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Massachusetts, A major university in Boston has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa to conduct an exclusive search for an Assistant General Counsel. The university is an equal opportunity employer. Overview: Reporting to the Vice President of Legal Affairs and Deputy General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel will provide support and counsel to the University and its various colleges and departments in all aspects of employment law, civil litigation and university matters. University: This major, Boston area university has a dynamic national and international footprint with unique learning models and growing research and industry affiliations. Experience: The successful candidate will have 8+ years of progressively sophisticated experience in all facets of general litigation and employment law including internal investigations, wage and hour considerations, drafting and analyzing workplace employment policies and representing employers in complex employment litigation in both state and federal court. Experience as a member of an In-house legal department, particularly in higher education or governmental institutions, is preferred but not required. Law firm candidates will be considered. Compensation: Competitive compensation Location: Boston, Massachusetts Relocation: Yes, but local candidates preferred

Massachusetts, Citrix Systems  has retained Major, Lindsey & Africa on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for a Senior Contracts Negotiator.  Citrix is an equal opportunity employer. Please do not contact Citrix directly; all resumes sent to Citrix will be routed to MLA for handling and will create delays. Position Description:  Reporting to the Senior Associate General Counsel, America’s Commercial Licensing, the Senior Contracts Negotiator will support the Enterprise Sales Group for North America.  S/he will be responsible for drafting and directly negotiating complex enterprise product and professional services agreements with Citrix’s largest customers. The ideal candidate would also be able to advise on the best practices for creating a contracts department within Citrix, should Citrix expand its in-house contracts group.  Company:  Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS) provides the most comprehensive secure digital workspace that unifies the apps, data and services people need to be productive, and simplifies IT’s ability to adopt and manage complex cloud environments. Citrix solutions are in use by more than 400,000 organizations including 99 percent of the Fortune 100 and 98 percent of the Fortune 500. Experience:  At least six years of experience focused on negotiating/drafting commercial contracts/licenses for a software company, preferably for a Cloud based SaaS provider.  Experience working at a company with a top-notch contracts department with the ability to advise on best practices.   A J.D. is not required but is preferred. Compensation:  Highly competitive and commensurate with experience. Location:  The position will be located in Burlington, MA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Santa Clara, CA or Raleigh, NC.   Working remotely without relocation is also acceptable.

Boston, Massachusetts, Beacon Communities has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for a General Counsel to be located in its Boston, MA offices. Beacon Communities is an equal opportunity employer. Please do not contact Beacon directly; all resumes sent to Beacon will be routed to MLA for handling and will create delays. Overview and Experience: Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Board of Directors, the General Counsel will be the senior legal executive with primary responsibility for the Company’s legal matters. The ideal candidate will have: a minimum of ten years of broad-based legal experience, foundational training in real estate law at a top tier law firm, followed by experience as a high level in-house and/or government legal executive, with excellent credentials and proven leadership skills.  She or he must be a legal strategist and innovative thinker with substantial business acumen. A strong focus on real estate and affordable housing law and a particular familiarity and expertise in the use of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, tax exempt bonds, state and federal financing vehicles for affordable housing, HUD and GSE financing programs, as well as other affordable housing finance tools is required. He or she must possess a high degree of professional ethics and integrity, problem solving, time management, analytical skills, and excellent communication skills. This attorney must have both the substantive experience and gravitas to interact with the senior leadership and business teams, while building for the future in a successful and growing organization. Company: Founded in 2004, Beacon Communities LLC is a privately-owned real estate firm that develops, acquires, invests in, and manages a wide range of multifamily housing. The Company also invests in and purchases affordable housing companies and portfolios of multifamily developments. Beacon currently owns and manages approximately 18,000 apartments including affordable housing, market rate housing, and mixed income-housing, ranging from new construction, to historic adaptive reuse, to the renovation of existing housing. Beacon’s portfolio is located across 11 states and the District of Columbia and comprises more than 90 communities. Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience. Location: Boston, Massachusetts Relocation: Yes, but local candidates are preferred.

