Director - Compliance Counsel

Location: San Diego, California; Boston, Massachusetts; or remote within the United States

Salary: $241,988–$276,900

Company

Ionis is a commercial biopharmaceutical company developing RNA-targeted medicines and gene-editing approaches for serious diseases.

What you will do

• Advise commercial, medical, regulatory, clinical, finance, HR, IT, and other functions on healthcare and corporate compliance matters.
• Build, implement, and maintain a scalable compliance program aligned with the company’s products, risks, and growth.
• Review promotional, educational, advertising, and medical materials through cross-functional review committees.
• Develop compliance policies, procedures, training, risk assessments, monitoring plans, and remediation activities.
• Support investigations, grants, sponsorships, pricing activities, patient programs, and interactions with healthcare professionals and entities.
• Partner with senior leaders, manage external counsel, and translate legal and regulatory developments into practical business guidance.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree and admission to a state bar.
• 5–7 years of legal experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, with significant life sciences experience.
• Experience advising a public biopharmaceutical company on advertising and promotion, healthcare interactions, investigations, risk assessments, monitoring, and compliance policies.
• Knowledge of the FDCA, FDA guidance, fraud and abuse laws, anti-kickback statutes, OIG guidance, PhRMA guidelines, state transparency laws, and privacy requirements.
• Strong independent judgment, analytical ability, communication skills, and capacity to influence business leaders.
• Must work in San Diego, Boston, or remotely within the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with internal investigations and corrective and preventive actions.
• Knowledge of managed markets, payer and PBM contracting, patient support programs, government pricing, grants, investigator-initiated studies, or sponsorships.
• Experience appropriate for a Director or Executive Director-level role.

Culture & Benefits

• Patient-centric mission focused on improving the lives of people with serious diseases.
• Collaborative environment emphasizing innovation, scientific excellence, integrity, and ethical conduct.
• Onsite, hybrid, and remote work environments designed to support lasting professional relationships.
• Excellent benefits package.