Description:

Our Team:
https://cogent.culturehq.com

We're seeking an energetic, versatile, and highly driven attorney to join our growing legal team as Corporate Counsel, Product Attorney. The successful candidate will have experience providing strategic legal guidance and support on a wide variety of strategic and tactical initiatives, including on a company's first commercial launch. The Product Attorney will be a key member of the Cogent legal team and be responsible for providing strategic counsel across multiple departments, including Commercial, Medical, and Market Access, on all aspects of commercialization, including pre-launch activities, regulatory compliance, market access activities, government programs, patient services and patient support programs, patient advocacy activities, and materials review (advertising/promotion and medical/scientific communications). This role will report to the Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial Healthcare and Compliance. The role requires sound judgment and flexibility to support our compliant and ethical business in this highly regulated space, with meaningful opportunities for professional development and career growth.

Responsibilities:

Provide strategic legal counsel as legal business partner across multiple departments as the company's first in-house product attorney.
Collaborate with the Commercial and Medical Affairs organizations to navigate legal challenges associated with product launch and market entry, with the opportunity to increase breadth of role over time.
Advise on promotional, disease awareness, scientific communications, field sales training, and other outward-facing materials. Serve as Legal reviewer on promotional and medical materials review committees.
Support contracting for Market Access, Patient Services, and other Commercial activities.
Partner effectively with the broader Legal and Compliance teams, and with internal clients as a trusted strategic business partner.
Develop and conduct training and periodic updates for internal teams on relevant topics and legal developments.

Qualifications:

J.D. from an accredited law school and member in good standing of a state bar.
Minimum 6 years' legal experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry, including experience with an in-house legal department (law firm experience is a plus).
This role is hybrid (two days a week in office in Waltham, MA); local candidates are strongly preferred.
Prior experience advising a biopharmaceutical company through its initial commercial launch is highly preferred.
Business partnering skills: demonstrated ability to partner effectively with growing and evolving Commercial and Medical Affairs teams to achieve business goals while mitigating legal risks; think strategically and analytically to solve legal issues in a pragmatic and efficient manner; and communicate those solutions clearly and concisely.
Comprehensive understanding of healthcare and compliance laws and regulations, government pricing laws and implications, and commercial launch strategies.
Broad experience in an emerging, publicly traded biopharmaceutical company environment is a plus.
Ability to manage multiple tasks timelines in a fast-paced environment with attention to quality and detail.
Strong interpersonal skills, including proven ability to interact and communicate effectively with individuals from multiple departments at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
Commitment to professionalism and ethical conduct, including ability to handle confidential and/or sensitive information.
Excellent verbal and written skills, allowing for an open and effective dialogue throughout the company.