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Pay Range: $159,200.00-$262,600.00 Company Overview:
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The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. One of the world’s most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.
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<br> Vaccination for COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) is mandatory for all MSK staff. Staff are considered fully vaccinated upon completion of a primary vaccination series for COVID-19 (i.e., one dose of a single dose vaccine or a final dose of a multi-dose vaccine series). Exceptions from the COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) vaccine requirements are permitted for those who request and receive an approved medical, religious, or fully remote exemption. Requests for exemption can take up to two weeks to review. Vaccination or an approved exemption is required to start work.
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The Office of Technology Development is staffed by technology transfer professionals with backgrounds in science, intellectual property, and business development. We are seeking an experienced attorney to join our legal team. Do you want to join a world-class hospital and research institution?
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<b><br> The Assistant General Counsel II will:</b>
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<li> Draft, review, and negotiate agreements related to research and development with pharmaceutical and biotech industry partners (both startups and large corporations) as well as other academic medical centers and nonprofit organizations, including Sponsored Research Agreements, Collaboration Agreements, Data Transfer Agreements, Inter-Institutional Agreements, Clinical Trial Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, and other complex transactions, ensuring compliance with MSK policies and third party obligations.</li>
<li> Partner with tech transfer colleagues, MSK researchers, and other internal business clients to ensure MSK’s intellectual property interests are protected and to generate revenue through intellectual property commercialization.</li>
<li> Assist in the development of policies, platforms, and procedures for new transactions and business models.</li>
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<b> You have:</b>
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<li> A Juris Doctorate (JD) with active bar membership in good standing.</li>
<li> Approximately 7-10 years of experience as transactional counsel, including healthcare scientific research and development-related agreements. In-house experience preferred.</li>
<li> Direct experience with drafting and negotiating technology transfer agreements and familiarity with scientific research and pharmaceutical and biotech industry-sponsored transactions and relationships.</li>
<li> Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, adept at building partnerships and working collaboratively across teams to meet shared objectives, and flexibility to ensure that client needs are met.</li>
<li> Strong project management and prioritization skills, ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.</li>
<li> Exceptional client service skills and professionalism, including discretion, diplomacy, and sound judgment.</li>
<li> Skill in effective management of direct reports and a strong interest in training junior attorneys and contract analysts.</li>
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<b> Please note, that this position is on-site in Manhattan a minimum of 2 days/week.</b>
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<b><br> Pay Range: </b>$159,200-$262,600/annually
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MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
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