Contracts & Legal Analyst - Product Development

Roche • Mississauga, ON

4d • CA$89,256 - CA$117,149 • Onsite

About The Position

At Roche, we are driven by a mission to create a healthier future by advancing science and ensuring access to healthcare for current and future generations. The Legal and Compliance Department plays a crucial role in upholding Roche's integrity and operational freedom by ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and ethical standards. This involves providing expert legal advice, managing contracts, handling litigation, and overseeing compliance. We collaborate across departments to implement policies that promote ethical conduct, patient safety, data privacy, and transparency, while also maximizing the value of our intellectual property.

Requirements

• Formal Law Clerk training (e.g., Law Clerk/ diploma or equivalent legal education/certification).
• 3+ years of experience in drafting and negotiating contracts within the Canadian legal landscape.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently, managing multiple contract files simultaneously with strict attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to bridge gaps between legal requirements and clinical research goals.
• Collaborative mindset capable of building strong relationships with both internal business partners and external institutional representatives.
• Alignment with Roche's culture and core values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience negotiating clinical trial agreements.
• Experience working within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or broader healthcare/research sector.
• Familiarity with intellectual property provisions.
• Familiarity with liability/indemnification clauses.
• Familiarity with Canadian health data privacy considerations.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating clinical trial agreements (CTAs), confidentiality agreements, and related product development contracts.
• Partnering and collaborating with external stakeholders, including major academic hospitals, clinical research sites, and prominent research universities across Canada.
• Ensuring risk mitigation and compliance by aligning agreement terms with Roche’s internal policies, Canadian healthcare regulations, data privacy laws, and ethical standards.
• Managing the contract lifecycle from initial intake and drafting through redlines, negotiation, approval, and final execution.
• Providing legal support to internal clinical operations and study management teams to resolve contract-related bottlenecks efficiently.
• Assisting the Legal department with ad-hoc projects, including the maintenance and optimization of contract templates, playbooks, and internal guidance documents.

Benefits

• A culture that encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections.
• Opportunities to thrive both personally and professionally.
• The chance to contribute to preventing, stopping, and curing diseases.
• Ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
• Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree