Senior Counsel – Commercial Legal

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to the Commercial and Medical Affairs teams
• Provide strategic counsel across pre-launch and launch activities, balancing legal risk with business objectives
• Support commercialization readiness, including promotional strategy, market access, patient services, and distribution models
• Lead legal review of promotional and medical materials through PRC/MRC processes
• Advises on interactions with HCPs, patients, payors, specialty pharmacies, and government entities
• Support commercial and medical affairs activities, including speaker programs, advisory boards, sponsorships, grants, medical information requests, and scientific exchange
• Advise on compliantly navigating regulatory landscape in business activities such as disease education, HCP engagement, advisory boards, and patient-facing materials
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements (e.g., vendors, patient support programs, speaker programs, distribution, market access)
• Support corporate legal matters and business development initiatives as needed

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
• 10+ years of legal experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry
• Strong knowledge of FDA advertising and promotion regulations and commercial legal requirements
• Knowledge of product launch planning and commercialization activities
• Ability to support Medical Affairs organizations and scientific exchange initiatives
• Expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Experience within a pre-commercial or emerging biotechnology company preferred