Vice President, Commercial Counsel

NewAmsterdam Pharma Corporation

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

NewAmsterdam Pharma is an innovative biotech company with the experience and expertise to deliver across its ambitious clinical, regulatory, and commercial goals. Our robust scientific approach focuses on advancing a new era of life-saving treatments for lipid-related diseases. Our vision is that people at risk for heart disease can take control of their health and live longer, fuller lives. Our team is led by a world-class team of industry veterans and key opinion leaders, including some of the world’s preeminent cardiometabolic experts and we foster a passionate, supportive culture that is backed by a high level of integrity and inclusivity. The Opportunity NewAmsterdam Pharma is preparing for the launch of its first commercial product, obicetrapib, and seeks an experienced, business-minded Commercial Counsel to support launch readiness and the buildout of commercial capabilities. This attorney will partner closely with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Finance, Compliance, and other functions to develop practical, compliant solutions that advance the business and support patients. The ideal candidate is a positive, solutions-oriented legal partner with strong business and legal judgment, a roll-up-your-sleeves mentality, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Core expertise should include market access, trade and distribution, and patient support programs, with familiarity in HCP engagements, sales, marketing and other commercial programs, and review of promotional and non-promotional materials.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school and admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar.
10+ years of relevant legal experience advising pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences companies, in-house and/or at a law firm.
Demonstrated expertise in market access, trade and distribution, and patient support programs, including relevant healthcare fraud and abuse, government program, privacy, and commercialization considerations.
Experience supporting pharmaceutical or biotechnology product launch and advising on complex commercial arrangements with sophisticated healthcare and life sciences counterparties.
Familiarity with HCP engagements, sales, marketing and other commercial programs, and promotional and non-promotional communications review; deeper experience in one or more areas is a plus.
Strong legal and business judgment, communication skills, relationship-building ability, adaptability, and comfort operating with ambiguity and competing priorities.
Practical, accountable, hands-on approach with the ability to translate complex requirements into clear advice and actionable solutions.

Nice To Haves

Deeper expertise in HCP engagements, sales, marketing and other commercial programs, and promotional and non-promotional communications review is a plus.

Responsibilities

Advise on payer and PBM engagement, formulary access, contracting, pricing, reimbursement, rebate arrangements, government program considerations, and other access initiatives.
Counsel on channel strategy, wholesaler and specialty pharmacy relationships, distribution arrangements, service-fee structures, data arrangements, inventory/product-flow issues, and related contracts.
Advise on benefits verification, prior authorization support, copay assistance, patient assistance programs, adherence and education services, privacy, fraud and abuse, and hub/vendor relationships.
Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the commercial organization before and after launch, translating legal and regulatory requirements into clear, practical, business-oriented advice.
Partner with business leaders to understand objectives, anticipate issues, assess risk in context, and develop creative, compliant paths forward.
Support launch strategies, capabilities, policies, business processes, and cross-functional decision-making across Legal, Compliance, Commercial, Medical Affairs, Finance, Market Access, Patient Services, and other functions.
Take ownership of matters from issue identification through resolution, working hands-on with business partners in a fast-moving environment where priorities may shift quickly.
Draft, review, and negotiate agreements supporting launch and commercialization; develop scalable templates, playbooks, processes, policies, training, and commercial legal capabilities as the organization grows.
Provide or coordinate legal guidance on advisory boards, speaker programs, consulting engagements, sponsorships, congress activities, exhibits, business rationale, FMV, contracting, and related compliance considerations.
Support review of promotional, disease awareness, payer, patient, medical, scientific education, and other external-facing materials, providing practical guidance on FDA promotional requirements and related standards.