
Senior Counsel II, Corporate Legal (PDM)
United States - California - Foster CityLegal & ComplianceRegularJob Description
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.
Senior Counsel II, Corporate Legal (PDM)
Gilead Sciences is seeking a Senior Counsel II to join our growing Corporate Contracts Team. We are looking for an attorney with experience in manufacturing and facilities contracts to support Gilead’s corporate operations. While this role primarily supports the Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing and Facilities organizations, this attorney may support corporate security, procurement and other general contract matters.
Our Corporate Contracts Team consists of smart, collegial, and team-oriented attorneys and non-attorney legal professionals that provide day-to-day contracting and transactional support to Gilead’s business units, including research, development, manufacturing, commercial, facilities, IT and G&A. The team works closely with colleagues in IP, procurement, IT security, privacy and other legal and functional groups to deliver high-quality contracting and transactional support to Gilead’s many business teams, and, in turn, help those business teams execute on Gilead’s mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life-threatening diseases.
Specific Responsibilities and Skills
This individual will be responsible for, among other things:
- Drafting and negotiating a full range of development and supply agreements for various types of manufacturing transactions, involving clinical supply, commercial supply, collaborations, drug products and medical devices.
- Preparing master services agreements, license agreements, consulting agreements, confidential disclosure agreements, bills of sale, material transfer agreements, and other commercial agreements in support of our Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing and Facilities organizations.
- Partnering with senior management throughout Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing and Facilities, and the broader company to ensure smooth, efficient, practical and quality coordination between the business and legal teams.
- Develop materials for internal practices; implement and meet with Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing and Facilities stakeholders to implement new processes and procedures.
- Advising on and resolving transactional negotiation escalations and potential contract disputes.
- Maintaining and improving productive and efficient ways of working with a wide range of cross-functional colleagues and subject-matter experts.
Requirements
In light of these responsibilities, the ideal candidate will have:
- Expertise in drafting, negotiating and interpreting a wide range of manufacturing contracts as well as commercial and vendor agreements, such as master services agreements, consulting agreements, license agreements, and confidentiality agreements;
- Expertise with manufacturing transactions, and familiarity with small molecule and biologic drug products;
- Experience developing and implementing contract processes and knowledge resources, such as contract templates, playbooks, back-up provisions, client guidance, and team and client training materials;
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written and presentation skills;
- A high degree of client service orientation and ability to recognize and respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent, complex situations and demanding clients;
- Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic fast-paced environment;
- Prior supervisory experience or significant leadership experience though leading cross-functional teams;
- Willingness and ability to coordinate activities of many stakeholders across various departments, not only within the company’s headquarters in Foster City, but also throughout the company’s international organization;
- Experience using a contract lifecycle management software;
- Knowledge of Gilead’s business and the pharmaceutical industry in general, including knowledge of regulations governing the pharmaceutical industry;
- 10+ years of prior industry or law firm experience providing legal counsel on manufacturing and facilities operations matters;
- Juris Doctorate or equivalent advanced degree from a nationally accredited law school; and
- Admission to the California state bar, registration as in-house counsel, or ability to gain admission or registration for either within 90 days.