Legal Counsel Senior Associate

1 week ago


Étreux, Hauts-de-France, United States Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Full time

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is seeking a Legal Counsel Senior Associate to provide proactive strategic and tactical legal support to the company's North America Commercial & Development Legal Group.

About the Role

The ideal candidate will have prior experience counseling prescription drug companies on legal issues relating to patient support, advertising and promotion, scientific exchange, and interactions with healthcare professionals. As a member of the highly respected Legal and Compliance Department at Vertex's world headquarters in Boston, MA, you will engage proactively with business colleagues to deliver results for the company and patients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide expert advice and counseling to business partners on various commercial, medical, healthcare economic, and pipeline initiatives while addressing legal risks and protecting the company's integrity and reputation.
  • Advise on advertising and promotion strategies and activities, including social media use, dissemination of scientific information, product development and labeling, pharmacovigilance, product liability, healthcare fraud and abuse, and other matters relevant to the development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription drugs.
  • Serve as a member of cross-functional teams, including the Global Commercialization Team, Communication Review Committee, Medical Review Committee, and Label Review Group.
  • Stay up-to-date on significant legal developments, legislation, and regulatory rulings that may affect the company in commercial healthcare law and communicate these to the organization.

Requirements

  • JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
  • Member of a state bar.
  • 10+ years post-JD experience advising on legal matters in the life sciences space, whether in a law firm or in-house in the biopharmaceutical industry, or both.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Subject matter expertise in statutes, regulations, and guidance documents applicable to commercial, development, and medical affairs activities, including research and interpretation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA regulations and guidance, federal and state anti-kickback statutes, OIG guidance documents and advisory opinions, the False Claims Act, and the PhRMA Code.
  • Experience supporting pre-commercial to commercial-stage projects.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience serving on promotional and medical review committees.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate sound legal advice to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.

Why Join Us?

Vertex is a transformative biotechnology company that creates new possibilities in medicine to transform diseases and improve people's lives. The company has a deep pipeline and invests billions of dollars into R&D over the past two decades. Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.

Salary Information

We offer a competitive salary range of $180,000 - $250,000 per year, depending on experience, plus benefits and opportunities for professional growth and development.


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