Product Counsel, North America

This position is with Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc. (RRD), North America, an affiliate of Recordati.

Mission and Objectives

Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc. (RRD) develops high-impact therapies for rare diseases, focusing on providing treatments to underserved communities in the U.S.

Our mission is to mitigate the impact of rare diseases through increased awareness, better diagnoses, and improved treatment access in hematology, endocrinology, metabolic, and oncology franchises.

Reporting Structure

The Product Counsel, North America will report directly to the Vice President, Legal and Compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviewing promotional, nonpromotional, payer, and scientific materials, contracts, evaluating strategic and tactical commercial/brand, market access, patient support and medical affairs plans,
• Supporting clinical educator programs,
• Advising clients on a broad array of issues relating to advertising, marketing, promotional review, patient marketing, patient support, payer presentations, and social media.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• This is a dynamic role giving advice on legal and regulatory issues as they arise from the marketing, sales, market access, and US medical teams.

• The Product Counsel will work on cross-functional business teams.

• Advising on the review of promotional materials and tactics including social media and healthcare professional and consumer-directed advertising as well as nonpromotional/scientific pieces and scientific exchange materials.

• Advising on healthcare economic and payer presentations.

• Advising on market access strategies and patient support initiatives.

• Draft and reviewing clinical and commercial contracts.

• Participating in review committee meetings.

• Advising on specific regulatory or legal risks.

• Monitoring marketing and scientific programs.

• Provide timely advice and training on new laws and regulations impacting the marketing of pharmaceutical drugs and scientific exchange.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or LLM degree from a nationally recognized law school.

• Admitted to the Bar of at least one state and eligible for admission to the New Jersey Bar as in-house counsel.

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

• Prior experience as a member of an in-house legal department at a biotechnology or pharmaceuticals company strongly preferred.

Salary

$120,000 - $150,000 per year.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment.

Based upon job requirements, the employee may be required at times to attend meetings including travel out of province over weekends and nights.

The employee must be able to freely operate and travel by car and train/plane modes of transportation.

The employee is required to have a valid driver's license and passport.

Location

This position is based at RRD's Headquarters in New Jersey.

Minimal travel required – international travel required.

Salary : $120,000 - $150,000