Senior Legal Counsel, Innovative Medicine Supply Chain

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.

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Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Legal Support Services

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Legal Counsel, Innovative Medicine Supply Chain to join our Global Legal Organization located in High Wycombe, UK.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

United States - Requisition Number: R-090952

Ireland - Requisition Number: R-091715
Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-091725

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
 

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

This role will be primarily responsible for the management, drafting and negotiation of contracts for Innovative Medicine Supply Chain Legal. This candidate will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience and contribute to complex contract negotiation and drafting of supply chain transactions within Biotherapeutics platform end to end, from clinical to commercial. Advise on contracts with high risk and high complexity involving suppliers ranging from clinical to commercial supply. This role would be part of significant stakeholder input on operational decisions (Procurement, External Manufacturing, Discovery, Product Development & Supply, Collaboration partners firm forecast, capital, reservation fees) and encounter a different set of commitments based on the additional requirements of the varied parties, like External Manufacturers and Suppliers.

The Senior Legal Counsel, IM Supply Chain, will: 

• Manage and execute drafting and negotiation of supply chain agreements
• Manage and execute the drafting and negotiation of supply chain agreements relating to procurement of Drug Delivery Devices, API (active pharmaceutical ingredients), and packaging for large, small molecule and advanced therapies with 3rd party suppliers.
• Draft, or supervise the drafting of, complex R&D agreements for clinical supply programs including Master Service Agreements, Research Collaboration Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, and other research related contracts, training materials, templates and supporting documents.
• Be part of the IM SC Legal team and integrate as a team player understanding and supporting the team priorities and take responsibility for team objectives and programs in successfully executing those.
• Manage external counsel support and budget where relevant.
• Identify and adopt best practices and support process improvement initiatives in a continued effort to streamline contracting to improve timeliness, accuracy and quality in support of an increasing client base.
   

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Juris Doctorate or equivalent is required.
• Must be a licensed attorney with bar admission to at least one US State or the District of Columbia (US); or law degree with at least one bar admission (Europe); additional degrees or LLM considered an asset.
• Minimum of 7 years of legal experience required. Experience as in-house counsel in the life-sciences industry or attorney in the life-sciences practice of a large/mid-size law firm preferred.
• Good knowledge of current laws, regulations and industry standards governing R&D and IP in the life-sciences sector.
• Thorough understanding of contract law, with strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong business and analytical skills, problem solving ability, legal risk assessment skills, with the ability to influence and work collaboratively at all levels and across functions.
• Keen interest in designing, developing and leading strategic and process improvement initiatives as well as acumen in use of technology and AI.
• Highly developed (virtual) team working, relationship management, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Fluency in English, with the capability of drafting contract terms and conditions in English, is required.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Commercial Laws, Compliance Management, Compliance Risk, Contract Management, Fact-Based Decision Making, Government Relations, Lawyering, Legal Documents Preparation, Legal Services, Legal Support, Office Administration, Organizing, Program Management, Relationship Building, Report Writing, Researching, Technical Credibility, Technical Writing