention to detail; excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple tasks
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment
- Demonstrated business acumen; integrate legal advice with business judgment
- Integrity and ability to handle confidential/proprietary information
- Ability to travel to HQ office 2–4x/month
Pay range: $152,000–$202,000 (base); eligible for annual short-term incentive and annual long-term incentive (e.g., equity)