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Commercial Contracts Counsel - Life Sciences (Remote | Part-Time)

Job Description

Contract In-House Commercial Contracts Counsel - Life Sciences (Fully Remote | Part-Time | Engagement)

Latitude is seeking an experienced commercial contracts attorney for a fully remote, part-time contract engagement as in-house counsel to a clinical-stage life sciences company. This work-from-home opportunity is well suited to a lawyer who can step into a lean legal department, take ownership of the day-to-day contract flow immediately, and move matters from intake to signature without routine oversight.

The attorney selected will serve as the client's hands-on commercial counsel resource, working directly with business stakeholders to review, negotiate, and close a broad range of agreements supporting the company's operations. The work will span sophisticated life sciences agreements - manufacturing, supply, laboratory, testing, and other agreements supporting drug development - as well as the ordinary-course commercial and operational contracts that arise in a growing company. Prior experience supporting a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other drug-development organization will be particularly valuable.

This is a contract attorney engagement of approximately 20 hours per week on a long-term basis. The client moves quickly, and the engagement calls for a lawyer who is available and responsive across the business week rather than in isolated blocks, and who is comfortable exercising independent judgment on contractual risk.

Basic Requirements for the Contract In-House Commercial Contracts Counsel:

7+ years of sophisticated commercial contracting experience, preferably including substantial in-house experience
Meaningful experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other drug-development organizations
Experience independently drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, from sophisticated life sciences contracts through routine ordinary-course vendor and operational agreements
Experience with agreements supporting manufacturing, supply, clinical, or laboratory operations strongly preferred
Demonstrated ability to exercise sound legal and business judgment, prioritize material contractual risks, and resolve issues independently rather than escalating routine matters
Ability to work effectively and responsively in a fast-paced environment with same-day turnaround expectations
Disciplined approach to document management, version control, and redlining, and willingness to work within the client's preferred process
Experience with GDPR and other EU/UK data privacy requirements is a plus
Excellent academic credentials from an ABA-accredited law school
Excellent analytical, written, verbal and interpersonal skills
Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and in good standing
Outstanding professional references

Position Details of the Contract In-House Commercial Contracts Counsel:

Type of role: Contract, In-House, Engagement
Schedule: Part-time, approximately 20 hours per week
Location: Fully remote / WFH
Anticipated start date: As soon as practicable following selection
Anticipated duration: Long-term engagement
Client: A clinical-stage life sciences company

This is a contract attorney engagement through Latitude: the selected candidate will be employed by Latitude and work as an embedded member of the client's legal function for the duration of the engagement.

Compensation

Pay: The annualized pay for this position ranges from $250,000 to $320,000 when calculated on a full-time basis. Pay for contract engagements is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and the candidate's preference (each candidate's pay rate affects the client bill rate which can affect the candidate's competitiveness for the position).

Benefits: In addition to pay, all Latitude Attorneys and other legal professionals working on contract engagements receive complimentary professional liability insurance coverage. All Latitude employees (including those on contract engagements) are also eligible for full benefits when working 20+ hours per week, including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance. A qualified 401k plan is also available. Benefits-eligible Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.

Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.

Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally-ranked flexible legal staffing company.

Latitude Contract Engagements & Secondments

Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals choose Latitude for contract, consulting, and secondment opportunities because we offer competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, access to work with top-tier clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

Our Specialty: Highly Skilled Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client's corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.

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