Senior Counsel  

Position Summary:

• Full time salaried position

• Onsite based out of our Bridgewater, NJ location

The Senior Counsel will be an important member of the Legal and Compliance Department, providing direct support to the Company’s Biologics business which has multiple sites across the globe and provides cell, gene, plasmid, drug substance, drug product, and bioanalytic services to customers around the world. The Senior Counsel will be responsible for negotiating and documenting many types of commercial contracts and licenses on an international basis. From time to time, this may include legal advice and support on contract interpretation, business disputes, intellectual property, personnel matters, and real estate issues, as well as legal training for the commercial sales function. The attorney will liaise as needed with other support and business functions to resolve issues efficiently.

Our Bridgewater location is the corporate office for Catalent.

The Role:

• Draft, review, analyze, structure and negotiate terms and conditions, master service agreements, commercial supply agreement, and related licenses for research and development, clinical supply manufacturing, and commercial supply manufacturing

• Advise regional personnel with respect to compliance policies, customer and vendor relations, contract matters, regulatory issues

• Assist in merger and acquisition activity

• Assist in corporate governance activity

• Provide general advice to senior management of the region and other regional managers on a day-to-day basis

• Special assignments and projects

• Provide  advice  and  guidance  for  the  accomplishment  of  the  overall  business  objectives  in compliance with applicable laws and regulations

• Provide informed cost-benefit analysis when identifying risks

• Develop  a  thorough  understanding  of  and  familiarity  with  the  business  and  its  people, products,  technology,  markets,  facilities,  customers,  and  competitors  to  identify  trends  and formulate business and legal structures and strategies accordingly

• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• Juris Doctor degree from accredited law school, required

• Able to practice (to the extent required) as an in-house lawyer in New Jersey

• Minimum of three years of transactional/commercial law experience with a combination of large law firms and/or in-house pharmaceutical experience

• Solid judgment, particularly in determining the significance of  legal  matters  and  when  to elevate them to more senior department personnel and in effectively measuring and mitigating risks

• Strong organizational skills in order to prioritize and manage multiple time-sensitive projects

• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds

Pay:

New Jersey Posting
The anticipated salary range for this position in New Jersey is $136,890 - $209,200, plus bonus, when eligible. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Why You Should Join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process 

• 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays

• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I

• Generous 401K match 

• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment 

• Tuition Reimbursement 

• WellHub - program to promote overall physical wellness