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Associate Director, Legal

Job brief

Position Overview

The Associate Director, Legal will serve as a key in-house attorney, providing strategic legal counsel across the organization with a primary focus on contract management, sponsorship and grants review, and promotional material compliance. This role requires deep expertise in pharmaceutical and biotech industry regulations and the ability to partner cross-functionally to support business objectives while ensuring compliance with applicable healthcare laws and company policies. 

Major Accountabilities:

Contracting & Commercial Support

  • Lead the day-to-day management of the company’s contracting function, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and interpreting a broad range of contracts of varying complexity.
  • Serve as a primary legal advisor to internal business functions, including Commercial, Information Technology, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and other departments, to provide full-service contracting support.
  • Evaluate and negotiate agreements typical to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, including confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, master service agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements, and supply agreements.
  • Provide practical legal advice on contractual risks, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
  • Partner with stakeholders to enhance and streamline the contracting process, ensuring efficiency and consistency across agreements.

Sponsorships & Grants Review

  • Oversee and manage the company’s Sponsorships and Grants review process, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
  • Provide guidance on appropriate funding requests, sponsorship agreements, and grant allocations in accordance with healthcare compliance laws and industry standards.

Healthcare Compliance & Promotional Review

  • Advise internal teams on commercial, brand, and medical initiatives, ensuring compliance with key healthcare laws, regulations, and guidance.
  • Serve as a legal reviewer for promotional, educational, and training materials related to the company’s products, assessing and mitigating potential healthcare compliance risks.
  • Provide legal counsel on compliance with the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the False Claims Act (FCA), HHS-OIG guidance, FDA regulations, and the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals.

Risk Management & Business Partnership

  • Quickly and effectively identify complex legal and compliance issues, providing strategic guidance that balances legal risk with business goals.
  • Collaborate with the managing attorney and cross-functional teams to develop and implement legal policies, procedures, and training programs.
  • Monitor and interpret evolving laws, regulations, and industry trends that impact the pharmaceutical/biotech sector, advising the company accordingly.
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders as a trusted business partner.

Requirements

Professional Experience/Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years legal experience in the in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry.
  • Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
  • Active bar membership in good standing. with the license to practice law. 
  • Strong background in contract negotiation, drafting, and review within a regulated industry.
  • Expertise in healthcare compliance laws, including the FDCA, AKS, FCA, HHS-OIG guidance, FDA regulations, and the PhRMA Code. 
  • Experience providing legal review of promotional and marketing materials in a pharmaceutical/biotech setting.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while delivering practical, business-oriented legal solutions.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.

Additional Skills/Requirements:

  • High ethical standards and professional integrity
  • Ability to work on complex projects, both independently and collaboratively with other Legal Department colleagues, as needed; and ability to independently and effectively interface with outside counsel, vendors, collaborators, all internal departments and all levels of management.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment leveraging internal and external resources to meet simultaneous deadlines/demands
  • Strong written and oral communications skills and effective interpersonal style. 

Travel Percentage:

  • Approximately 20%

 

Stallergenes Greer is an international biopharmaceutical company specialized in the research, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory, food and venom allergies through the development and marketing of Allergenic Immunotherapy treatments.

Our mission is to offer the full potential of precision medicine to improve the quality of life of people suffering from allergies.

Allergenic Immunotherapy (AIT) is the only treatment for respiratory allergic diseases that allows for a lasting re-education of the patient’s immune system by inducing an increasing tolerance to allergens.

With more than 1,100 employees worldwide, and production sites in Europe and the United States, Stallergenes Greer offers its medicines in 44 countries.

Would you like to participate in the development of a world expert group in its field, in a dynamic and multicultural environment?

Join our Stallergenes Greer teams!

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