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Associate Director/Director Legal Affairs
$223k-286k (estimate)
Full Time
3 Weeks Ago
Edgewise Therapeutics is Hiring an Associate Director/Director Legal Affairs Near Boulder, CO
About Edgewise TherapeuticsAt Edgewise, we are on a mission to discover new medicines that improve the lives of patients facing serious muscle disease. Our intimate knowledge of muscle biology and biophysics along with our ability to identify and design muscle specific precision small molecules have enabled us to rapidly advance our skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle product candidates into the clinic while also building a robust pre-clinical pipeline. With this focus on therapeutics designed to protect and improve muscle health, our goal is to dramatically enhance the lives of people living with progressive muscle disorders.
We have assembled an experienced and highly motivated leadership team with a strong track record in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry to build the leading, global muscle disease biopharmaceutical company. Come join us make a significant difference in the lives of patients!
About the Position:The Associate Director/Director–Legal Affairs will provide general legal support for Edgewise Therapeutics’ R&D and corporate operations, primarily by handling a wide range of agreements for development programs, day-to-day operations, and other matters as needed.
Essential Job Duties and Functions:
Our Benefits: We are proud to offer health benefits, a discretionary bonus plan, stock option grants. a stock purchase plan, a 401(k) with match and paid time off to our team members as part of their compensation plan.
There is no deadline because the employer accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
Edgewise does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies for this position. Please do not send resumes to Edgewise employees or the company location. Edgewise is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
We have assembled an experienced and highly motivated leadership team with a strong track record in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry to build the leading, global muscle disease biopharmaceutical company. Come join us make a significant difference in the lives of patients!
About the Position:The Associate Director/Director–Legal Affairs will provide general legal support for Edgewise Therapeutics’ R&D and corporate operations, primarily by handling a wide range of agreements for development programs, day-to-day operations, and other matters as needed.
Essential Job Duties and Functions:
- Provide legal support and substantive advice primarily to Edgewise’s R&D functions, including Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Manufacturing, and Regulatory Affairs, and secondarily to general and administrative functions of the company, including Business Development, IT, HR, and Finance.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a high volume and wide range of agreements, including confidentiality, material transfer, services, consulting, sponsored research, clinical trial and other ancillary agreements.
- Identify, develop and implement business process improvements to enhance delivery of legal support for transactions and related business decision-making.
- Identify training needs within client groups and assist in the development and presentation of training on relevant laws, regulations and legal/business issues.
- Maintain frequent contact with all client functions within the company, managing requests and prioritization of projects.
- Provide legal support as needed to the General Counsel as well as other business units in relation to all aspects of the organization, including data privacy, standard operating procedures/policies and corporate governance.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of complex agreements.
- Excellent skills in verbal and written communication, with ability to distill complex legal issues to essential elements for clients throughout the organization with different abilities and responsibilities.
- Strong organizational skills in order to prioritize and manage multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously; willingness to assume heavy workload to meet timing and project needs.
- A demonstrated ability to grasp scientific and technical concepts quickly.
- Ability to collaborate, as well as work independently, balancing competing priorities.
- Strong client-support skills.
- Attention to detail.
- High business acumen with the ability to appropriately balance legal and business risks in an ethical and compliant manner.
- JD degree from an accredited law school.
- Excellent academic and law firm credentials.
- Must have 3-6 (Associate Director) / 7-9 years (Director) of relevant prior experience handling complex commercial contracts at a law firm. Ideal candidates will have some experience with a nationally recognized Life Sciences/Pharma/Biotech practice or in-house at a pharma/biotech organization.
- Science background a plus.
- Must be licensed to practice law in at least one (1) state and in good standing.
- Hybrid, up to approximately 10% travel. Remote work possible for exceptional candidates.
Our Benefits: We are proud to offer health benefits, a discretionary bonus plan, stock option grants. a stock purchase plan, a 401(k) with match and paid time off to our team members as part of their compensation plan.
There is no deadline because the employer accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
Edgewise does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies for this position. Please do not send resumes to Edgewise employees or the company location. Edgewise is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
SALARY
$223k-286k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/21/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
06/17/2024
WEBSITE
edgewisetx.com
HEADQUARTERS
Boulder, WY
SIZE
<25
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