Director, Corporate Counsel

The role

The Director, Corporate Counsel will support and counsel internal stakeholders from pre-clinical through commercial readiness. This person will draft, negotiate, and manage contracts with industry partners, clinical trial sites, CROs, and vendors.

What you will do

• Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and execution of various agreements including clinical trial, vendor, and manufacturing agreements.
• Review and advise on clinical trial related documents such as informed consent forms.
• Advise stakeholders on contractual risk allocation, indemnification, and regulatory compliance.
• Review, approve, and advise on external facing materials and outreach initiatives.
• Assist with development of Legal Department policies, procedures, templates, and playbooks.
• Participate in and support continuous improvement of the contracts lifecycle management system.
• Manage the use of outside counsel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications

• JD degree or equivalent from an accredited law school
• Admission to, and in good standing with, at least one U.S. state bar
• 8+ years practice as an attorney
• 5+ years of in-house experience in the life sciences industry
• Experience in counseling life sciences clinical and manufacturing teams regarding transactions and risk mitigation
• Experience reviewing and negotiating a wide-range of contracts under tight timelines
• Proficient knowledge of FDA regulations, ICH Guidelines, GxPs, FDCA, FCPA, FCA, AKS, HIPAA, and data privacy laws
• Experience handling commercial contract disputes and dispute resolution
• Experience working with Finance teams and auditors, managing contracts processes and policies, and using contracts lifecycle management tools

Nice to have

• BSc in molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, or other biological field related to the biopharma industry
• CA bar admission preferred
• In-house experience at a publicly traded biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or biopharmaceutical company
• Large law firm experience supporting life sciences companies
• Prior experience supporting global clinical trials, including registrational trials, intellectual property and technology related transactions

Benefits

• opportunities for career development

About the company

4DMT is a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics. The company's lead product candidate 4D-150 is designed to provide multi-year sustained delivery of anti-VEGF biologics.