[Hiring] Senior VP, Legal @Eliquent Life Sciences, Inc

Role Description

The Senior Vice President, Legal is the company’s senior legal executive and serves as a strategic advisor to the Chief Financial Officer, executive leadership team, and business leaders across the organization. This position leads the global legal function and establishes the company’s legal strategy in support of its business objectives, international operations, growth plans, and commitment to ethical business practices.

The Head of Legal provides executive oversight of:

• Commercial contracting
• Corporate governance and Corporate Secretary activities
• Enterprise risk management
• Regulatory compliance
• Data privacy
• Employment-related legal matters
• Disputes and other legal issues affecting the organization

The successful candidate will balance legal risk with practical business needs, helping the organization make informed decisions while protecting its reputation, financial interests, client relationships, intellectual property, and operations.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• Active license and good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 15+ years of progressively responsible legal experience, including significant in-house corporate legal experience
• Previous experience serving as a senior legal leader, such as a Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel, Global Head of Legal, or leader of a substantial legal function
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing attorneys or other legal professionals
• Extensive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Experience supporting international business operations and agreements involving multiple countries or jurisdictions
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives on material legal, governance, contractual, compliance, and enterprise risk matters
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance, data privacy, regulatory compliance, employment-related legal matters, and dispute management
• Experience managing external counsel, legal budgets, and specialized legal service providers
• Ability to operate effectively in a global, remote, and highly collaborative work environment

Requirements

• Experience in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare, professional services, or consulting industry
• Experience advising a global professional services organization with complex client and independent contractor relationships
• Familiarity with regulatory considerations affecting life sciences consulting organizations and their clients
• Experience supporting international expansion, acquisitions, integrations, or other business transformation initiatives
• Experience implementing contract lifecycle management systems, legal intake tools, contract playbooks, entity management systems, or legal workflow automation
• Experience establishing or strengthening enterprise risk management and corporate governance programs

Benefits

• Challenging and engaging work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Paid leave
• Flexibility that supports work-life balance