Senior Corporate Counsel

Cryoport, Inc.•Brentwood, TN

About The Position

Cryoport, Inc. is redefining temperature controlled supply chain support for the life sciences industry by continually broadening its platform of solutions, serving the biopharma, reproductive medicine and animal health markets. Through its family of companies — Cryoport Systems, MVE Biological Solutions and Cryogene — Cryoport provides strategic solutions that will support the growing needs of these markets.

Requirements

Driven and self-motivated with a strong desire for learning
Extremely organized with a strong sense of priority, urgency, and commitment to deadlines
Excellent analytical, communication, organizational, and negotiation, skills
Independently drafting and revising complex commercial contracts
Ability to manage a heavy workload and prioritize multiple projects
Ability to work independently while functioning well in a team environment
Ability to understand general business operations, issues, and dynamics beyond the scope of basic legal issues
Excellent legal and business judgment
Ability to communicate effectively with members of other departments in order to support their functions as well as to assist them in supporting the legal staff
Ability to identify and resolve legal issues quickly
Possessing a high comfort level with various technology platforms with the ability to seamlessly use those platforms with a distributed company workforce
J.D. degree from an accredited law school
Licensed to practice law
7+ years corporate legal experience

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a technology and IP driven environment a plus
Experience in working with a publicly listed company also a plus

Responsibilities

Provide oversight and leadership for all legal needs, including activities to be performed inhouse or tactically through third-party providers, to efficiently manage legal activities and mitigate risk for the business unit.
Lead the structuring, drafting, negotiation, approval, and management of a wide variety of global commercial agreements, including customer agreements, distribution agreements, vendor contracts, logistics agreements, and strategic relationship agreements, spanning the breadth of products and services.
Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams (operations, sales, finance, quality, and HR) to support strategic initiatives, product launches, supply chain activities, and international expansion.
Advise and support the protection and management of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and confidential business information.
Oversee defense and prosecution of commercial litigation; manage outside counsel and litigation costs; develop prudent case strategies with input from business units and outside counsel.
Develop, implement and manage legal policies and procedures and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including trade compliance, with a focus on continuous process and quality improvement.
Develop and deliver training to employees on key legal and compliance topics such as contracting practices, regulatory requirements, and ethical business conduct.
Monitor new and emerging developments in applicable worldwide regulations and laws, and identify potential impacts on current and future product and service offerings.
Provide additional legal support on other matters and assume other responsibilities, as needed.
Keep abreast of (i) changes in company product and service offerings, and (ii) trends influencing the company and the successful management of company legal affairs.