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*Please note that this list may not reflect all of our available opportunities at any given time.

If you are interested in and qualified for any of these positions, please send your resume to louise@edgelaw.com. Your resume will not be forwarded to any of our clients before we have spoken with you and obtained your permission. Further information about these positions cannot be disclosed to any candidate without first reviewing a resume and determining possible fit.


Unless otherwise indicated, each position offers compensation consisting of a base salary, bonus opportunity, and stock options, and relocation packages are available.

Counsel, Pharmaceutical Co., Northern NJ

Counsel or Senior Counsel, Pharma Co., Boston, MA

Associate General Counsel, FDA Regulatory, Pharma & Medical Device Co., MA

Attorney, Pharmaceutical Company, NJ

Counsel/ Contracts Attorney - Pharmaceutical Company, Southern CA

Senior Counsel, Litigation, Pharmaceutical Co., Northern NJ

Senior Attorney, Biopharmaceutical Company, San Francisco Bay Area, CA









Counsel, Pharmaceutical Co., Northern NJ


Description
Pharmaceutical company seeks Counsel. Candidate will be responsible for counseling all aspects of the Company’s pharmaceutical business, including Sales, Marketing, Pharmaceutical Pricing, Medical Affairs and Development, on a broad range of legal, compliance, and policy issues and initiatives involving laws and regulations pertaining to the development, promotion and sale of prescription drug products, including but not limited to Medicare/Medicaid fraud & abuse, FDA, False Claims Act, antitrust and government pricing laws and regulations. Major activities include:

· Counseling Sales and Marketing on promotional activities, programs and materials

· Counseling Medical Affairs and Development on legal, compliance and contract issues related to clinical studies, publications and independent medical education

· Reviewing commercial pricing contracts and providing counsel on government pricing issues

· Counseling the Compliance Director and auditors, and assisting in the performance of compliance monitoring and audit activities and compliance-related employee investigations

· Participating on cross-functional teams

· Providing legal/regulatory training to internal clients

· Drafting and negotiating contracts

Qualifications
JD and a member in good standing of a state bar required.

· Strong academic background and at least five years of experience with a law firm or an in-house legal department of a pharmaceutical, medical device or biotechnology corporation, with a substantive focus on food and drug law, Medicare fraud and abuse and pharma compliance issues. Experience with commercial pricing contracts and government price reporting requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturers is a plus.

· A client service orientation, strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to multi-task

· Ability to negotiate effectively and foster collaboration and consensus





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Counsel or Senior Counsel, Pharma Co., Boston, MA


Pharmaceutical company has a dynamic Counsel or Senior Counsel (level will depend on skills and experience of successful candidate)
position, reporting to the VP, Commercial Law. The Counsel’s primary
responsibility will be to provide guidance to the Commercial
organization. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a
cross-functional environment with a lot of client contact and exposure
to the business.

The Counsel/ Senior Counsel will help with managing legal issues arising from the Commercial business, including:
- Compliance with PhRMA Code and ACCME guidelines
- Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
- Review of promotional materials
- Analysis of new business arrangements and new commercial initiatives
- Working with the business to launch new products
- Lead cross-functional teams to integrate legal requirements into the business

The candidate should have 3-10 years relevant
experience in a major law firm and/or corporate legal department.
Ideally, the candidate will have experience in: pharma compliance (ie.
promotion, PhRMA Code, CME), Medicare kickback rules, Medicare and
Medicaid reimbursement, ASP, FSS pricing, negotiating product sales and
distribution, analyzing and negotiating consulting, vendor and group
purchase organization agreements. In addition, experience in other
regulatory areas (e.g. antitrust), and in providing advice in a variety
of other legal matters (e.g. litigation, human resources) is desirable.




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Associate General Counsel, FDA Regulatory, Pharma & Medical Device Co., MA


Description
Associate General Counsel, FDA Regulatory for pharmaceutical and medical device company.
This position is responsible for providing legal advice and
interpretation of FDA laws, regulations, policies and procedures for
both entities. Counsel will regularly assess and participate in
development of the company’s regulatory policies and procedures and
ensure FDA compliance.


The AGC, FDA Regulatory will maintain a current in-depth knowledge
with respect to the law and will provide counsel to both internal and
external personnel involved with FDA Regulatory issues. He/she will
ensure compliance with standard terms of retention and other
requirements of outside counsel.


The AGC, FDA Regulatory will have in-depth knowledge of strategic
business values and objectives. He/she will exhibit sophisticated
business acumen and knowledge of the pharmaceutical and medical device
industry as well as knowledge of structure, operations and policies
relevant to respective areas of responsibility.


The candidate will be knowledgeable of laws, regulations and
administrative procedures associated with FDA regulation and require no
professional guidance. He/she will have highly effective analytical
problem solving skills and an ability to identify and address complex
legal and business issues.


In particular, the AGC, FDA Regulatory will:


1. Provide legal counsel for the development and administration of the
company’s strategy to gain and maintain regulatory clearance for
product introductions in the US and globally.


2. Identify and develop appropriate compliance and regulatory
strategies to ensure company-wide compliance with FDA and other
applicable federal, state and local laws.


3. Maintain primary contact with the FDA and other regulatory agencies as necessary.


4. Provide legal counsel for the development and administration of all
regulatory processes, procedures and systems and advise management
appropriately on all recommended actions.


5. Ensure proper steps are taken to maintain compliance with the FDA and other regulatory agencies as required.


6. Review federal legislation relating to the FDA and provide technical assistance to any legislative strategy.


7. Oversee the monitoring of regulatory, legal and scientific
activities at the FDA that affects company products including new
guidances, product approvals and Federal Register notices.


