Business Development Counsel
Biogen
10 days ago
On-site
Cambridge, MA
Corporate Functions
Responsibilities:
- Lead legal diligence and structuring for pharmaceutical licensing, collaboration, and strategic partnership transactions, advising on deal architecture, value drivers, and risk allocation.
- Draft, review, and negotiate term sheets and definitive agreements, including license agreements, collaboration and co-development agreements, option deals, alliance agreements, and related ancillary contracts.
- Serve as the primary legal advisor on business development transactions, supporting deal teams from initial evaluation through negotiation, execution, and post-signing governance.
- Partner with Business Development, R&D, IP, Commercial, Finance, and Tax stakeholders to align transaction terms with scientific strategy, development plans, and commercialization objectives.
- Collaborate with IP counsel on intellectual property, exclusivity, improvements, and freedom-to-operate issues central to pharmaceutical licensing deals.
- Support internal governance processes to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, risk tolerance, and approval frameworks.
- Manage and oversee outside counsel to ensure efficient, high-quality, cost-effective execution.
- Provide ongoing legal advice on alliance management, contract interpretation, amendments, and dispute mitigation over the partnership lifecycle.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies governing strategic collaborations and licensing.
Qualifications / Required Skills:
- 15+ years’ experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department with significant life sciences transactions focus.
- Demonstrated expertise in biotechnology/pharmaceutical licensing, strategic collaborations, co-development agreements, and alliance structures (M&A and venture experience a plus).
- JD with active bar licensure.
- Ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical business advice for senior stakeholders.
- Proven judgment, negotiation skills, and executive-level communication.
- Experience establishing legal processes and managing risk in high-impact transactional environments.
Benefits:
- Base compensation range: $261,000.00–$359,000.00.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; fitness & wellness programs (fitness reimbursement); short- and long-term disability; paid vacation (minimum 15 days) and end-of-year shutdown (Dec 26–Dec 31); up to 12 paid holidays plus 3 personal significance days; sick time; paid maternity and parental leave; 401(k) with company match; employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year; Employee Resource Groups participation.
- Lead legal diligence and structuring for pharmaceutical licensing, collaboration, and strategic partnership transactions, advising on deal architecture, value drivers, and risk allocation.
- Draft, review, and negotiate term sheets and definitive agreements, including license agreements, collaboration and co-development agreements, option deals, alliance agreements, and related ancillary contracts.
- Serve as the primary legal advisor on business development transactions, supporting deal teams from initial evaluation through negotiation, execution, and post-signing governance.
- Partner with Business Development, R&D, IP, Commercial, Finance, and Tax stakeholders to align transaction terms with scientific strategy, development plans, and commercialization objectives.
- Collaborate with IP counsel on intellectual property, exclusivity, improvements, and freedom-to-operate issues central to pharmaceutical licensing deals.
- Support internal governance processes to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, risk tolerance, and approval frameworks.
- Manage and oversee outside counsel to ensure efficient, high-quality, cost-effective execution.
- Provide ongoing legal advice on alliance management, contract interpretation, amendments, and dispute mitigation over the partnership lifecycle.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies governing strategic collaborations and licensing.
Qualifications / Required Skills:
- 15+ years’ experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department with significant life sciences transactions focus.
- Demonstrated expertise in biotechnology/pharmaceutical licensing, strategic collaborations, co-development agreements, and alliance structures (M&A and venture experience a plus).
- JD with active bar licensure.
- Ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical business advice for senior stakeholders.
- Proven judgment, negotiation skills, and executive-level communication.
- Experience establishing legal processes and managing risk in high-impact transactional environments.
Benefits:
- Base compensation range: $261,000.00–$359,000.00.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; fitness & wellness programs (fitness reimbursement); short- and long-term disability; paid vacation (minimum 15 days) and end-of-year shutdown (Dec 26–Dec 31); up to 12 paid holidays plus 3 personal significance days; sick time; paid maternity and parental leave; 401(k) with company match; employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year; Employee Resource Groups participation.