Job Details

Associate - Corporate (Healthcare & Life Sciences Licensing)
Practice: Healthcare & Life Sciences Licensing
Experience: Minimum 3 years
Type: Full-Time

Direct Counsel represents an AmLaw 100 firm seeking a highly qualified Corporate Associate with life sciences licensing experience to join its Healthcare & Life Sciences Licensing Practice in the New York office. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge licensing matters in the biopharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
Key Responsibilities:

• Advise clients on licensing, collaboration, and strategic transactions in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.
• Draft and negotiate complex licensing and commercial agreements, including research, development, and commercialization deals.
• Collaborate with partners and cross-disciplinary teams on transactions involving healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, and biotech innovators.
• Provide strategic guidance on intellectual property, regulatory, and commercial issues affecting licensing arrangements.

• Minimum of 3 years of life sciences licensing experience.
• Degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related field, or prior biopharmaceutical industry experience, strongly preferred.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strong academic credentials and the ability to manage complex transactions in a fast-paced environment.