Sr. Legal Counsel

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Who is Harrow?

Harrow (NASDAQ: HROW) is one of the leading U.S. ophthalmic-focused pharmaceuticals companies.  Aside from being a for-profit company, from a cultural perspective, all members of the Harrow Family are proud of our commitment to (1) innovation, (2) patient access to, and affordability of, our medicines, and (3) that we have never turned down an ophthalmologist doing mission work around the world – to provide free-medicines – to support their work to give to the gift of sight to those most in need.    

Harrow owns numerous branded pharmaceutical products, including Iopidine, Maxitrol, Moxeza, Triecense, Vigamox, Maxidex, Nevanac, Ilevro, and Iheezo. In addition, Harrow owns and operates ImprimisRx, the nation’s leading ophthalmology-focused compounded pharmaceuticals, including its FDA-registered and FDA-inspected 503B outsourcing facility and a 50-state mail order pharmacy – both of which are in Ledgewood, New Jersey.

Harrow also holds non-controlling equity positions in Eton Pharmaceuticals, Surface Ophthalmics, and Melt Pharmaceuticals, all of which started as Harrow Health subsidiaries, and owns royalty rights in four clinical-stage drug candidates being developed by Surface Ophthalmics and Melt Pharmaceuticals. 

At Harrow, we foster our individual and collective entrepreneurial and creative spirits. We focus on pursuing opportunities for drug candidates in underserved markets. We are data-driven and use our access to real-world clinical experience to lower the investment risks of our work. We concentrate on the commercial appeal of high-value assets, and our objective is to seek to make paradigm-shifting medicines available to patients as soon as possible. Our approach to finding high-value opportunities and balancing risk with real-world experience can deliver exceptional value for all our stakeholders

Job Summary

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Legal Counsel acts as the company’s primary internal legal resource. This position should have experience with day-to-day legal activities including matters pertaining to contracts, IP (patents, trademarks, etc.), securities law and regulatory matters for pharmaceutical businesses. The person in this role will need to have a thorough understanding of the laws governing pharmaceutical sales and marketing in an FDA and DEA regulated environment.

 

Position Responsibilities

·       Manage external legal counsel and ensure work is done effectively and efficiently, including but not limited to items related to litigation, IP portfolio, regulatory (e.g. FDA), SEC, etc.

·       Draft and negotiate a broad range of contracts related to all aspects of the organization, including supply agreements, quality, master services, consulting, confidentiality and other normal business course agreements.

·       Correspond with FDA, other regulatory agencies, customers, suppliers, and division personnel as needed both orally and in writing to address regulatory inquires, problems, or requests.

·       Review promotional information and product literature to ensure FDA and FTC regulatory compliance.

·       Review governmental rulings to determine changes and probable effects on facility activities.

·       Help execute and maintain HIPAA and security compliance across all business units.

·       Develops and manages budgets for assigned legal matters.

·       Manages and as appropriate engages with outside counsel on matters associated with pending, threatened or active litigation.

·       Resolve contract disputes.

·       Experience with general corporate/securities matters, including’34 Act reporting compliance, including review of filings made with the SEC (10-K, 10-Qs. 8-Ks, proxy statement, insider filings, etc.).

·       Excellent organization and time-management skills required. Must be able to manage heavy workload and aggressive timelines in a timely manner, prioritize and work under pressure.

·       Assist on other matters within the legal department as needed.

·       Perform duties in accordance with established company procedures and policies; perform other duties as assigned.

 

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