Associate Director Contracts & Trade Controls

About the role

The Associate Director, Corporate Counsel serves as legal counsel and business partner for Regeneron's manufacturing division (IOPS – Industrial Operations and Product Supply), providing legal support across a broad range of business operations within this complex, global organization.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and counseling to IOPS business operations on legal issues related to manufacturing, supply, distribution, and other related areas
• Guiding internal clients through the entire contract life cycle, including determination of internal form vs. vendor paper, coordination with procurement and business clients, negotiating with vendors, etc.
• Identifying legal and business issues in contracts for resolution through negotiating, drafting, and internal client discussions
• Working as an on-site corporate contract specialist for the Rensselaer sites, handling legal matters as they arise
• Collaborating regularly with colleagues in the Regeneron Law Dept, IOPS Law group (including Rensselaer and Raheen, Ireland), business partners, and procurement professionals
• Assisting the Export Trade Controls (ETC) function with policy and procedure drafting, training, assessments, and counsel on U.S. and international import and export regulatory matters

Requirements

• Proven contract drafting skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment requiring agility and emotional intelligence
• Experience with, or a strong willingness to learn, U.S. and international import and export trade compliance laws, regulations, and agency requirements relevant to a global biotech company
• Exceptionally strong interpersonal and communication (written and spoken) skills
• Ability to work efficiently with others cross-functionally, within the Law Department, and across business units
• Sound judgment in novel or evolving regulatory areas and comfort navigating ambiguity

Qualifications

• A BA/BS and JD with excellent law school credentials, and a license to practice law in New York or eligibility for licensure as registered in-house counsel
• At least 3 years of legal experience, including some pharmaceutical and/or biotech work, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Law firm experience is strongly preferred

Skills

• Contract drafting skills
• U.S. and international import/export trade compliance laws and regulations
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Agility and emotional intelligence
• Sound judgment in regulatory areas

Benefits

• Annual bonuses or other incentive plans
• Equity awards
• Pension or retirement benefits
• 401(k) company match
• Health and wellness programs
• Fitness centers
• Insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
• Paid time off
• Family support benefits

Pay

$147,800.00 - $241,200.00 annually

Schedule

Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits. For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit here.