Deciphera Pharmaceuticals · 1 day ago
Senior Director, Legal Counsel
Waltham, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$224K/yr - $308K/yr
10+ years expDeciphera Pharmaceuticals is a thriving life sciences organization seeking a Senior Director, Legal Counsel. This role involves providing strategic legal advice, overseeing the Contracts Team, and managing high-impact legal projects across various functions and international boundaries.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Develop, mentor, and motivate highly-skilled Contracts Team, and support career paths of team members
Serve as key legal advisor to business teams, including overseeing negotiation of routine and sophisticated contracts, in the context of cross functional and geographically and culturally diverse teams
Serve as lead negotiator on a range of critical and complex agreements
Build, maintain, and enhance efficient contracts operations and infrastructure and drive continuous improvement
Cultivate collaborative partnerships with stakeholders and Contracts Team to effectively communicate challenges and opportunities and deliver solutions
Provide legal support across the organization on a variety of matters, including legal aspects of development strategy, regulatory activities, and HR processes, and quickly and effectively identify complex legal and compliance issues and provide advice that integrates legal risk management with the company’s business objectives
Proactively manage cross-border communication on legal operations and strategic projects, and cultivate collaborative relationships with Japanese counterparts
Maintain a positive team culture grounded in Deciphera’s core values of PATHS
Manage and complete any additional projects or legal matters as needed
Qualification
Required
JD plus 10+ years of experience
Ability to manage, coach and mentor high-functioning team members
Significant experience drafting and negotiation sophisticated life sciences contracts
Strong understanding of the drug development and commercialization lifecycle
License to practice Law in Massachusetts
Excellent interpersonal and client relations skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment leveraging internal and external resources to meet simultaneous deadlines/demands
Willingness to pitch-in and help on legal projects across the organization
Excellent research, writing, counselling and communication skills and a positive client service orientation
Ability to work independently, as a team member, and across the organization
Accountability, sound judgment, and the ability to take ownership of an issue and provide concise and timely advice
Preferred
Experience being part of an international company a plus
Significant experience with global clinical trials and sophisticated technical operations
Prior experience participating on cross-functional cross-border program teams
Prior experience advising on non-contract matters such as HR or FDA regulatory issues
Benefits
Competitive salary and annual bonus.
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, and more.
Generous parental leave and family planning benefits.
Outstanding culture and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Company
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals focuses on improving kinase inhibitor treatments.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2023 (2)
2022 (5)
2021 (5)
2020 (9)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.01BKey Investors
SV Health InvestorsNew Leaf Venture Partners
2024-04-29Acquired
2023-01-19Post Ipo Equity· $125M
2022-04-27Post Ipo Equity· $172.5M
Leadership Team
Tucker Kelly
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Lisa Amaya Price
SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
2025-12-10
2025-11-19
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