Counsel, Global Product Development

The role sits within the Product Development & Supply (PDS) Law team, a collaborative and dynamic group within the Global Drug Development, Manufacturing & Corporate Transactions (GDMCT) legal team at BMS. The PDS Law team provides comprehensive legal support for internal and external manufacturing operations, product development, supply chain, human rights, customs and trade, engineering, real estate, and EOHSS.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead legal advisor to Global Product Development, counseling senior executives on business strategies and complex and high-value transactions across the pharmaceutical and biologics pipeline.
• Negotiate, structure, and draft material development and supply transactions, including contract manufacturing (CMO/CDMO), that enable PD's internal sites and external manufacturing partners.
• Support legal due diligence on business development opportunities and support the manufacturing, operations, and supply aspects of BMS M&A and BD deals, including asset integration into the PD network.
• Draft and negotiate secondary agreements arising out of business development deals, including assignment, manufacturing, material transfer, and bill of sale agreements.
• Negotiate, structure, and draft material business transactions that drive revenue growth and operational improvements, including drug development, procurement, manufacturing, laboratory, and research agreements, and advise on enterprise-wide manufacturing strategy.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify potential risks and establish mitigation strategies, including guiding the PDS team through alliance-related issues.
• Partner with IP colleagues to protect and leverage PD's innovations.
• Lead process optimization and integration initiatives, including intellectual property strategy, asset integrations, and the streamlining of transactional legal support across the enterprise.
• Collaborate across the Law & Policy Department and with business clients and colleagues to deliver coordinated, comprehensive legal advice.

Qualifications

• JD (or equivalent) and admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar; qualified, or able to become qualified, to practice in-house in New Jersey.
• 6 or more years of legal experience across law firm, in-house, and/or government roles, including experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex product development and commercial agreements relevant to product development and supply (e.g., alliance, collaboration, licensing, and merger and acquisition agreements; drug development, procurement, manufacturing, laboratory, and research agreements) is preferred.
• Familiarity and experience with intellectual property law is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and to advise and influence senior executives on high-impact legal and business matters.
• Excellent judgment and objectivity, with strong attention to detail and the ability to navigate complex legal issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills; proactive, with the ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple projects and clients.
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to earn the trust of others, build productive internal and external relationships, and operate effectively in a multi-cultural, matrixed environment.
• Pragmatic and solutions-oriented, with a commitment to an inclusive workplace and superior personal integrity and ethics.