Description:

Position Overview:
This position will be primarily responsible for providing legal advice, guidance and support for Alliance Management and Business Development transactions primarily for Translational Medicine, Digital Health and Research Enabling Transactions. M&A transactions and equity investments will be part of the responsibility.

Position will report to the Assistant General Counsel, Business Development and Alliance Management.

Responsibilities:

Lead negotiations and provide direct counseling to internal clients on routine, moderate and complex Business Development transactions primarily for Translational Medicine, Digital Health and Research Enabling Transactions.
Provide legal advice and legal interpretation on rights and obligations under executed agreements overseen by Alliance Management.
Assist with resolution of disputes under executed agreements overseen by Alliance Management.
Lead negotiations for new agreements that expand the relationship with existing collaborators that are parties to executed agreements overseen by Alliance Management.
Advise internal clients in structuring and advising on various transactions in a way that advances the company's strategy while addressing legal risks.
Draft, negotiate and finalize routine, non-routine, complex and novel contracts in an effective, efficient and time-sensitive manner.
Identify and resolve critical legal issues and identify and help resolve critical business issues arising from transactions.
Assist with negotiating and drafting agreements for some M&A transactions and some equity investments.
Proactively advise internal clients regarding transaction issues in close collaboration with lawyers from other practice areas and relevant subject matter experts throughout the company.
Demonstrate a service-oriented approach to advising internal client groups.
Demonstrate full commitment to Bristol-Myers Squibb's mission and values.

Qualifications/Competencies:

Law degree from recognized university. Qualification to practice law in New Jersey or ability to obtain a NJ in-house counsel limited license.
Minimum of 10 years of legal experience.
Experience drafting and negotiating Business Development agreements related to the bio/pharmaceutical or life-sciences industry, including license agreements, collaboration agreements, sponsored research agreements, master research and development agreements and complex agreements for diagnostic products for therapeutics.
Understanding of health care industry.
Has excellent interpersonal skills and can successfully manage internal client expectations and can work/operate well with a variety of personalities/capabilities in cross-functional teams, matrix environment.
Creative, thoughtful and practical problem-solving skills.
Must have high integrity, ability to assess risk, ability to make decisions and think strategically while applying knowledge of applicable legal issues.
Listens to internal client needs and communicates with clients with confidence and diplomacy.
Excellent verbal and writing skills and business judgment are required.
Ability to communicate effectively with management and senior management personnel.
Ability to train and develop the other members of the team.
Ability to work independently, effectively and efficiently and perform against broad objectives.
Possess strong work ethic.
Preference for candidates with a strong scientific background, especially in biology, chemistry or biochemistry, and with experience supporting Alliance Management and drafting and negotiating complex Translational Medicine and Digital Health agreements.