Burlington, Massachusetts, Citrix Systems has retained Major, Lindsey & Africa on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for a Senior Associate General Counsel, Alliances.  Citrix is an equal opportunity employer. Please do not contact Citrix directly; all resumes sent to Citrix will be routed to MLA for handling and will create delays. Position Description: The Senior Associate General Counsel, Alliances is a strategic and highly visible role, reporting directly to the General Counsel.  S/he will be the lead counsel for all strategic alliance/partnership agreements to ensure that Citrix’s go-to-market programs and strategic partner relationships are structured to achieve the Company’s objectives, while protecting the company’s intellectual property and complying with applicable regulations. Company: Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS) provides the most comprehensive secure digital workspace that unifies the apps, data and services people need to be productive, and simplifies IT’s ability to adopt and manage complex cloud environments. Citrix solutions are in use by more than 400,000 organizations including 99 percent of the Fortune 100 and 98 percent of the Fortune 500. Experience: At least ten years of legal experience, preferably with a combination of law firm and in-house experience. Expertise with SaaS and Cloud based services is required. Most importantly, the successful candidate will have experience working on partnership, strategic alliance and development agreements whereby one company is providing its IP/IT solution to another to be incorporated into that company’s IT services or vice versa. Compensation: Very completive with experience. Location: The position could be located in Burlington, MA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Santa Clara, CA or Raleigh, NC. Alternatively, not relocating and working remotely is an option.

Massachusetts, Overview:   This is an outstanding opportunity to join an innovative and publicly-traded clinical-stage biotechnology company. Cogent Biosciences is seeking its first General Counsel to report directly to the CEO and be a member of Cogent’s executive leadership team. The GC will provide legal support for a variety of general corporate matters and advise management and the Board of Directors on legal risks and business strategies. Cogent is looking for a GC who is excited to and capable of helping the company grow strategically from a small to midsize biotech. Company: Cogent is a publicly-traded biotechnology company developing real solutions to treat genetically driven diseases. With a focus on rational drug discovery and development, they are leveraging validated biology to advance precision therapies designed to address the true underlying drivers of disease and provide real hope for patients. The most advanced clinical program, PLX9486, is a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is designed to potently inhibit the KIT D816V mutation as well as other mutations in KIT exon 17. KIT D816V is responsible for driving systemic mastocytosis, a serious disease caused by unchecked proliferation of mast cells. Exon 17 mutations are also found in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), a type of cancer with strong dependence on oncogenic KIT signaling. Cogent is headquartered in Cambridge, MA with a second location and future home of Cogent’s discovery research organization in Boulder, CO. Experience: The successful candidate will hold a J.D. and have 10+ years of corporate and transactional legal experience including law firm training and in-house experience in roles of increasing scope and responsibility representing public biotechnology companies. Prior experience as a General Counsel of a publicly-traded biotechnology company or a senior-level in-house attorney within a larger biotechnology company strongly preferred. Compensation:   A highly competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus, and equity will be offered for this position consistent with the candidate’s level of experience. Relocation:    This position can be based in either Cambridge, MA or Boulder, CO. Local candidates are strongly preferred but relocation will be considered.

Boston, Massachusetts, A major university in Boston has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa to conduct an exclusive search for an Assistant General Counsel for Compliance. The university is an equal opportunity employer. Overview:  The Assistant General Counsel for Compliance is the primary legal counsel for the central university compliance department and conflict of interest program. The position supervises and coordinates the activities of the Compliance Department and participates in data incident response, enterprise risk management, and data governance and privacy committees and working groups.  The primary role of the position is to support the university’s academic and research missions and further its business goals by providing advice and oversight on university practices and policies to constituents and partners across the university. University:  This Boston area major university has a dynamic national and international footprint with unique learning models and growing research and industry affiliations. Experience:  The successful candidate will have 8+ years of experience in a risk-compliance-privacy role, working in higher education and/or a complex organization, and providing legal support to and oversight of compliance, conflict of interest management, internal investigations, corrective actions, and mitigation plans. Compensation:  Competitive compensation Location:  Boston, Massachusetts Relocation:  Yes, but local candidates preferred

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ipsen has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa to conduct an exclusive search for an Assistant General Counsel, R&D to be located in its offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Ipsen is an equal opportunity employer. Please do not contact Ipsen directly; all resumes sent to Ipsen will be routed to MLA for handling and will create delays. Overview: The Assistant General Counsel - R&D (Director) will primarily be responsible for providing legal support to Ipsen’s R&D team that is charged with delivering and growing Ipsen’s pipeline in all therapeutic areas, optimizing Ipsen’s relationships with vendors and partners while actively supporting the R&D transformation and Ipsen’s growth.  This is a highly strategic and visible role, reporting to the Vice President, Legal R&D who reports to the General Counsel (Executive VP) for Ipsen, both of whom are located in France.  Company: Ipsen is a global biopharmaceutical group dedicated to improving lives through innovative medicines in Oncology, Neuroscience and Rare Diseases. Ipsen also has a well-established and successful Consumer Healthcare business. Ipsen is one of the world’s top 20 biopharmaceutical companies in terms of oncology sales, selling more than 20 drugs in 115 countries and with a direct commercial presence in over 30 countries and with revenue of approximately $3 billion. Experience: A minimum of seven years of in-house and/or law firm legal experience representing Research and Development in the healthcare sector is required.  International experience is preferred.  The successful candidate will be a creative problem solver with strong business acumen who has implemented change initiatives in a challenging business environment. Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience. Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Relocation: Yes, this is a national search.

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, ZOLL is seeking an experienced, motivated, and solutions-oriented individual to develop, implement, and oversee compliance programs, policies, and procedures. The Director of Global Privacy and Compliance—Resuscitation and Circulation Divisions will ensure that the Resuscitation and Circulation Divisions’ compliance programs and privacy policies are effective and efficient in identifying, detecting, and correcting non-compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. The Director will also help instill and maintain a culture of compliance and adherence to federal, state, and local laws and regulations as well as to ZOLL policies. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in corporate compliance/privacy, preferably in the life sciences industry.   Zoll has international operations throughout the world; it manufactures and sells medical devices used in resuscitation, including defibrillators and ventilators. The position will be located at ZOLL headquarters in Chelmsford, MA, reporting to the GC for the Senior Director & Divisional Counsel.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Provides a broad range of legal services, typically to Clients at the VP level who control business activities and below.  Level of counseling provided requires broader understanding of the impact decisions may have on the overall business, as the risks associated with incomplete advice are high.  Duties include drafting of legal documents and provision of legal counsel.  Should have acquired knowledge of law in at least two specialized areas (e.g., patents, FDA Regulatory, commercial, litigation, etc.) critical to maintaining business operations and be very knowledgeable about the products, competitors and regulatory environment of the company's businesses.  Mentors more junior attorneys in areas of expertise.   As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.   Duties & Responsibilities Primary US lawyer providing strategic and tactical legal advice to the Head of Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund in the United States and active participant with the global Venture Fund legal team Drafting, negotiating and finalizing term sheets and investment agreements for new investments. Advising and supporting investment managers as directors/shareholders representatives for existing investments. Liaising with external counsel, and running tender for appointment of external legal counsel panel. Drafting standard legal templates for use by Investment Managers. Portfolio management (financing rounds, convertible loans, exits). Provide corporate governance & housekeeping. Expert understanding of state and federal laws, regulations and policies in several specialized legal areas; strong working knowledge of laws, regulations and policies in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions, and transactions; ability to interpret and apply such laws, regulations and policies to inform business activities.  Has ability to apply law from several areas to complex business situations.  Influences clients by identifying and communicating to clients risks associated with complex business activities within lawyer's broad understanding of several specialized legal areas, which specialized legal areas may include: Intellectual Property, Regulatory, Trade, Compliance, Contracting, Environmental, Employment, Litigation and/or Antitrust; helps identify risks in areas outside lawyer's specialized legal area and provides value-added corporate law insight to evaluate risks effectively; provides training and business advice to clients on applicable legal issues within lawyer’s broad legal expertise. Partners with clients by considering immediate business/legal issues in a broader business context and identifying broader business purposes and objectives; proactively applies broad legal expertise to address both the specific business activity and influence the broader business purposes and objectives; developing alternative fact hypotheticals and legal solutions to clarify options and enable the achievement of successful business outcomes. Expected by business management to take the lead in negotiating on behalf of client to achieve solutions that attain business objectives. Confers with other in-house and outside counsel where appropriate.  Also advises, partners with or engages in-house or outside counsel where appropriate. Strong knowledge of national business environment in which client competes.  Keeps current with evolving legal and business issues within lawyer’s broad expertise, promotes corporate policies and proactively monitors client’s business environment. Member of the US legal and government affairs department. Requirements: Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school Qualified attorney licensed to practice in a least one jurisdiction and able to be qualified as US in-house counsel. At least eight (8) to ten (10) years relevant legal experience at least five (5) of which includes experience as in-house counsel in pharma, life science, or healthcare preferred; admission to at least one State bar.  Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Excellent organizational skills; demonstrates discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality of information.  Proven negotiation and influencing skills Ability to interact with executives at all levels Business partner oriented mindset, analytical skills with strategic and long term thinking

