Assistant General Counsel
MeiraGTx is seeking a highly motivated and experienced attorney to serve as Assistant General Counsel. MeiraGTx is a NASDAQ-listed, vertically integrated, clinical-stage genetic medicines company with a broad pipeline of four late-stage clinical programs.
The Assistant General Counsel will report to the General Counsel and will manage a wide range of responsibilities with a strong focus on transactional intellectual property matters, including supporting the company’s pre-clinical, clinical, business development, manufacturing, and research and development operations.
Responsibilities :
- Provide high quality, timely and practical legal advice and support, identify and resolve critical legal and business issues arising from various transactions within pre-clinical, clinical, business development, manufacturing, and research and development operations of the company.
- Support the company’s US- and Europe-based teams on licensing technology across both the academic and business sectors, developing strategic partnerships and conducting clinical trials.
- Management, protection and evolution of the company’s IP portfolio.
- Work on a diverse set of issues involving day-to-day transactions including intellectual property, compliance, regulatory matters, clinical trials, and manufacturing.
- Lead the negotiation and drafting of a wide range of agreements, including licensing agreements, collaboration agreements, manufacturing agreements, supply agreements, consulting and services agreements and material transfer agreements.
- Advise on general corporate and business law matters from time-to-time.
- Perform other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.
Qualifications:
- J.D. from ABA-accredited law school, top academic record and admission to at least one state bar.
- At least 7 years of legal experience in positions of increasing responsibility.
- Extensive experience representing life science companies in complex transactions involving their intellectual property, including licensing, collaboration and commercial agreements.
- Scientific background preferred.
- Well organized, detail-oriented, and accountable team player with a high degree of professionalism, diplomacy, discretion, and judgment.
- Highly motivated, self-starter and quick learner with demonstrated ability to deliver quality results within time constraints.
- Roll-up your sleeves, can-do attitude to tackle projects large and small with a service-oriented approach to collaborate across the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to address commercial, international and business transactional matters within the life sciences industry.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and cooperatively with colleagues to leverage skills and knowledge within the organization.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills which highlight an ability to concisely and effectively reach a diverse audience at multiple levels within the Company and through various platforms (i.e., teleconferences, face-to-face meetings, presentations, reports and correspondence).
- Excellent organizational and time management skills required to handle multiple projects simultaneously under tight timelines, prioritize and re-prioritize various duties and interact with colleagues and third parties globally.
- Salary range for this role is $230,000 - $250,000, depending on experience.
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