Sr. Corporate Counsel, M&A and Partnering

Sr. Corporate Counsel, M&A and Partnering

Location: Bridgewater, NJ

Remote Work: Hybrid

Travel Expected: 10%

Job Type: Full time

About the Job

At Sanofi Consumer Healthcare, we have one shared mission - we work passionately, every day, to 'serve healthier, fuller lives' now and for the generations to come.

In order to do so, we strive to act as a force for good by integrating sustainability along our business and employees' mission and operate responsibly from both a social and environmental point of view.

Everything we do is centered around people's interests - our consumers, our customers, healthcare professionals, and our employees - across the world.

• Evaluating, structuring, negotiating, drafting and providing advice on complex legal transactions such (i) as product, business or company divestitures or acquisitions (including of minority equity interests) and (ii) licensing and/or partnership transactions ("Strategic Transactions"), both locally and internationally.
  
• Assisting and Advising the Global Alliance Management team, by analyzing and interpreting our strategic licensing and/or partnership agreements to clarify CHC's rights and obligations and enforce them, through governance committees or through renegotiation.
  
• Interacting closely and regularly with various internal stakeholders such as Divestments, Strategy, Global Alliance Management, BD&L, Finance, Tax, Commercial/Marketing (Growth Hub), R&D/Regulatory (Science Hub), Manufacture and Supply (M&S) teams.
  
• Acting as lead lawyer on the Strategic Transaction projects, ensuring smooth and efficient coordination with other legal functions (trademarks, patents, M&S, country lawyers, business unit lawyers, etc.) and coordinating and overseeing the work of outside counsels (including for antitrust matters).
  
• Reviewing, analyzing, and providing legal feedback and risk assessment on packaging, labeling, and promotional materials for over-the-counter drug products, medical devices, dietary supplements, and cosmetics.
  
• Reviewing and advising on innovation concepts, business development opportunities, new routes to market or channels (e.g., off-line/online/DTC, etc.), based on applicable laws and regulations.
  
• Strategic day-to-day counseling including providing risk mitigation solutions and contract support for Marketing, Regulatory, Medical, Consumer Insights, R&D, Sales, and Industrial Affairs.
  

• 4+ years of experience in the M&A department of a major law firm and can demonstrate diverse and complex M&A/BD&L transactional experience.
  
• In-house experience and/or pharma/life sciences or consumer goods industry experience a plus.
  

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
  
• US license to practice law must be active and in good standing.
  

• The candidate must have excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills; the ability to draft and negotiate a wide variety of sophisticated contracts; the ability to work independently and effectively with limited supervision; the ability to exercise independent and sound judgment (to identify red flag issues and escalate them as required); and ability to advise and cogently explain and discuss complex matters with internal clients.
  
• The candidate must have a thorough understanding of legal principles applicable to many areas of practice, including a number of the following: intellectual property, supply, manufacture and distribution agreements, business transactions and corporate laws.
  
• The candidate must demonstrate a team player attitude and will have excellent transversal collaboration skills (with legal colleagues, business stakeholders and cross-functional teams).
  
• The candidate must be solutions-oriented and business-oriented. The candidate shall have the ability to advise internal clients regarding business tactics and strategies while assuring compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
  
• The candidate must maintain the highest ethical standards and respect confidentiality of company matters. The candidate must demonstrate a high level of professionalism, be reliable, responsive, and accountable to deliver results.
  
• The candidate must be proficient with Word, PowerPoint and other corporate standard software.