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Roche · 2 months ago

Transactional Senior Counsel, Legal Business Development & Group Functions

South San Francisco

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$204K/yr - $378K/yr

7+ years exp

Roche is a leading company in the bio-pharma industry, and they are seeking a strategic and experienced transactional attorney. The role involves structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex licensing and strategic transactions while providing legal support to the global Legal Business Development & Group Functions team.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Structuring, drafting and negotiating in-licensing and out-licensing of patents and know-how, and other strategic transactions, such as collaborations focused on a particular target, digital therapeutic, gene therapy, drug discovery, technology, platform, or other new modality

Partnering with cross-functional representatives of various departments on transactions, in particular working closely with patent attorneys and agents on diligence, FTO, and upstream licensing considerations

Advising on complex business and legal issues in support of collaborations with external partners; working closely with Alliance Management to support the business objectives of a collaboration, interpret contractual provisions, and negotiate and support amendments to or termination of a collaboration

Developing and maintaining strong working knowledge of licensing provisions, drug discovery and development, and manufacturing (large and small molecules)

Contributing to cross-functional or departmental projects and teams

Helping to ensure the consistency of legal advice related to transactions, including antitrust, privacy, and other matters relevant to transactions

Qualification

Transactional attorneyLicensing agreementsBio-pharma expertiseLegal risk assessmentCross-functional collaborationLeadership skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

A United States law degree (JD) with a current 'good standing' admission to at least one US state bar

7 or more years of relevant practice experience in the practice of licensing or strategic transactions with at least 3 years of experience in a law firm

Substantial experience drafting and negotiating life sciences licensing and collaboration agreements (please provide a deal sheet, along with your resume for application)