Senior Counsel, Pharma and Biologics Operations Law

Working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, transforming the lives of patients and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment, offering a wide variety of competitive benefits, services, and programs that provide employees with resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

About the role

The Senior Counsel, Pharma and Biologics Operations Law provides strategic, regulatory, and transactional counsel across the Company's global pharmaceutical and biologics manufacturing operations. This attorney will support some of the Company's most significant manufacturing transactions, including highly complex CMO, manufacturing and supply, and collaboration agreements, and will support the manufacturing, operations, and supply aspects of BMS M&A and business development deals. The role sits within the Product Development & Supply (PDS) Law team, a collaborative and dynamic group within the Global Drug Development, Manufacturing & Corporate Transactions (GDMCT) legal team at BMS. The PDS Law team provides comprehensive legal support for internal and external manufacturing operations, supply chain, human rights, customs and trade, engineering, real estate, and EOHSS.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a legal advisor to Pharma and Biologics Operations, advising on complex legal, regulatory, and operational matters across the global manufacturing network.
• Provide transactional and comprehensive legal support for manufacturing operations (internal and external), including PDS Business Development matters.
• Lead the drafting and negotiation of highly complex transactions, including CMO, manufacturing and supply, and collaboration agreements.
• Support the manufacturing, operations, and supply aspects of BMS M&A and business development transactions, including due diligence and integration.
• Anticipate and proactively identify legal issues with an enterprise view, and deliver clear, operational, and effective advice that supports informed business decisions.
• Lead and organize functional and substantive working groups assessing significant legal issues.
• Collaborate across the Law & Policy Department and with business clients and colleagues to deliver coordinated, comprehensive legal advice.

Requirements

• JD (or equivalent) and admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar; qualified, or able to become qualified, to practice in-house in New Jersey.
• 10 or more years of legal experience across law firm, in-house, and/or government roles, including significant experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry and familiarity with contract manufacturing.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements relevant to product manufacturing and supply (e.g., clinical and commercial manufacturing and supply agreements; direct material purchase agreements; capital equipment purchase and maintenance agreements; service, license, and collaboration agreements).
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and to advise and influence senior executives on high-impact legal and business matters.
• Excellent judgment and objectivity, with strong attention to detail and the ability to navigate complex legal issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills; proactive, with the ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple projects and clients.
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to earn the trust of others, build productive internal and external relationships, and operate effectively in a multi-cultural, matrixed environment.
• Pragmatic and solutions-oriented, with a commitment to an inclusive workplace and superior personal integrity and ethics.

Pay

The starting compensation range for this full-time role is:

• Madison - Giralda - NJ - US: $221,340 - $268,212
• Princeton - NJ - US: $221,340 - $268,212

Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life Benefits:
  • Paid Time Off:
    • US Exempt Employees: Flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval), 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico, or Rayzebio employees).
    • Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico, and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays.

    Based on eligibility, additional time off may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs, and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Year's Day.

All global employees (full and part-time) who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.