8. Interpret domestic and international regulatory requirements and
guidelines and make recommendations to management to ensure regulatory
compliance of new products, new features and capabilities introduced to
the market.


9. Provide advice to technical departments to determine the necessity
and proper scope of submission of information to the FDA, federal
agencies, and international agencies for new products and product
modifications.


10. Review and approve scientific and technical documents intended for submission to the FDA.


11. Review and approve all labeling, promotional materials and technical communications for commercial products.


12. Advise and assist on all phases of FDA litigation and pre-litigation, including activities related to outside counsel.


13. Formulate creative business-oriented strategies and solutions.


14. Provide monthly reports to Corporate legal leadership regarding
status of FDA submissions, etc., and communicate with corporate counsel
regarding regulatory matters directly related to the Segment.


15. Work effectively with the appropriate functional groups to solve
problems, including manufacturing and other issues which may require
decision making regarding product recalls and notifications to FDA.

Requirements

The AGC, FDA Regulatory should be able to act substantially without
supervisory guidance and will be able to demonstrate and exercise
creativity and initiative in solving problems.


1. At least six to eight years of experience with U.S. and
international regulatory practices, policies and procedures applicable
to pharmaceutical products, preferably with a major pharmaceutical
corporation or with the U.S. FDA or a department of a first tier law
firm focused on such areas.


2. Experience working with the U.S. FDA.


3. Excellent academic credentials, including a J.D. degree from a leading law school.





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Attorney, Pharmaceutical Company, NJ


Description
Pharmaceutical company seeks attorney to assist in supporting its biopharmaceutical products division. This position supports a broad range of functions, from research & development all the way through sales and marketing. Duties will include FDA regulatory matters, fraud & abuse compliance, and contracts work.

The position:

• Advises clients on promotional and regulatory (FDA and fraud & abuse) matters and reviews promotional materials and brand plans;

• Helps conduct legal and compliance training of both field and in-house employees; and

• Drafts, reviews and may negotiate commercial contracts, particularly confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements and clinical trial agreements.

This is an opportunity to join a very collegial legal department.

Qualifications
JD plus 2 to 5 years of experience with FDA or fraud & abuse compliance matters.

Transactional/ contracts experience is NOT necessary, as the company is willing to train the successful candidate with the appropriate regulatory background on contracting matters.





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Counsel/ Contracts Attorney - Pharmaceutical Company, Southern CA


Description

Pharmaceutical company seeks Counsel/ Contracts Attorney. The
successful candidate will have primary responsibilities for management of contracts
for the company's discovery and development departments, including drafting and
negotiating of CDAs, NTAs, consultant agreements, and other commercial
contracts. Must demonstrate experience in general corporate matters, including
corporate organization, securities compliance, drafting transactional
documents, license agreements, employment law, risk management, and contract
management.


Qualifications

JD plus 2-5 years experience in-house or at a major law firm.
In-house experience not required. Must be able to work as a team and
independently with the exercise of good business judgment.








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Senior Counsel, Litigation, Pharmaceutical Co., Northern NJ


Description:
* Managing the company's litigation portfolio, including products liability litigation, commercial litigation, employment litigation and government investigations

* Evaluate and manage the company's e-discovery preparedness project and make recommendations to senior management on a uniform approach to responding to e-discovery requests in litigation matters

* Evaluate and make recommendations regarding document retention function for all departments in the company

* Participate in developing a global enterprise risk management strategy for all the company's organizations and assist in implementing the same

* Provide advice on various legal matters including federal and state laws pertinent to drug safety activities, FDA regulations, compliance, fraud & abuse, product liability and other liability matters, dispute management and resolution, risk management in global operations and on a day-to-day corporate affairs/activities

* Provide legal advice to Sales and Marketing teams on a wide variety of advertising and promotional activities related to the company's products

* Legal representation on cross-functional and potentially cross-organization teams; this may include coordination with attorneys at domestic and overseas affiliates

* Interface with clients in various departments and seamless assimilation into and cooperation with the colleagues on Legal team

* Interface with co-promote counterparts


Requirements:
* At least 10+ years experience as a practicing, licensed law firm and /or corporate attorney, with experience managing major litigation matters

* Experience in advising on pharmaceutical law and knowledge of the industry

* Prior in-house experience in industry preferred

* Knowledge of FDA regulatory, GCPs, fraud and abuse, and privacy (HIPAA) and results disclosure issues preferred

* Experience supporting Sales and Marketing function experience preferred

* Strong writing, speaking organizational and analytical skills; interest in participating in diversified, fast-paced, multidimensional pharmaceutical law practice with significant contracting and counseling work

* Able to identify and research legal risks and issues and effectively counsel clients

* Able to conduct education presentations on legal and regulatory matters

* Able to facilitate communication among and education of clients regarding the impact of law and regulation on business operations





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Senior Attorney, Biopharmaceutical Company, San Francisco Bay Area, CA


Biopharmaceutical company seeks Senior Attorney to provide legal support
for the Company’s various organizations in conjunction with senior
members of the legal team. Primary focus will be in the Company’s
business development group, with a secondary focus in the areas of
manufacturing, information technology and facilities.

- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts
(including confidentiality agreements, term sheets, consulting
agreements, materials transfer agreements, license agreements,
collaboration agreements, and various vendor services agreements and
master agreements).
- Advise and troubleshoot on existing collaboration agreements.
- Define risks and communicate risks to appropriate internal decision-makers for discussion and resolution.
- Interact with management and various internal clients effectively to address legal and business questions.

Requirements:
- J.D. plus undergraduate degree in biology or chemistry.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant legal practice experience.
- Experience with life science transactions preferred.



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