Danaher Corporation · 5 months ago
Senior Commercial Counsel
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expAbcam, a Danaher Corporation operating company, is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel to provide complex legal support to its global business. The role involves collaborating with various functional areas, managing a legal team, and developing training on legal issues, while also serving as a primary contact for legal and compliance matters in the U.S.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsLife ScienceMedical
Responsibilities
To be a person of influence at Abcam’s Waltham site, serving as one of the legal and compliance team’s primary contacts in the US. Managing a team consisting of a contracts manager and paralegal helping to build efficient contracting processes through our CLM and working on continuous process improvement initiatives
Being the legal lead for our global sales and business development teams and support negotiating and drafting MSAs, custom development agreements, supply agreements, licenses, collaboration agreements, research agreements etc
Partnering with specialist attorneys, both within Abcam/Danaher and externally, on IP, employment, regulatory, compliance, M&A, joint venture/strategic partnership, and other matters and manage US based disputes, including litigations
Developing and providing training for the global business with respect to legal issues, policies, and procedures. Representing the Legal function in various leadership meetings and actively contributing to the development and good business conduct of Abcam’s business
Qualification
Required
a JD from an accredited U.S. law school and have active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
a minimum of 7 years of practice as a US licensed attorney, ideally a combination of law firm practice and in-house experience – preferably in the life sciences industry
the ability to manage a global client base and calendar with the ability to balance numerous cross functional matters and prioritize effectively as business needs dictate
excellent leadership qualities, including strategic thinking and attention to mentoring and development of other team members
the ability to communicate and work effectively with associates at all levels of the company, from most junior to most senior, employing a service-oriented, business-minded approach to the practice of law
a team player with a 'can do' attitude, the ability to work with others, a collaborative and constructive approach and a desire to learn
Preferred
Identifying gaps in processes, implementing process improvement, and crafting standard work to drive those improvements
Drafting and implementing policies and procedures and creating agreements templates
A degree or higher in a natural sciences discipline would also be an advantage but is not essential
Benefits
Broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs
Health care program
Paid time off
Company
Danaher Corporation
Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, committed to accelerating the power of science and technology to improve human health.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1979-01-05IPO
Leadership Team
Rainer Blair
President & CEO
Thomas Joyce
President & CEO
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