Azurity Pharmaceuticals - Senior Manager - Legal - Infrastructure Domain - LLB

Pharmaceuticals is a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on innovative products that meet the needs of underserved patients.

As an industry leader in providing unique, accessible, and high-quality medications, Azurity leverages its integrated capabilities and vast partner network to continually expand its broad commercial product portfolio and robust late-stage pipeline.

The companys patient-centric products span the cardiovascular, neurology, endocrinology, gastro-intestinal, institutional, and orphan markets, and have benefited millions of patients.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an inclusive workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Azurity's success is attributable to our incredibly talented, dedicated team that focuses on benefiting the lives of patients by bringing the best science and commitment to quality into everything that we do.

We seek highly motivated individuals with the dedication, integrity, and creative spirit needed to thrive in our organization.

Azurity is seeking an experienced in-house counsel to support its Global Infrastructure Function, which includes Finance, IT / Digital, Work Place Services, HR, EPMO, etc.

The legal responsibilities for this role include statutory compliance (for the Indian entity), contracts, legal documentation, strategizing, and advisory.

The candidate must be experienced in understanding and working on the legal requirements for Finance, IT / Digital, Workplace Services, HR, and EPMO departments within an organization.

They should have expertise in cross-border contracts, dealing with internal stakeholders and counterparties globally, and be well-versed in managing Contract Lifecycle Management Platform.

Additionally, the candidate should have strong experience in stakeholder management and communication to effectively coordinate with various stakeholders present globally.

Duties And Management :

• Serve as a strong Legal Business Partner for the relevant departments.
• Gain a deep understanding of the business, products, strategies, transactions, and various issues by aligning with the relevant departments.
• Regularly attend meetings, proactively identify legal issues and highlight risks, and provide solutions to mitigate by collaborating with the relevant departments.
• Ensure all legal requirements are completed within stipulated timelines to facilitate smooth transactions for the relevant departments.
• Preemptively track all important dates and events, and take actions accordingly.
• Work closely with India General Counsel and other legal team Draft, review and negotiate contracts (domestic as well as cross border) such as Service Agreements, SaaS Agreements, Consulting Agreements Subscription Agreements, Lease Agreements, Engagement Letters, Offer Letters, Employment Agreements, Scope of Work, Change Orders, Purchase Orders / Terms and Conditions etc, and amendments, addendum, assignment and termination thereof.
• Developing playbook / checklist for the frequently used contracts and ensuring that the agreements are drafted and negotiated as per the playbook / checklist and are executed in timely manner.
• Ensure risk mitigation, protection of intellectual properties, and commercial interests of the organization by way of contracts.
• Inform and guide stakeholders on the interpretation and purposes of contracts related provisions.
• Identify and assist stakeholders with resolution of issues affecting completion of contracts.
• Format documents for finalization.
• Manage the legal contracts folders.
• Gather, quantify, and report on legal department metrics.

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