Boston, Massachusetts, Overview:  Albireo Pharma, Inc. (“Albireo”) is seeking to fill the role of Senior Corporate Counsel (“Counsel”). The Counsel will collaborate closely with the Albireo legal and business teams, serving as a trusted business partner and problem-solver on a wide range of corporate and compliance matters, with a particular focus on handling commercial agreements and corporate transactions. The Counsel will manage the contracts manager and also support the global legal team in a variety of areas, including compliance, business development, advertising and promotional review, market access and commercialization, employment law, securities, and corporate governance.   Company:  Passionate about its mission, Albireo is a growing, public, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel bile acid modulators to treat orphan pediatric liver diseases and other adult liver diseases and disorders. Albireo’s lead product candidate, odevixibat, met both primary endpoints in its Phase 3 trial, and the company has announced its intention to apply for approval in the US and EU by early 2021 with a launch in the second half of 2021 if approved. Albireo is headquartered in Boston, MA (Financial District), with its key operating subsidiary in Sweden. The Boston Business Journal named Albireo one of the 2020 Best Places to Work in Massachusetts for the second consecutive year.   Experience:  The successful candidate will hold a J.D. and 5-10 years of broad-based transactional legal experience advising life science companies (ideally biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical clients) and negotiating and drafting a wide variety of commercial and corporate agreements. Major law firm and in-house experience preferred, but law firm candidates will be considered.   Compensation:  A competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus, and equity will be offered for this position consistent with the candidate’s level of experience.   Relocation:  Local candidates are strongly preferred. Relocation assistance is generally not available for this role.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Moderna has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for Counsel, Intellectual Property to be located in its Cambridge, Massachusetts offices. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer. Please do not contact Moderna directly. Overview: This is an outstanding opportunity to join groundbreaking biotechnology leader Moderna, Inc. (“Moderna” or “Company”). Moderna is seeking an experienced patent attorney to assist the Intellectual Property Team in building, managing, defending and enforcing the company’s patent estate.  This person will be responsible for supporting in-house counsel in the capturing of innovation, development of the patent estate and counseling of the internal client with regards to due diligence efforts, patentability, freedom-to-operate and other intellectual property-related matters. Company: Moderna is advancing messenger RNA (mRNA) science to create a new class of transformative medicines for patients. mRNA medicines are designed to direct the body’s cells to produce intracellular, membrane, or secreted proteins that can have a therapeutic or preventive benefit and have the potential to address a broad spectrum of diseases. The Company’s platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, providing Moderna the capability to pursue in parallel a robust pipeline of new development candidates. Moderna is developing therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, independently and with strategic collaborators. Compensation: A highly competitive base salary and bonus, as well as equity. Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Relocation: Yes, this is a national search. Experience: The successful candidate will have a minimum of seven years of meaningful legal experience preparing and prosecuting patents and advising life science companies on IP-related matters, with an advanced degree in biology, immunology, or a related discipline. A Ph.D. is strongly preferred. An undergraduate degree in the biological sciences and/or an advanced chemistry degree along with significant work experience in a relevant discipline may be considered.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Inari Agriculture has engaged Major, Lindsey & Africa on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for Senior Corporate Counsel to be located in its Cambridge, Massachusetts offices. Inari is an equal opportunity employer. Please do not contact Inari directly. Overview: This is an outstanding opportunity to join a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial, and team-focused  global biotechnology company focused on using disruptive technology to create a new horizon in agriculture. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the Counsel will partner with R&D, Commercial, and functional internal clients in the drafting, reviewing, and negotiating of agreements, including complex collaboration, technology, and licensing agreements,  as well as provide legal counsel on risk management and corporate legal matters. Company: Founded by Flagship Pioneering in 2016, Inari is a global biotechnology company that uses predictive design and a unique genetic toolbox to introduce high performing plant varieties that improve the economic and environmental realities of production agriculture. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA with additional sites in West Lafayette, Indiana and in Ghent, Belgium, Inari has a growing team and was honored last year as a 2019 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. Compensation: Competitive compensation including base, bonus, and equity. Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Relocation: Yes, this is a national search. Experience: The successful candidate will have 10+ years of relevant corporate and transactional legal experience supporting an agribusiness, biotechnology, and/or ag-biotechnology business, including experience handling complex licensing, collaboration, and M&A transactions.  In-house (and some law firm) experience preferred.  Law firm candidates will be considered.

