Director, Assistant General Counsel

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and revise a wide range of contracts; ensure contract language accurately reflects business terms and mitigates legal and commercial risk.
• Lead negotiations with clients, vendors, and partners to achieve favorable terms; collaborate with internal stakeholders to align negotiation strategies.
• Maintain organized records of contracts and ensure timely renewals or amendments.
• Leverage contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools to track deadlines, obligations, and deliverables.
• Oversee, manage, and coordinate with outside counsel to manage select company litigation matters.
• Support the Legal Department in evolving and strengthening Kindeva’s compliance program to meet as well as anticipate the changing global regulatory landscape, positioning compliance as a strategic advantage.
• Work cross-functionally to support compliance with relevant statutes and regulations globally.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school, and active admission to any State Bar with a minimum of 5 years of direct legal experience in progressive, in-house roles, or 10 years experience with at least 3 years in in-house roles.
• Deep experience in contracting is required. The ideal candidate will also have broad based experience with in house roles including IP, licensing, regulatory, employment, complex transactions, global compliance programs, cross-border governance, and related areas.
• In-house experience with CDMOs preferred; a background in the life sciences industry (e.g., pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device) or an adjacent manufacturing sector required.
• Experience with start ups is strongly preferred.
• Experience with a broad range of legal technologies including CLMs, research tools, and AI.

Skills

• Strong analytical ability.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Executive level presence.
• A sharp attention to detail.
• Business Partnership: Strong business acumen, with the ability to translate legal risk into strategic decision-making.
• Effective stakeholder management and a track record of partnering closely with stakeholders across the business to drive business outcomes.
• A leader who has an orientation towards finding a way to get things done on behalf of the business.
• Transparency, Accountability & Collaboration: A collaborative and transparent individual who builds strong relationships up, down, and across the organization, and errs on the side of more communication rather than less.
• A team builder with an inclusive leadership style and an ability to work effectively with stakeholders across the organization.
• A demonstrated ability to excel as part of global legal teams in dynamic, high-growth environments.
• An ability to work effectively in a variety of environments, including fast-paced, high-growth organizations.
• A flexible individual who can dive in and execute across a range of areas to support varied and evolving needs of the organization.

Benefits

The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental, & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and 401k Benefits, etc.).