Alnylam Pharmaceuticals · 19 hours ago
Associate Legal Director, US Commercial
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$208K/yr - $282K/yr
5+ years expAlnylam Pharmaceuticals is a leader in RNAi therapeutics, and they are seeking an Associate Director, Product Counsel to support their Commercial Legal Team. This role involves providing legal advice to marketing and sales teams, assessing programmatic risks, and collaborating across various departments to ensure compliance and effective legal strategies.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive, high quality, practical legal advice and support to U.S. commercial and medical affairs teams based on applicable laws and regulations (including those that involve fraud and abuse and anti-kickback laws), industry standards, and Alnylam policies and guidelines
Analyze advertising and promotional materials, non-promotional disease awareness materials, and communications, training materials, speaker program materials, medical education activities, and advisory board content for the U.S. TTR market
Advise on field commercial and medical tactics and associated training
Identify, analyze and mitigate legal and commercial risks and advise relevant teams
Act as a business partner to the compliance team in connection with policy setting, training and other activities
Ensure consistency and compliance in legal guidance for field-based interactions
Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of strategic agreements, including institutional customer agreements, health system pilot project agreements, data use/sharing agreements and agreements with third-party vendors supporting Strategic Accounts initiatives
Partner with legal colleagues to support general corporate, transactional, and other legal projects and initiatives as needed
Assess programmatic risks and advise on laws including the Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, FDCA, False Claims Act, antitrust laws, and applicable state regulations
Advise on the implementation of guardrails and monitoring plans for high-risk initiatives
Collaborate with colleagues in Compliance, Privacy, Regulatory, and Brand Legal teams to ensure a unified and proactive legal approach
Serve as a legal advisor to the brand team responsible for overall HCP engagement strategy
Qualification
Required
JD from an ABA-accredited law school; admitted in good standing to at least one U.S. jurisdiction
Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant post-JD experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare industry (or law firm supporting such clients), including counseling on advertising and promotion
Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic partner in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment
Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills
High level of integrity, accountability, and judgment
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Lifestyle reimbursement program
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
401(k) with a generous company match
Paid time off
Wellness days
Holidays
Two company-wide recharge breaks
Generous family resources and leave
Company
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2022 (18)
2021 (19)
2020 (7)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.55BKey Investors
Blackstone Life SciencesBlackstone CreditRegeneron
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $661.25M
2022-09-12Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2022-03-04IPO
Leadership Team
Yvonne Greenstreet
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Poulton
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-22
2025-12-20
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