Corporate Counsel/Senior Corporate Counsel, Transactions

Position Overview:

Beam Therapeutics is seeking a highly skilled attorney to serve as the Corporate Counsel/Senior Corporate Counsel, Transactions. This role will partner with Beam’s medical affairs, commercial and manufacturing teams to provide contracting support for Beam’s transition to a commercial stage company. Ideal candidates will excel in negotiating complex agreements, managing risk, and achieving business objectives in a fast-paced, cutting-edge biotechnology company.

Responsibilities:

• Draft and negotiate high-stakes agreements in support of Beam’s anticipated product launches, including complex commercial contracts with gene therapy treatment centers, channel partners and manufacturers.
• Assist with legal review of other pre-commercial activities, including advisory boards, patient engagement events, patient support programs, market access activities, speaker programs, and market research.
• Provide legal support to Beam’s various promotional material review committees.
• Provide ongoing contracting support and lifecycle management, including agreement interpretation and risk analysis, for Beam’s commercial, medical affairs, manufacturing and other teams.
• Collaborate with business teams and subject matter experts on continuous review and updates of Beam contracting playbooks and standards.
• Draft and negotiate a range of other key agreements in support of Beam’s broader business, including licensing agreements, collaborations, clinical trial agreements, and sponsored research agreements.

Qualifications:

• JD from an accredited law school; admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Typically 15+ years of experience including 5+ years of experience with complex biotechnology contracting, ideally with commercial-stage cell and gene therapy companies.
• Ability to manage multiple, overlapping, high-stakes agreements to completion on tight timelines.
• Flexible, must be able to work collaboratively with team members for a diverse range of projects.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Sound judgement and ability to quickly analyze different sources of information.
• Practical and business-minded, capable of recognizing, assessing, and responding to urgent matters with timely, pragmatic, and clear solutions.
• Exceptional and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidates are expected to come onsite 2 days per week.

Additive Qualifications:

• Experience advising medical affairs and commercial teams on legal and regulatory legal requirements related to product launches.
• Ability to provide legal counsel on health care laws, such as anti-kickback, false claims and transparency statutes.
• Service on promotional material review committees for pre-commercial or commercial biotechnology companies.