Counsel, Clinical Legal

Job title: Counsel, Clinical Legal

Company: CSL


Job description: The Opportunity:Reporting to the Lead Counsel, Global Clinical Legal, as the Counsel, Clinical Legal, you will collaborate with the Global Clinical Development, provide practical, timely, and high-quality legal support to CSL’s Global Clinical Development function on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues. Act as the primary escalation and resolution point for all clinical contracting legal queries emanating from the Clinical Contracts Project Managers. This is a hybrid role, which offers a combination of an onsite and remote work schedule. #LI-hybridThe Role:

• Draft, review, and negotiate all agreements as directed by the Lead Counsel, Global Clinical Development, that are not managed by Counsel, Clinical Vendors, or the Clinical Contracts Specialist Team (CCST). This includes bespoke agreements for key strategic arrangements involving high risk and complexity.
• Collaborate with the R&D/Strategy transactional legal team to support all clinical development components of agreements, ensuring CDO’s requirements are incorporated and issues are appropriately escalated.
• Provide advice on a broad range of legal and regulatory issues related to CSL’s global clinical development activities.
• Offer strong business partnering support for CSL’s Global Clinical organization, ensuring clear communication, strong collaboration, and proper information flow.
• Conduct research on clinical-related legal and regulatory issues as required by the Lead Counsel, Global Clinical Development, or the business.
• Stay updated on clinical legal issues and emerging trends, generating training content for delivery to the business and the CCST in collaboration with the Clinical Contracts Operations Manager.
• Act as the primary escalation and resolution point for legal or contracting issues raised by the Clinical Contracts Project Managers, escalating unresolvable issues to the Lead Counsel, Global Clinical Development if necessary.
• Draft new templates required to support global clinical development, review frequently negotiated agreement clauses, and collaborate with the business to reassess the company’s risk appetite and revise clauses accordingly.
• Provide legal advice and support for non-routine special projects for Global Clinical Development and other matters as required by the Lead Counsel, Global Clinical Development, involving strong cross-functional, global collaboration.

Your Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Juris Doctor required.
• Must be licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania or hold (or be eligible for and able to obtain promptly) a Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License under PA BLE Rule 302.
• Minimum of 8 years practicing law, with 5 years of experience in a health care environment, preferably pharmaceutical or other organization engaged in clinical research.
• Strong familiarity with global clinical development laws and regulations (including GCP/ICH), and health care regulations (including fraud and abuse, anti-kickback, and FDA).
• Experience in an international environment, in-house or private practice, highly desirable.
• Ability to proactively identify, analyze, and effectively explain potential legal risks and complex legal issues to clients and develop creative and business-focused advice and solutions in order to facilitate the business objectives of the company while effectively managing risk.
• Ability to maintain an independent and objective perspective while developing and maintaining a strong partnership with client groups.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills required, as well as ability to produce quality work under pressure and while balancing multiple priorities.Strong communication, analytical, project management, problem solving, interpersonal, and teamwork skills are required.
• Team player, self-motivated, able to demonstrate a history of successfully resolving challenging legal issues, and ability to effectively deliver sound and clear legal advice in a business setting.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (particularly with Word, Outlook, Teams, One Note, and Excel).

Travel Requirements:

• Periodic travel may be required.

Our BenefitsCSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.Please take the time to review our to see what’s available to you as a CSL employee.About CSL BehringCSL Behring is a global leader in developing and delivering high-quality medicines that treat people with rare and serious diseases. Our treatments offer promise for people in more than 100 countries living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. Learn more about .We want CSL to reflect the world around usAs a global organization with employees in 35+ countries, CSL embraces diversity and inclusion. Learn more about at CSL.Do work that matters at CSL Behring!

Expected salary:

Location: King of Prussia, PA

Job date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:58:59 GMT

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