Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Associate General Counsel, Business Development

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$260K — $290K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school with at least 10 years of legal experience.
  • Experience in corporate and transactional matters within the pharmaceutical sector preferred.
  • Proven expertise in drafting asset purchase agreements and complex business contracts.
  • Strong team player with a history of resolving challenging legal issues autonomously.
  • Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and building consensus among stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the legal support for mergers, acquisitions, and complex business transactions.
  • Negotiate, draft, and review a variety of legal documents including term sheets and agreements.
  • Provide legal guidance on pharmaceutical and transactional alliance management issues.
  • Collaborate with internal teams such as Compliance and Intellectual Property.
  • Directly manage relationships with outside counsel as needed.
  • Advise on corporate law and keep up-to-date with industry trends and regulatory changes.
  • Perform additional tasks as assigned by the US General Counsel.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401k plan with company matching contributions.
  • Short and long-term disability insurance.
  • Tuition reimbursement for eligible expenses.
  • Generous vacation policy, accruing up to 160 hours after five years.
  • 15 paid holidays per year and parental leave options.
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Ferring is seeking an experienced Corporate M&A lawyer to join our dynamic in-house legal team. The Associate General Counsel, Business Development will report directly to the US General Counsel and partner with senior leaders in the company on matters pertaining to complex business transactions for Ferring's businesses.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead attorney to partner with the Ferring's Global Business Development team in all phases of pharmaceutical innovation, including negotiating mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, supply, distribution, licenses, joint ventures and other complex transactions, spot legal issues, advise on deal structure and related legal issues (e.g., anti-trust), lead closings, manage legal due diligence and clearly communicate risks and mitigation strategies.
  • Negotiate, draft, review and interpret term sheets, letters of intent, and complex agreements.
  • Provide legal advice concerning alliance management issues, advise educate and guide business functions on legal and compliance aspects of all pharmaceutical and transactional activities.
  • Collaborate effectively with internal global functions including Compliance, Privacy, Intellectual Property and Medical Affairs.
  • Direct and manage outside counsel.
  • Advise business leaders on matters of corporate law, stay current on trends in the pharmaceutical industry and changes in the law and relevant government agencies.
  • Other duties as assigned by US General Counsel


Requirements:
  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school with a minimum of 10 years experience
  • Experience in general corporate and transactional matters in the pharmaceutical industry preferred
  • Substantial drafting experience of asset purchase agreements and complex business arrangements
  • Individual must be a team player, self-motivated, able to demonstrate a history of successfully resolving challenging legal issues and able to effectively deliver sound and clear legal advice in a business setting
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and build consensus among various stakeholders while maintaining a compliant approach


Ferring + you

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry's most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $260,900 to $290,814, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Work Location:

This position is classified as a hybrid role, requiring onsite work at the Parsippany office four days per week and remotely for one day per week.

Location:
Parsippany, New Jersey

About Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to helping people around the world build families and live better lives. Headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, Ferring is a leader in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and in specialty areas within gastroenterology and urology. Ferring has been developing treatments for mothers and babies for over 50 years and has a portfolio covering treatments from conception to birth. Ferring is committed to developing innovative therapies that help people live better lives. The company has a presence in over 60 countries and employs over 6,000 people worldwide.
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