1d ago

Pharmaceutical Contracts Counsel

Philadelphia, PA

$104.5k-$325k / year

full-timemid Remote

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll join Axiom's bench to support future client engagements, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. You'll handle high-volume MSAs, SOWs, and IT license agreements while providing business-oriented legal advice across multiple functions. This role offers fully remote work and flexibility to engage with top-tier life sciences companies.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Draft, review, and negotiate high volumes of MSAs, SOWs, work orders, and change orders.
  • Handle diverse contract types including IT licenses, SaaS, events, sponsorships, and MTAs.
  • Provide practical legal advice on contract terms, risk allocation, and negotiation strategy.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Procurement, IT, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 4โ€“12+ years of commercial contracting experience in pharma, biotech, or life sciences.
  • Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating MSAs, SOWs, and work orders in high-volume settings.
  • Experience across multiple agreement types including IT/software, vendor, event/sponsorship, and MTAs.
  • Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Prior in-house experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences company.
  • Experience supporting procurement, IT, and commercial teams in a centralized legal function.
  • Familiarity with FDA, GMP, GxP regulatory considerations impacting pharma contracts.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Flexible work arrangements (remote/hybrid).
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Paid holidays and PTO.
  • ๐Ÿฅ Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Professional development opportunities.

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-3 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Initial Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
  3. 3Client Engagement Fit Assessmentยท 30 min
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