Senior Counsel, Commercial Law
uniQure
September 02, 2026
Remote friendly (Lexington, MA)
United States
Corporate Functions
Senior Counsel, Commercial Law
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, hands-on legal advice and business partnership for uniQure’s U.S. first launch across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access/Reimbursement, and Patient Support.
- Partner cross-functionally to identify opportunities and mitigate legal risks in a highly regulated environment.
- Counsel on state/federal healthcare laws impacting commercial operations (e.g., Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, OIG guidance, PhRMA Code, drug pricing transparency laws).
- Advise on distribution/trade/channel strategy (specialty pharmacies, distributors, wholesalers, GPOs, PBMs); patient support programs.
- Advise on pricing, coverage, and reimbursement (Medicare Parts B/D, Medicaid, Veterans Health Care Act), including MDRPs (AMP/Best Price impacts) and PHS 340B; FSS contracting (negotiation, FARs, Veterans Health Care Act).
- Review promotional/medical/training/disease-awareness materials; assist with government price reporting audits.
- Draft/review/negotiate healthcare-related agreements (vendors, HCPs, centers of excellence, specialty pharmacies, payers, distributors, GPO/wholesalers) and sponsorship/grants/charitable contributions.
- Develop and conduct policies and training; contribute to Commercial Legal team culture.
Qualifications/Skills
- J.D. (accredited school) and Massachusetts bar member in good standing.
- 10+ years in biotech/pharma/life sciences; strong U.S. branded pharmaceutical product development, commercialization, and compliance/regulatory knowledge; early-stage in-house experience required; first launch experience preferred.
- Deep healthcare law knowledge (e.g., False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback, OIG, Sunshine Act, FCPA/fraud-abuse, pricing/transparency).
- Pragmatic, agile, detail-oriented; strong stakeholder management and communication.
Logistics/Compensation
- Hybrid: onsite in Lexington, MA 3 days/week; some travel (Amsterdam, NL; Basel, CH).
- U.S. salary range: $275,000–$332,000 USD.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, hands-on legal advice and business partnership for uniQure’s U.S. first launch across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access/Reimbursement, and Patient Support.
- Partner cross-functionally to identify opportunities and mitigate legal risks in a highly regulated environment.
- Counsel on state/federal healthcare laws impacting commercial operations (e.g., Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, OIG guidance, PhRMA Code, drug pricing transparency laws).
- Advise on distribution/trade/channel strategy (specialty pharmacies, distributors, wholesalers, GPOs, PBMs); patient support programs.
- Advise on pricing, coverage, and reimbursement (Medicare Parts B/D, Medicaid, Veterans Health Care Act), including MDRPs (AMP/Best Price impacts) and PHS 340B; FSS contracting (negotiation, FARs, Veterans Health Care Act).
- Review promotional/medical/training/disease-awareness materials; assist with government price reporting audits.
- Draft/review/negotiate healthcare-related agreements (vendors, HCPs, centers of excellence, specialty pharmacies, payers, distributors, GPO/wholesalers) and sponsorship/grants/charitable contributions.
- Develop and conduct policies and training; contribute to Commercial Legal team culture.
Qualifications/Skills
- J.D. (accredited school) and Massachusetts bar member in good standing.
- 10+ years in biotech/pharma/life sciences; strong U.S. branded pharmaceutical product development, commercialization, and compliance/regulatory knowledge; early-stage in-house experience required; first launch experience preferred.
- Deep healthcare law knowledge (e.g., False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback, OIG, Sunshine Act, FCPA/fraud-abuse, pricing/transparency).
- Pragmatic, agile, detail-oriented; strong stakeholder management and communication.
Logistics/Compensation
- Hybrid: onsite in Lexington, MA 3 days/week; some travel (Amsterdam, NL; Basel, CH).
- U.S. salary range: $275,000–$332,000 USD.