Description:
You will report to the Managing Counsel of the Dedicated Practice Counsel team. In addition to interacting with our client serving professionals supporting the Healthcare Practice, you will work closely with other Legal teams, as well as colleagues in our Risk, Compliance and other functions within A Business Management Consultant.
Your impact within our firm
A Business Management Consultant's Life Sciences Practice serves leading global institutions in the pharmaceuticals, medical technology and ancillary industries on the most critical challenges they are facing.
A Business Management Consultant's Life Sciences Practice serves leading global institutions in the pharmaceuticals, medical technology and ancillary industries on the most critical challenges they are facing.
This AGC role primarily involves advising and supporting A Business Management Consultant's consultants serving Life Sciences clients in North America.
This role encompasses a broad range of responsibilities, including:
- Providing solution-oriented legal advice to A Business Management Consultant Life Sciences business teams, including advising on regulatory risks, as well as other legal, professional and reputational risks, associated with Life Sciences projects
- Reviewing, advising on and negotiating statements of work and a variety of other agreements with Life Sciences clients, including consulting agreements, license agreements, collaboration agreements
- Reviewing and advising on deliverables provided by A Business Management Consultant to our Life Sciences clients and developing internal policies, guidelines, and best practices related to Life Sciences projects.
- Serving as thought partner to legal department leaders and counselor to Life Sciences practice leaders, including providing guidance on important legal developments that could impact our Life Sciences work
- Developing and sharing expertise with others, including disseminating best practices to legal colleagues globally
- Establishing relationships with and supervising outside legal advisors as needed
- Providing support on other Legal department, firm and practice initiatives and priorities as needed
Your qualifications and skills
- 5+ years of Life Sciences experience at a law firm or Life Sciences company
- JD, University degree, and excellent academic record required
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
- Highly autonomous and collaborative
- Confident team player with strong leadership and influencing skills
- Self-starter with ability to drive tasks and projects to completion
- Impeccable business and risk management judgment and ethics
- Ability to develop relationships and network at all levels within and outside A Business Management Consultant
- Enjoys working in a challenging, fast-paced, dynamic professional services environment with ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Communicates complex ideas effectively