Boston, Massachusetts, Reimagine your legal career  Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. With over 2,400 employees spanning North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable corporate legal departments to drive efficiency and growth to adapt to a demanding new era.  Axiom empowers you to take control of how you work while contributing your expertise to the world's best companies.  Currently, we're hiring  Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Lawyers to join us with: 5+ years of experience at a top law firm with exceptional academic credentials; In-house experience preferred Experience in one or more of the following areas: Pharmaceutical industry commercial agreements such as MSDs, distribution agreements, and labeling agreements Drafting and negotiating clinical trial agreements Drafting and negotiating pharma-related commercial contracts including supply, manufacturing, distribution, CTAs, MTAs Providing legal advice for a wide range of regulatory matters including: Fraud and Abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback issues, FDA marketing (advertising, promotion, labeling) and other FDA regulatory including clinical R & D issues, impact of proposed legislation and reporting requirements (state and federal), and other regulatory matters Experience advising academic medical centers, physician group practices, health care delivery systems, and/or in-house health care legal departments a plus Ability to work onsite in Boston and Active membership in the MA bar The responsibilities for this role will include: Drafting and negotiating pharmaceutical or medical device related commercial contracts (e.g. supply, manufacturing, distribution, managed care) Negotiating with sophisticated counterparties, such as hospitals, teaching institutions and universities Interfacing with clinical research organizations to facilitate clinical trials Providing legal advice for a wide range of regulatory matters, including but not limited to product promotional activities and product pricing Working with and advising business clients directly, as well as providing guidance and practical solutions Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.  Diversity  is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, offering access to a variety of professional development programs and continuing legal education opportunities.  Since 2000, we’ve reached legal professionals globally and been committed to reimagining legal work. We seek to live up to the New York Times’ prediction that, “A more sweeping transformation may be on the horizon. And it may look a lot like Axiom”.    Our company is ranked #1 in business of law, innovation in corporate strategy, and innovation in law firm efficiency by the Financial Times.  Learn more about working at Axiom .  

Boston, Massachusetts, Reimagine your legal career  Axiom is the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent. With over 2,400 employees spanning North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable corporate legal departments to drive efficiency and growth to adapt to a demanding new era.  Axiom empowers you to take control of how you work while contributing your expertise to the world's best companies.  Currently, we're on the hunt for exceptional  Privacy lawyers  to join our ranks with: Substantive data protection and data privacy experience and an in-depth knowledge of U.S. and EU privacy statutes – including GDPR, CCPA Experience standardizing policies, protocols, and training programs, including the associated documents such as vendor and client contracts. This includes providing guidance across various stakeholders, such as business and product development, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, and procurement Experience providing legal advice regarding privacy, privacy impact assessments, data-sharing, and related issues Vendor relationship management/contract negotiation is a plus Excellent academic and law firm credentials, with experience in a dynamic in-house environment preferred Active membership in the Massachusetts bar The responsibilities for this role will include: Providing legal advice regarding privacy compliance requirements and opportunities for improvement of privacy policies Working with and advising business and compliance clients directly, as well as providing guidance and practical solutions Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.  Diversity  is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, offering access to a variety of professional development programs and continuing legal education opportunities.  Since 2000, we’ve reached legal professionals globally and been committed to reimagining legal work. We seek to live up to the New York Times’ prediction that, “A more sweeping transformation may be on the horizon. And it may look a lot like Axiom”.    Our company is ranked #1 in business of law, innovation in corporate strategy, and innovation in law firm efficiency by the Financial Times.  Learn more about working at Axiom .  

