Senior Director, Associate General Counsel
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
June 24, 2026
Remote friendly (Parsippany, NJ)
United States
Corporate Functions
Summary:
Support the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Management by leading business development transaction legal work (including M&A, licensing, and partnerships) and supervising/overseeing and escalating matters for the broader contracting function.
Responsibilities (Essential):
- Oversee and take ownership of contracting for business development transactions and M&A: draft, review, negotiate, and advise on agreements/transactions.
- Provide contract strategy direction (process, prioritization, and risk-based decisions) across the full contracting group.
- Serve as escalation authority for complex contracting matters, including non-standard terms and business-sensitive issues.
- Supervise and mentor direct reports; identify training opportunities.
- Partner with Regulatory, Finance, IT, Clinical, Manufacturing, Medical, and Commercial to support 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 for transactions/M&A (budgeting, workflow oversight, and quality control).
Qualifications:
Requirements:
- JD and State Bar admission.
- Minimum 10 years major law firm or in-house experience (3 years in-house in pharma/biotech preferred).
Skills/Abilities:
- Exceptional written/verbal communication; strong organization and attention to detail.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Ability to multi-task and deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supervising legal professionals/contract specialists strongly preferred.
- Experience with licensing/collaboration agreements/M&A/life-sciences business development.
- Strong corporate legal knowledge (contracts and compliance) for pharma/biotech.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision; flexible spending account and HSA with company match; EAP; disability; life insurance; critical illness/accident; legal & identity theft protection; 401(k) with match; Flexible Time Off; paid holidays; paid parental leave.
Support the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Management by leading business development transaction legal work (including M&A, licensing, and partnerships) and supervising/overseeing and escalating matters for the broader contracting function.
Responsibilities (Essential):
- Oversee and take ownership of contracting for business development transactions and M&A: draft, review, negotiate, and advise on agreements/transactions.
- Provide contract strategy direction (process, prioritization, and risk-based decisions) across the full contracting group.
- Serve as escalation authority for complex contracting matters, including non-standard terms and business-sensitive issues.
- Supervise and mentor direct reports; identify training opportunities.
- Partner with Regulatory, Finance, IT, Clinical, Manufacturing, Medical, and Commercial to support 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 for transactions/M&A (budgeting, workflow oversight, and quality control).
Qualifications:
Requirements:
- JD and State Bar admission.
- Minimum 10 years major law firm or in-house experience (3 years in-house in pharma/biotech preferred).
Skills/Abilities:
- Exceptional written/verbal communication; strong organization and attention to detail.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Ability to multi-task and deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supervising legal professionals/contract specialists strongly preferred.
- Experience with licensing/collaboration agreements/M&A/life-sciences business development.
- Strong corporate legal knowledge (contracts and compliance) for pharma/biotech.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision; flexible spending account and HSA with company match; EAP; disability; life insurance; critical illness/accident; legal & identity theft protection; 401(k) with match; Flexible Time Off; paid holidays; paid parental leave.