Senior Director, Associate General Counsel
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
August 29, 2026
Remote friendly (Parsippany, NJ)
United States
Corporate Functions
Summary:
Support the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Management by leading legal functions for business development transactions (including M&A, licensing, and partnerships) and supervising, overseeing, and escalating the company’s contracting function.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and own contracting for business development transactions and M&A; draft, review, negotiate, and advise on related agreements.
- Provide strategic direction for contract strategy, process, prioritization, and risk-based decisions across the contract group.
- Serve as escalation authority for complex contracting matters (non-standard terms, risk assessments, business-sensitive issues).
- Supervise and mentor direct reports; identify training needs and develop team members.
- Partner with Regulatory, Finance, IT, Clinical, Manufacturing, Medical, and Commercial groups on legal needs.
- Review, draft, and implement corporate policies and procedures.
- Advise Senior Management on legal issues and risk.
- Assist General Counsel on other projects as needed.
- Manage outside counsel relationships (budgeting, workflow oversight, quality control).
Qualifications:
- JD and State Bar admission.
- 10+ years major law firm or in-house experience (3 years in-house pharma/biotech preferred).
- Exceptional written/verbal English, organization, decision-making, attention to detail.
- Strong Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Ability to work in a team; multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Preferred: experience supervising legal professionals/contract specialists.
- Experience with licensing, collaboration agreements, M&A, or life sciences business development.
- Strong business judgment; deep corporate legal knowledge (contracts/compliance) in pharma/biotech.
- Ability to travel (up to 25%); hybrid work at Pacira office at least 3 days/week; regular travel to Brisbane, CA at least monthly.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision; FSA & HSA with company match; EAP; disability, life, critical illness/accident insurance; legal & identity theft protection; pet insurance; fertility/maternity assistance; 401(k) match; Flexible Time Off and 11 paid holidays; paid parental leave.
Support the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Management by leading legal functions for business development transactions (including M&A, licensing, and partnerships) and supervising, overseeing, and escalating the company’s contracting function.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and own contracting for business development transactions and M&A; draft, review, negotiate, and advise on related agreements.
- Provide strategic direction for contract strategy, process, prioritization, and risk-based decisions across the contract group.
- Serve as escalation authority for complex contracting matters (non-standard terms, risk assessments, business-sensitive issues).
- Supervise and mentor direct reports; identify training needs and develop team members.
- Partner with Regulatory, Finance, IT, Clinical, Manufacturing, Medical, and Commercial groups on legal needs.
- Review, draft, and implement corporate policies and procedures.
- Advise Senior Management on legal issues and risk.
- Assist General Counsel on other projects as needed.
- Manage outside counsel relationships (budgeting, workflow oversight, quality control).
Qualifications:
- JD and State Bar admission.
- 10+ years major law firm or in-house experience (3 years in-house pharma/biotech preferred).
- Exceptional written/verbal English, organization, decision-making, attention to detail.
- Strong Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Ability to work in a team; multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Preferred: experience supervising legal professionals/contract specialists.
- Experience with licensing, collaboration agreements, M&A, or life sciences business development.
- Strong business judgment; deep corporate legal knowledge (contracts/compliance) in pharma/biotech.
- Ability to travel (up to 25%); hybrid work at Pacira office at least 3 days/week; regular travel to Brisbane, CA at least monthly.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision; FSA & HSA with company match; EAP; disability, life, critical illness/accident insurance; legal & identity theft protection; pet insurance; fertility/maternity assistance; 401(k) match; Flexible Time Off and 11 paid holidays; paid parental leave.