Senior Corporate Counsel, Advertising, Promotion & Market Access (Biotech)

TL;DR

Senior Corporate Counsel (Biotech): Providing strategic legal support for advertising, promotional, and market access activities for a biotechnology company developing novel mental health treatments with an accent on FDA compliance and commercial contracting. Focus on leading the legal aspects of the first commercial product launch and managing risk-based legal advice in a fast-paced environment.

Location: Remote on the East Coast, USA or Hybrid in the New Jersey office. Must have employment rights in the US (no sponsorship provided).

Salary: $240,000 - $290,000 USD per annum

Company

A biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, specifically pioneering synthetic psilocybin treatments.

What you will do

• Serve as lead legal counsel for product launch on all promotional matters.
• Review and approve promotional materials (HCP and patient-facing) ensuring compliance with FDA OPDP, FTC, and PhRMA Code.
• Draft and negotiate commercial vendor, supply, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics agreements.
• Support the negotiation of payer and market access agreements, including reimbursement and innovative contracting models.
• Deliver targeted training and guidance to brand teams and commercial stakeholders.
• Partner cross-functionally with clinical, commercial, market access, finance, and compliance teams.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 3-5+ years of legal experience, with meaningful in-house experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry strongly preferred.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating R&D, commercial vendor, and payer agreements.
• Must be based on the US East Coast (for remote) or in New Jersey (for hybrid).
• Must have valid US employment rights; sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting a clinical to commercial transition or first product launch.
• Exposure to market access, reimbursement, or payer contracting strategy.
• Experience building scalable contracting frameworks in a growing organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership role at a company approaching a major commercialization milestone.
• Direct collaboration with senior stakeholders across development and commercial teams.
• Lean, collaborative legal environment with high opportunity for meaningful impact.
• Comprehensive compensation package including base salary, discretionary bonuses, and equity.