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<b>Req ID #: </b>220211
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<b>Location: </b>US
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For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
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<b> Job Summary</b>
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We are seeking a Staff Attorney position within our Legal Department. This is a remote position, with occasional travel to Wilmington, MA and Boston, MA .
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The Staff Attorney will provide legal advice to business leaders on a broad range of commercial matters, and will assist with drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts across all business units and corporate functions including general commercial contracts (both service and product oriented), procurement contracts, consulting agreements and licensing agreements.
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<b>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</b>
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<li>Work with contract review staff and business leaders to draft review and negotiate commercial contracts across all business units and corporate functions.</li>
<li>Work with procurement staff to draft, review and negotiate vendor and purchasing contracts.</li>
<li>Work with the senior attorneys to draft, review and negotiate licensing agreements, partnership and collaboration agreements, consulting agreements and other related corporate agreements.</li>
<li>Assist the paralegal staff with general legal matters and contract review.</li>
<li>Perform legal research, develop and give presentations on commercial law and commercial transaction topics.</li>
<li>Perform all other related duties as assigned.</li>
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<b> Job Qualifications</b>
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<li>Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A. /B.S.) and Juris Doctor or equivalent from an accredited law school in the US, EU, or equivalent common law degree and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.</li>
<li>Experience: Minimum 3 years of related experience, either in a mid-size law firm or large law firm setting, or corporate setting, or combination thereof.</li>
<li>An equivalent combination of education and significant in-house legal experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.</li>
<li>Certification/Licensure: Current license in any US State Bar, or equivalent jurisdiction licensure, as an attorney in good standing, qualified to practice law.</li>
<li>Other: Knowledge of pertinent laws and regulations. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to analyze case law and provide actionable recommendations.</li>
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<b>Physical Demands:</b>
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<li>Regularly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.</li>
<li>Must occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.</li>
<li>Regularly provides information to and receives information from/through various technologies, media, sources and contacts. Must be able to accurately exchange accurate information in these situations.</li>
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<b>Work Environment:</b>
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<li>General office working conditions.</li>
<li>The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.</li>
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<b> Compensation Data</b>
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<p> The pay range for this position is $110,000 to $140,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and location.</p>
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<b> Competencies</b>
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Lead - We lead when we advocate our purpose and model our values, when we deliver innovation, when we embrace change, and when we appreciate and celebrate the great work of others.
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Care - We show we care when we respect each other, our animals and the communities where we work and live, when we create a positive healthy workplace, when we are mindful of our compliance standards, and when we choose to do the right thing.
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Collaborate -We collaborate when we partner with each other and promote teamwork, when we communicate clearly and effectively across the hall or around the globe, and when we welcome all forms of diversity and encourage inclusiveness.
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Own - We act like owners when we hold ourselves accountable for our actions, when we respond to internal and external client needs with speed and accuracy, when we set and achieve meaningful goals, and when we strive towards continuous improvement.
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<b> About Corporate Functions</b>
<br> The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
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<b>About Charles River</b>
<br> Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
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With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
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At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.
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<p><b>Equal Employment Opportunity</b><br> Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.</p>
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If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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<p><br> <b>Job Segment: </b>Pharmaceutical, Laboratory, Quality Assurance, Consulting, Procurement, Science, Technology, Operations</p>
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