Senior Counsel, CAR-T Cell Therapy

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Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Law Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Senior Counsel, CAR-T Cell Therapy to join our Global Legal Organization located in Horsham, PA, Raritan, NJ, or Titusville, NJ.

The Senior Counsel, CAR-T Cell Therapy will provide legal support within the U.S. Oncology business of Johnson & Johnson’s North America Innovative Medicine Group. The position will report to the Group Leader & VP Law, Oncology, Global Medical Affairs and Scientific Affairs.

The Senior Counsel, CAR-T Cell Therapy will be the primary legal advisor supporting Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s CAR-T Cell Therapy team.  In this role, the Senior Counsel will provide strategic legal advice to cross functional business partners on complex business arrangements; structure, negotiate and draft agreements with third parties; and provide general solutions-oriented legal support on a broad range of proposed business matters and strategic initiatives in areas impacting manufacturing, development, quality, supply chain, data governance, access, and healthcare compliance and privacy.

 The Senior Counsel, CAR-T Cell Therapy will have direct responsibility to:

• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to leaders and advise on matters while evaluating and balancing both legal and business risks;
• Provide specialized commercial legal counsel and strategic advice for cell therapy activities and commercialization strategies throughout the life-cycle;
• Structure, negotiate and draft agreements with a variety of third party stakeholders;
• Advise on the ongoing management of collaborations and alliances with third party companies;
• Collaborate with Global Legal Organization colleagues and other functional support areas, including Healthcare Compliance and Privacy to incorporate their guidance into aligned legal advice that supports compliant and Credo-based innovation;
• Develop and deliver training to business clients that focuses on relevant areas of law and transactional topics related to obligations under collaboration agreements for the supported teams;
• Provide other general corporate legal services and counsel under the direction of the Group Leader & VP Law, Oncology, Global Medical Affairs and Scientific Affairs.
   

Qualifications

• A Juris Doctor Degree is required with admission to (and current good standing with) the bar of at least one state or the District of Columbia preferred.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant legal experience is required with knowledge of legal and commercial issues impacting pharmaceutical, biotech, and/or healthcare companies.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, and drafting skills and a desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Business-oriented approach with a proven ability to proactively engage with colleagues to find practical, streamlined solutions and partner with them to implement desired action plans and contribute to compliant growth for the business.
• Demonstrated ability to provide outstanding legal services to a variety of senior leaders.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and ability to simplify complicated issues for clients.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and an excellent track record of collaboration with colleagues in a team-based matrix, environment.
• High integrity, strong work ethic, and able to handle multiple, simultaneous projects with enthusiasm and attention to detail, even when given tight turn-around timelines with a variety of internal teams.
• Professional maturity and confidence in expressing a point of view with senior leaders, based on a good understanding of the facts and/or law, and executing on the decision made by management.
• Broad-based corporate legal and commercial experience.

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