Senior Legal Counsel R&D - Princeton, US

Pleased to meet you, we are Galapagos, a dynamic growing Biotech company with offices across Europe and in US, headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium.

We are in the business of changing lives. Focusing on high unmet medical needs, we synergize compelling science, technology, and collaborative approaches to create a deep pipeline of best-in-class small molecules, CAR-T therapies and biologics in oncology and immunology. With capabilities from lab to patient, including Decentralized Manufacturing Unit(s) of CAR-T, we are committed to challenging the status quo and delivering results for our patients, employees and shareholders.

We pioneer for patients. We need thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters. Collaborative innovators and perseverant idealists. We need the best-in-class. In other words, we need you : The ‘make-it-happener’.

We are expanding our US footprint to set-up our decentralized CAR-T network and further build our research capabilities in the US.

We are currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel R&D

Scope of the job

As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will take ownership of complex legal issues in our team that supports Galapagos’ Research and Development operations. We are looking for someone who has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating complex research and development agreements. You should be able to provide high quality legal advice and can propose creative and compliant solutions to business issues.

Your role

• act as a business partner and provide accurate legal support to the company’s Research and Development organization, including the business development group;
• negotiate, draft and review R&D agreements of all types (including strategic collaboration agreements, license agreements, grant agreements, services agreements, clinical trial agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements);
• interact with external stakeholders (e.g. universities, CROs, biotech companies, third party manufacturers, equipment and service providers);
• partner with the IP team with respect to intellectual property related matters;
• supporting routine legal matters supporting the US business;
• assist the company in fulfilling its compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements;
• stay up-to-date with and training others in legislation and/or compliance in this field; and
• contribute to wider organizational goals and/or activities as assigned.