Director Contracts

Company: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
Location: San Diego
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

For the safety of our employees and communities in response to COVID-19, Acadia has implemented a temporary work from home policy. As a part of this shift, we have migrated all interviews to virtual interviewing via phone and video. Position Summary: Manages Contracts Team and provides contract negotiation and review expertise for all company contracts activities. Provides support to the VP, Chief Compliance Officer with respect to the company's contract process, including negotiating agreements. Works closely with Legal colleagues and internal stakeholders across the organization. May interact with law firms and other external agencies. Primary Responsibilities:

• Manages team of contract professionals.
• Oversees Legal Department contract process with a continuous improvement mindset to identify and implement measures to increase efficiency and decrease risk.
• Develop strong working relations with all relevant internal stakeholders.
• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts relating to the company's business needs, such as confidentiality agreements, master services agreements, distribution agreements, lease agreements, university agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements, clinical trial agreements, marketing agreements, consulting agreements, and the like.
• Coordinate and assist in developing policies, procedures and systems to support and facilitate efficient contract development and analysis.
• Keep abreast of current case law and trends in contract law.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned. Education/Experience/Skills:
  • Bachelor degree with a minimum of 10 years of contract review and negotiation experience, or appropriate combination of education and experience.
  • Experience leading a team or managing others.
  • Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
  • Strong leadership skills.
  • Ability to gain trust at, and work with, all levels of organization.
  • High level of integrity with the ability to maintain the protection of proprietary and confidential information
  • Resourceful, solutions-oriented team player with the ability to collaborate with other team members on challenging projects.
  • Self-starter who will continuously look for opportunities to improve processes. Scope: Develops methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people. Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of functional area and related organizational objectives. Erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of functional area and may impact the long term success of the Company. Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, see, talk or hear in a standard office environment and independently from remote locations. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Acadia is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veterans/Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? --*
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