Corporate Counsel, Global Legal R&D

About the Role

As a member of the Roche Global Legal Pharma’s R&D Legal team, this Corporate Counsel role will support global business functions within Roche’s Pharmaceutical division—such as Research and Early Development, Clinical Operations, Global Product Development, and Medical Affairs—by providing strategic legal advice to advance the company’s pipeline, which includes drug, device, digital, and integrated solutions.

Responsibilities

• Proactively provide strategic business and legal advice and education related to:
  • FDA laws, regulations, and guidance, and other laws governing the research and development of biotech/pharmaceutical products
  • Early research through interventional trials, including drug, biologics, advanced therapy medicinal products, software as a medical device, and biomarker and omics research
  • Use of AI in research and development activities
  • US and global data privacy
  • Real World Data and non-interventional studies
  • Data sharing
  • Human subject protection
• Advise, draft, and negotiate complex research collaborations and data-sharing agreements with academic institutions, healthcare institutions, government entities, and other external partners
• Develop, implement, and maintain guidance, playbooks, templates, processes, and training for internal clients and the Legal Department on issues related to the above activities
• Consult and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, subject matter experts, global legal colleagues (IP, transactional, privacy, and product attorneys), global business teams, regulatory experts, ethics experts, and legal policy committee members

Preferred Skills

• Strategic and Trusted Advisor: Demonstrated success in proactively translating legal analysis into actionable guidance by providing mitigation strategies and pragmatic solutions that balance business needs and legal risks
• Ability to approach complex problems with a creative and growth mindset
• Influential Communicator and Influencer: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively in a global ecosystem
• Good judgment and client-relations skills, with a desire to collaborate with and influence multidisciplinary global clients and colleagues
• Ability to deliver clear, concise, and practical advice to both legal and non-legal colleagues
• Adaptive Performer and Systems-wide Collaborator: Experience and comfort with AI for optimizing ways of working
• Ability to prioritize and work with agility across multiple projects
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a global team
• Aptitude and interest in learning the scientific/technical aspects of the business
• Comfortable stepping outside of one’s comfort zone and into new areas of practice or business

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant legal experience, with a focus on pharmaceutical, biotech, or related life science matters/clients
• A U.S. law degree (J.D.) and current “good standing” admission to at least one U.S. state bar, or eligibility to apply to California’s Registered In-House Counsel program
• Proficient knowledge of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and related regulations; US fraud & abuse laws; and other applicable federal and state laws governing the research and development of human therapeutics
• Understanding of key aspects of the biotech/pharma industry and the ability to see the broader implications of legal advice beyond the immediate project
• Ability to support global working hours

This role is located onsite at Roche’s Genentech campus in South San Francisco, California. Remote work is not available, and relocation benefits are not offered for this position.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $181,800 to $337,600. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.

Benefits

This position qualifies for the benefits detailed at Genentech’s benefits page.