Cambridge, Massachusetts, ***Please apply directly to our Career Site at: https://beigene.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/BeiGene/job/Cambridge/Senior-Manager--Legal-Operations_R3593***   BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.   General Description:   The Senior Manager, Legal Operations will be a key member of the Legal Operations team responsible for supporting departmental initiatives related to eBilling / Matter Management, Information Governance, Litigation and eDiscovery, Knowledge Management and other Legal Operations responsibilities.  Under the supervision of the Senior Director, Legal Operations, this position will work cross-functionally with business partners to develop and maintain new processes, systems and metrics that will help BeiGene more effectively manage costs and improve capabilities of the Legal and Compliance team and the Company.   Responsibilities:   eBilling / Matter Management Acts as primary administrator for the eBilling / Matter Management system, including onboarding new law firms and service providers, opening and closing matters, handling billing issues, and analyzing and enforcing compliance with the Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines; Manages purchase orders and monthly, quarterly and annual budgeting and accrual processes, coordinating with accounts payable, Finance and Legal and Compliance team members; Tracks all law firm and other Legal and Compliance vendor special billing arrangements; Maintains a contact and responsibility list of all outside law firms and serves as the key point-of-contact for Legal and Compliance team members when seeking to engage outside counsel for new matters; Provides regular reporting / metrics on spend management and implements changes to improve performance as directed; and Supports development of new features / capabilities and related change management.   Information Governance Assists with implementing and managing the Company’s records management program and serving as a program administrator; Supports Legal and Compliance team members to train business teams on relevant policies, processes and systems regarding contracting operations and records management; and Provides guidance to business teams regarding appropriate maintenance and periodic disposal of business records.   Corporate Governance and Recordkeeping Oversees technology tools and vendor relationships and billing for corporate governance tools, including Board portal, corporate and subsidiary management and recordkeeping, and intra-company agreements; and Works with paralegals, administrative assistants and Legal and Compliance team members to ensure that corporate records are secured, maintained, and updated in a timely manner.   Litigation and eDiscovery Collaborates with Legal, outside counsel, IT and other key stakeholders to support legal hold processes and to ensure documents / data are properly maintained to meet preservation obligations; Manages legal holds and releases; Assists in-house and outside counsel with discovery requests; and Supports development of eDiscovery best practices and capabilities.   Knowledge Management Maintains and promotes resources / subscriptions for the Legal and Compliance team and tracks usage; Maintains Legal and Compliance department’s database of presentations and training materials; Assists with development of Knowledge Management tools and resources to support development of Legal and Compliance team members; Assists with updating and management of content on the Legal and Compliance department’s intranet site; Trains new Legal and Compliance team members on department tools, resources and operations; and Supports other Legal and Compliance projects as required.   Legal and Compliance Team Support and Management Supports the Senior Director, Legal Operations with Legal and Compliance team budgeting and tracking; Assists with Legal and Compliance department operations, including vendor management, key performance metrics, meetings and presentations; Supports individual Legal and Compliance team members as requested in an effort to increase efficiency and effectiveness; Supports project management on key initiatives for the Legal and Compliance department, including contract management, document management, knowledge management and other areas as needed; and Keeps current on latest legal operations industry trends and developments, and identifies opportunities to implement best practices.   Skills and Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; strong preference for paralegal certification. Proficiency in the Microsoft suite of tools including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel; as well as project management applications such as Microsoft Project and Visio. 5+ years supporting an in-house legal department; experience in the pharmaceutical industry a plus. Notary Public or willingness to become one. Experience with eBilling / Mattter Management software. Demonstrated experience in managing projects. Exceptional organizational and communication skills. Great attention to detail. Ability to handle confidential and proprietary information using excellent discretion and judgment. Self-motivation and ability to work both independently and as a team player. Ability to be flexible and willing to accept new responsibilities in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.   Travel: Up to 10%    Education Required: Bachelor of Arts / Science required.  Paralegal certification a plus.   Competencies: Ethics - Treats people with respect; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically in accordance with BeiGene’s Code of Conduct, policies and procedures. Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Follows instructions and responds to management direction. Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information. Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed; Shares expertise with others.  Adaptability – Able to adapt to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events. Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and development areas; Pursues training and opportunities for growth; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others. Dependability - Follows instructions and responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan. Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality. Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data. Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.  Project Management - Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and within budget.   We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.