Commercial Legal Counsel

Company: Phia LLC
Location: Boston
Posted on: November 19, 2024

Job Description:

Do you have experience managing commercial contracts? Have you provided support and guidance through the contract legal process to stakeholders?If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, join the SOPHiA GENETICS Legal & Compliance team as a Junior Legal Counsel or Commercial Legal Counsel, and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide.Supporting our legal activity across North America, this role would likely suit someone with previous in-house experience, but could be suitable for a first-mover to industry with suitably strong commercial contracting exposure.This is a hybrid (3 Days PW) opportunity at our corporate office in Boston, MA. This is not a remote role.Our MissionWe believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare, and our cloud-native AI powered SOPHiA DDM Platform makes that vision a reality on a daily basis. You will have direct input to our mission to democratize data-driven medicine for the ultimate benefit of cancer and rare disease patients across the globe.Your MissionReporting to the VP, Legal Affairs, you will provide legal advice, support, and guidance on commercial, sales, and contract processes across North America.

• Overseeing the contract lifecycle process, including planning, collaboration, negotiation, execution, and coordinating the signing process for contracts and other legal documents.
• Support Sales & Business Development teams with their contract processes as we pursue commercial growth across North America.
• Use your knowledge of commercial law to provide drafting, negotiation, and business counsel to support key commercial transactions, drive projects to completion, and help mitigate legal or business risk.
• Where suitable, add knowledge of healthcare law, technology IP, or data protection to further support or enhance legal commercial processes.To be best set for success, we see you bringing:
  • 3-5 Years PQE, Qualified Lawyer in the US.
  • Previous ownership of commercial processes including contract management, client negotiation, and drafting.
  • Any industry experience related directly to revenue-generating/commercial contracts is valuable, but industry experience within Software/SaaS or Healthcare/Life Sciences is highly sought.
  • Knowledge of Healthcare laws and data protection/privacy is highly valuable (Sunshine law, Anti-kickback statute, False claims act, bribery act, HIPAA).As a public organization facing ongoing commercial growth, you will bring a success-oriented and solutions-focused mindset that embraces team collaborations, change, growth, and inclusion.You will be joining an organization with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.Business recognition and accolades include:
    • World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
    • World's smartest companies (Top 50)
    • 100 Best Places to Work in Boston
    • Top 10 European Tech Startup
    • Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch
    • Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watchOur benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview of benefits in France:
      • Outstanding Medical (with Telemedicine), Dental, and Vision Plan with 90% employer contributions, including $0 deductible plan options.
      • Life and AD&D company provided.
      • Company 4% match 401K contributions.
      • Company-paid Short and long-term disability insurance.
      • 20 Days PTO (Increases with tenure), 5 sick days, and 13 Public holidays recognized.
      • FSA commuter benefits.
      • Supplemental employee insurance options are available for Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital, and Legal.
      • Voluntary Pet Insurance and Auto and Home options.
      • Employer Assistance Program free for all employees.Our DNALike the strands of DNA itself, SOPHiA GENETICS and the team are deeply interconnected and reliant on each other to deliver. There are common threads across the team. Things that bind us together. Those things are Relentless Curiosity; Resilience & Nimbleness; and Fearless Adventurousness.Our VirtuesAt SOPHiA GENETICS, we established our 7 Virtues to clarify how our principles show up each day through action:We decide; We do; We Collaborate; We Innovate; We Empower; We Adapt; and We Learn.At the center of our Virtues is our Mantra, We Care, which provides a constant reminder of the compassionate, benevolent, and hopeful nature of our mission and how it should be threaded through each of our Virtues and everything we do. Learn more about our DNA and Virtues on our Careers portal.The ProcessApply now with your CV and any supporting information. Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader alongside key colleagues and stakeholders from across the business. If you need additional support for accessibility, please contact our TA team for assistance.We appreciate the value and expertise external partners can bring, but we operate a direct-hiring model and we are not looking to utilize agency support at this time. All hiring is controlled by Talent Acquisition; potential partners should liaise through TA and not our hiring teams please.Starting Date: ASAPLocation: Boston, MA. Office-Hybrid (3 Days PW)Contract: Permanent, Full time
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