Commercial Legal Counsel, Discovery & Medical/Genomic Medicine, Americas

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At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

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Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

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The COMMERCIAL LEGAL COUNSEL, DISCOVERY & MEDICAL/GENOMIC MEDICINE, AMERICAS is responsible for partnering with the Discovery & Medical and Genomic Medicine leadership and their teams in the Americas to help identify opportunities to drive the business forward, negotiate contracts, and provide legal advice as well as training.

This position reports to the VP & General Counsel, Discovery & Medical and Genomic Medicine and is part of the Legal & Compliance Department. This position will be an on-site role located in Marlborough, MA.

What you’ll do

• Partnering with Discovery & Medical and Genomic Medicine leadership and their teams in the Americas to help identify opportunities to drive the business forward (e.g. negotiating and closing significant commercial, direct sourcing and non-disclosure agreements).
• Partnering with the Global Strategic Account Management team to negotiate commercial agreements with key accounts.
• Providing Legal & Compliance training to the Discovery & Medical and Genomic Medicine teams in the Americas to help them identify and navigate risks that may arise during the course of doing business.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating strategic business agreements and transactions and applying legal and business judgment to proposed deals, relationships and other issues requiring legal or compliance attention.
• Advising the business on compliance, privacy, antitrust, and advertising / promotional matters and supporting the management of disputes and litigation.

Who you are

• JD with excellent academic credentials from an accredited law school. Active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction.  Minimum of 7 years post qualification experience.
• Significant experience in business law within a large law firm or corporate in‑house legal department, or a minimum of 10 years’ experience as a contracts manager, including drafting, negotiating, and closing commercial and supplier agreements in a regulated environment. Experience may include sale and distribution agreements, supply and professional services procurement agreements, and related commercial contracts, preferably within the healthcare or life sciences industry, with working knowledge of applicable privacy regulations such as HIPAA and/or GDPR.
• Strong project prioritization skills, with an ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment as well as the ability to contribute to driving change across cross-functional teams with a focus on driving operational excellence.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as analytical skills, with demonstrated experience identifying and resolving legal and compliance issues quickly and effectively and ability to make well-grounded risk calls.
• Proven team player with experience engaging and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to influence adoption of business-oriented solutions.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $102K-150K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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