Contracts Counsel

POSITION TITLE: CONTRACTS COUNSEL 

LOCATION: CAMBRIDGE, MA (HYBRID) or REMOTE (EAST COAST PREFERRED) 

This position reports to our global HQ in Cambridge, MA.  Local candidates who can work onsite three days per week are preferred; consideration will be given to East Coast-based or other US-based candidates working remotely.  

Who we are: 

As a result of its reach and rapidly expanding network, TriNetX has become the market leader in protocol design, feasibility, and site selection. Researchers have leveraged the TriNetX network to analyze over 39,000 protocols, presented over 10,000 clinical trial opportunities to its healthcare members, and reduced site identification time in clinical trials by 50%.

Currently, TriNetX healthcare organization members contribute access to a patient population of 400 million, representing over 40 billion clinical observations. TriNetX has a worldwide presence, with our global headquarters located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and EU offices in Ghent, Belgium; Freiburg, Germany; and Basel, Switzerland – as well as offices in London, Madrid, Melbourne, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo, and Healdsburg, California. As a result, TriNetX is one of the fastest-growing, privately held companies in the life sciences industry.

What challenges we work on:

TriNetX is the global health research network that optimizes clinical research and enables discoveries through the creation of real-world evidence. TriNetX combines real-time access to longitudinal clinical data with state-of-the-art analytics to answer complex research questions at the speed of thought.  Each member of our community shares in the consolidated value of our global, federated health research network that connects clinical researchers to the patient populations which they are attempting to study.

Who we are looking for:   

As we continue to grow globally, we’re looking for a highly motivated Contracts Counsel to join our Legal Team. Reporting directly to our General Counsel, you’ll partner closely with our Associate General Counsel, Healthcare Partnerships Team and Commercial Sales Team to draft, negotiate, and review a wide range of complex contracts.  You’ll also leverage your in-depth expertise to streamline our contracting processes, minimize legal risks, and help drive our broader legal strategy. 
 

What you will be doing at TriNetX:  

• Draft, negotiate, and review contracts for TriNetX’s products and services, including SaaS license agreements and network membership agreements with health care organizations and industry customers.
• Work closely and positively to support our business stakeholders - with resiliency under tight deadlines and while managing multiple priorities. Interpret existing contracts and advise on contract interpretation issues.
• Support ongoing company-wide contracting initiatives, including policy development, template standardization, and adoption of contract-related technologies.
• Proactively assess, prevent, and minimize legal risk to the company and help drive legal strategy to align and achieve strategic business goals.
• Collaborate with others and/or work independently to provide primary legal support for internal and customer-facing projects.
• Actively engage with all parts of the organization to maintain compliance with internal and external policies and obligations.
• Offer guidance on various legal issues, collaborate with internal and external counsel, and provide support with other legal projects and initiatives, as needed. 

Skills/Qualifications:  

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience drafting, negotiating, and reviewing complex commercial contracts in the SaaS/healthcare/clinical data space. 
• License to practice law in Massachusetts or another US state —and/or registered to practice as in-house counsel. 
• Strong experience in software technology and cloud services, and associated business models, in life sciences or healthcare. 
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey legal concepts and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong drafting and negotiating skills, with an acute attention to detail.
• Familiarity with state and federal health and privacy regulations such as HIPAA, CCPA and CPRA
• Demonstrated ability to provide cross-functional team members with practical, risk-appropriate, and timely legal advice and support. 
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing projects, adapt to changing priorities, and work independently with minimal supervision.

Bonus points: 

• Background in basic accounting and financial reporting, such as addressing revenue recognition requirements, in connection with commercial contracts.
• Experience working with IP-rich contracts in the pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry.  
• Expertise with global health and privacy regulations such as GDPR, LGPD or APPI.
• Experience in litigation, employment law or corporate law. 

Learn more about TriNetX: 

To learn more about us, please check out our website, blog, and Careers page - and be sure to follow us on X (Twitter) and LinkedIn.  You can also find out more about what it’s like to work at TriNetX on The Muse. 

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