Counsel, Contracting

SERVIER MONDE • Boston, KY

1d • $228,000 - $275,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Counsel, Contracting reports to the Senior Counsel - R&D, Contracting & Strategy and provides practical, business-oriented legal contracting support across all U.S. business and corporate functions of Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC and Servier Bio-Innovation LLC, with a focus on R&D-related contracting. The role independently drafts, reviews, negotiates, and manages routine-to-complex agreements, identifying and escalating higher-risk matters as appropriate. It also supports the development and improvement of contracting workflows, templates, playbooks, and third-party engagement processes to advance business objectives while managing legal, compliance, privacy, regulatory, and operational risk.

The position is based in Boston and is hybrid, with an expectation of working in the Seaport office two to three days per week. Minimal travel may be required. The salary range is $228,000–$275,000, and the role is eligible for short-term and long-term incentive programs. Servier offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible time off, unlimited sick time and flex time, 401(k), life and disability insurance, and recognition programs; benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• JD or LLM from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Admission to practice in a recognized U.S. jurisdiction; if not admitted in Massachusetts, registration with the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers as Massachusetts In-House Counsel.
• At least 7 years of relevant legal experience, including experience in the biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences industry.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of agreements across business functions.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate and build relationships with people at all organizational levels.
• Ability to independently manage, prioritize, and follow through on a high volume of contracting matters, set priorities with internal clients, balance competing deadlines, and deliver results efficiently.
• Willingness and proven ability to support a broad range of business functions while developing deeper expertise in R&D, clinical development, privacy, healthcare compliance, and technology contracting topics.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with R&D-related contracting.
• Direct management experience.
• Experience with compliance-related topics such as HCP engagement, off-label promotion, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and transparency reporting.
• Tenure at a top-tier law firm practicing in life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotech, digital health, and/or healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, business-oriented contracting legal support across U.S. functions, including R&D, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, Patient Services, Finance, Procurement, IT, and other corporate functions, with particular emphasis on R&D contracting.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize agreements across business functions, including clinical trial, sponsored research, research collaboration, material transfer, confidentiality, consulting, master services, statement of work, vendor, CRO, work order, change order, sponsorship, grant, data use and transfer, privacy, data processing, SaaS/IT license, amendment, and other business-critical agreements.
• Identify legal, compliance, privacy, regulatory, intellectual property, operational, and business risks during negotiations and work with stakeholders to reach timely, practical, and risk-appropriate resolutions.
• Advise, counsel, and educate stakeholders about legal and risk-management considerations, contracting pathways, approvals, confidentiality, indemnification, termination rights, and other material contract terms.
• Monitor, manage, and report contracting matter status to the Senior Counsel, including volume, priority matters, turnaround times, recurring issues, and process improvement opportunities.
• Partner with business clients to understand strategic objectives, operational needs, timelines, and risk tolerance, and provide solutions-oriented legal guidance.
• Identify and escalate significant legal, compliance, privacy, intellectual property, regulatory, or business risks to the Senior Counsel and appropriate stakeholders, with recommended mitigation approaches.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for the contracting function, including developing and updating templates, playbooks, guidance, intake and triage workflows, CLM processes, knowledge resources, metrics and reporting, process enhancements, and stakeholder training and education.
• Collaborate with U.S. Legal, Privacy, Ethics and Compliance, Procurement, Finance, Global Legal, and other global functions on shared-responsibility matters.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible time off, including unlimited sick time and flex time without accrued time off
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Recognition programs
• Short-term and long-term incentive programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree