Corporate Counsel, Specialty Care

Role Summary

Corporate Counsel, Specialty Care providing legal counsel for Sanofi products (investigational and marketed) managed by the US and Global Specialty Care Business Unit, primarily within the Immunology franchise. This role involves strategic and transactional counseling, advising senior management, and navigating advertising, regulatory, and healthcare law matters.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal contact for assigned assets and/or business units, reviewing advertising/promotional and scientific exchange materials and collaborating with other practice areas.
• Partner with the business to develop and execute initiatives related to assigned assets or business units.
• Manage the review and negotiation of contracts and amendments for relevant assets/business units, coordinating across diverse areas and identifying subject matter experts as needed.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure adherence to policies, monitor regulatory developments, and manage internal and external resources with strong organizational focus.
• Operate with limited supervision, exercise judgment, establish priorities, and identify legal issues (promotional, regulatory, fraud and abuse) with proposed mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrate strategic business ownership, external awareness, impact-based counseling, proactivity, innovation, and value creation while knowing when to escalate issues.

Qualifications

• Required: BA/BS, Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, valid license to practice law (Massachusetts or New Jersey preferred); minimum 5 years of legal experience; proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and corporate standard software.
• Preferred: Experience counseling pharma/biotech companies on FDA or other healthcare matters with relevant government agencies.

Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Team player with ability to build collaborative relationships across legal, business, and cross-functional teams
• Understanding of legal principles, compliance, and business requirements
• Project management
• Proactive problem-solving and solution-focused mindset
• Self-motivated, independent, reliable, responsive, and accountable
• Professional demeanor and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work across diverse subject matter areas with sound judgment
• Willingness to adapt and learn new areas

Education

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school; licensed to practice law (Massachusetts or New Jersey preferred)