Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Transactions

Date: Sep 12, 2024

Location:

Parsippany, United States, New Jersey, 07054

Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals

Job Id: 58194

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

The Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel, Transactions & Corporate Affairs role reports directly to the VP, General Counsel, Transactions. This position will advise primarily global Business Development (BD) and global Alliance Management (AM) functions pertaining to Teva’s partnered innovative products and pipeline assets, as well as support corporate-wide M&A and divestiture activities. Day-to-day responsibilities will include advising BD and AM professionals on contractual rights and obligations, including upstream license provisions.

Capability to draft and negotiate biopharmaceutical licenses, development collaborations, supply agreements, and asset sales and purchases is essential. With respect to material transactions involving assistance from outside counsel, you will be required to manage and monitor spend and coordinate internal review and comment across Teva’s internal functions in an urgent and coordinated manner. Success in this position will require a keen understanding of the intersections between each of BD and AM and their interdependent functions, including R&D, intellectual property, supply chain, finance, and regulatory affairs.

This role will also help oversee internal corporate governance initiatives for Teva’s subsidiaries and support intercompany tax-planning transactions led by Teva Finance.

How you’ll spend your day

• Draft, negotiate and review contracts, including license agreements, product development agreements, technology service agreements, distribution agreements, consulting agreements, engagement letters, confidentiality agreements and other business and legal documents

• Advise BD and AM of potential contractual risks and propose risk mitigation strategies

• Deliver very prompt and pro-active legal advice and solutions

• Coordinate with legal, IP and other business colleagues in a fast-paced environment

• Give final legal approval for agreements entered into by the company

Your experience and qualifications

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree from a top tier law school is required

• A minimum of 10 years prior experience at law firm and/or in-house legal department

• Pharmaceutical experience, either working in-house or supporting through private practice is required

• Contract drafting and negotiating experience involving complex sourcing, supply and/or in-licensing agreements is required, preferably with experience in biopharmaceuticals

• Strong relationship-building skills, able to influence internal and external stakeholders. This individual will be highly visible at all levels of the organization and must be able to build trust and credibility

• Strong written and communication skills, including presentation skills

• Strong business acumen

• Ability to think strategically and tackle complex problems

• Ability to support department goals, track, and report execution progress

• Proactive and collaborative, working with key stakeholders internally and externally

• Techniques to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, and adjust to changing priorities

• Substantive experience in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Up to 15% travel, including international, as needed

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

We offer a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day. We also offer Disability and Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, 13 paid Holidays, 6% match on the 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Tuition Assistance.

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