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SCIEX · 7 hours ago

Senior Counsel

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

SCIEX, a Danaher operating company, is dedicated to making a real difference in life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology. The Senior Counsel will provide global legal support, manage complex legal issues, and contribute to the development of the Legal Department processes and policies.

BiotechnologyManufacturingMedical DeviceProduct Design

Hiring Manager

Paulette Damiano, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Responsibilities

Draft and negotiate various general and sophisticated commercial agreements (with a concentration in the Americas for commercial sales agreements)

Advise on and manage all other commercial legal matters that may arise in various areas of law, such as antitrust, labor & employment, bankruptcy, clinical and data privacy matters

Manage litigation and government investigations with the support of local/external counsel

Actively contribute to the creation and implementation of Legal Department processes and policies

Represent the Legal function in various leadership meetings and actively contribute to the development and good business conduct of SCIEX Americas commercial business

Manage a team of at least one junior legal team member

Qualification

US licensed attorneyLife sciences experienceCommercial agreementsData Privacy RegulationsLeadership experienceNegotiation skillsSoftware LicensingTeam playerStrategic thinkingMentoring

Required

At least 7 +years of practice as a US licensed attorney within a nationally recognized law firm and in-house, preferably within the life sciences industry. Global experience is a plus

Excellent academic credentials and a qualified lawyer (Bar member) in the US

Experience with managing other lawyers and/ or paralegals

Excellent leadership qualities, including strategic thinking capability, attention to mentoring and development of other team members, and care and thoughtfulness about team building

Substantial deal and negotiation experience with track record of leadership in executed transactions (e.g., partnership, collaboration, licensing, M&A, research agreements)

The successful candidate must demonstrate a positive attitude, the ability to work with others, and a desire to learn

The successful candidate must be a team player with a 'can do' attitude who can work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects

To complement our team, the successful candidate must be energetic, outgoing, self-motivated and constructive in his or her approach, flexible and adaptable to work in a complex, global environment cross functionally and able to build relationships

Ability to travel globally as needed, up to 20% of the time