Corporate Counsel, Sanofi Genzyme

Job description

Job Description:

Experienced attorney with 5+ years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience to join the Sanofi Genzyme Legal Department as Corporate Counsel. This position reports indirectly to the Head of Legal, Sanofi Genzyme, and is based in Cambridge, MA.

Key Accountabilities:

·  This position will provide legal support for one or more Sanofi products within the specialty care business unit of Sanofi. This position will serve as the legal contact to internal groups including commercial, sales, medical affairs, regulatory, and compliance, for the designated product(s) and the Global Business Unit focusing both on global and US issues. Key responsibilities are as follows:
·  Ensuring client operations comply with applicable laws and company policies, including Anti-kickback Statute and other US healthcare compliance laws and regulations, antitrust, and FDA requirements;
·  Identifying and analyzing legal risks and proposal of appropriate actions to secure compliance with relevant rules, regulations, and policies, including coordinating and assisting in securing legal counsel from other Sanofi attorney's globally in support of the global business strategy;
·  Ensuring that interactions with health care professionals and patients comply with applicable legal requirements and company policies;
·  Interacting with and advising senior business leaders concerning legal issues that have a direct effect on the success of the company and support of compliant strategy execution;
·  Counseling in-house clients on the sale and marketing of pharmaceutical products, including analyzing product promotional materials and initiatives, advisory board proposals, speaker programs, and medical education initiatives for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, fraud and abuse, FDA, and other regulatory compliance;
·  Advising on brand/GBU strategic planning and business operation plans;
·  Advising on FDA regulatory submissions, label negotiations, publication support and medical affairs activities including sitting as a member of the Medical Affairs review committee;
·  Reviewing and advising on media relations materials including press releases, standby statements, Q & A documents, web sites and other company communications;
·  Ensuring that clients are kept abreast of all relevant legal developments in their areas of business;
·  Counseling and collaborating with the Compliance/Ethics and Business Integrity department on policy development, training, and other relevant activities;
·  Contributing to the achievement of clients' business objectives;
·  Acting as Legal Department representative on cross-functional teams, as assigned;
·  Coordinating with and supporting other members of the Sanofi Legal Group, including coordination of global legal support relating to the Sanofi Genzyme business unit.

Requirements:

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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