Associate Director, Contracts Counsel
Invivyd
5 days ago
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
$152,000 - $202,000 USD yearly
Corporate Functions
Position Summary:
The Associate Director, Contracts Counsel will support the contracts function by facilitating the drafting, negotiation, execution, and tracking of contracts, advising as a business partner using applicable laws, regulations, and risk management strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Own triaging of contract requests received by the legal department.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of agreements (e.g., master services, statements of work, clinical research organization/clinical trial, supply, consulting, confidentiality, sponsored research, material transfer) and related documents.
- Coordinate and liaise with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and counterparties to ensure contract preparation, review, negotiation, execution, tracking, and management.
- Facilitate internal contract approval and execution under delegation of authority.
- Advise on contract interpretation, obligations, risk exposure, dispute resolution, and other legal matters.
- Partner with finance and the business on spend approval, reporting, purchasing processes, and obligation management (milestones, deliverables, invoicing).
- Assist in training junior contracting staff/outside resources.
- Improve and maintain contract policies/procedures to reduce cycle times and increase efficiency.
- Represent legal/contracts on special projects and initiatives; collaborate internally.
- Own and train on 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 independently drafting/reviewing/negotiating contracts with substantial life sciences (pharma/biotech) experience, including commercial-stage.
- Ability to analyze complex contracts and provide concise, actionable feedback.
- Understanding of life sciences contracting risks (drug development/IP, privacy laws, fraud & abuse).
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Excellent written/verbal communication; ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Business acumen; integrity and ability to handle confidential information.
- Ability to travel to HQ 2–4x/month.
The Associate Director, Contracts Counsel will support the contracts function by facilitating the drafting, negotiation, execution, and tracking of contracts, advising as a business partner using applicable laws, regulations, and risk management strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Own triaging of contract requests received by the legal department.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of agreements (e.g., master services, statements of work, clinical research organization/clinical trial, supply, consulting, confidentiality, sponsored research, material transfer) and related documents.
- Coordinate and liaise with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and counterparties to ensure contract preparation, review, negotiation, execution, tracking, and management.
- Facilitate internal contract approval and execution under delegation of authority.
- Advise on contract interpretation, obligations, risk exposure, dispute resolution, and other legal matters.
- Partner with finance and the business on spend approval, reporting, purchasing processes, and obligation management (milestones, deliverables, invoicing).
- Assist in training junior contracting staff/outside resources.
- Improve and maintain contract policies/procedures to reduce cycle times and increase efficiency.
- Represent legal/contracts on special projects and initiatives; collaborate internally.
- Own and train on 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 independently drafting/reviewing/negotiating contracts with substantial life sciences (pharma/biotech) experience, including commercial-stage.
- Ability to analyze complex contracts and provide concise, actionable feedback.
- Understanding of life sciences contracting risks (drug development/IP, privacy laws, fraud & abuse).
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Excellent written/verbal communication; ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Business acumen; integrity and ability to handle confidential information.
- Ability to travel to HQ 2–4x/month.