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Role Description

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, this role will be an integral part of the legal team that supports CareDx in a wide variety of transactions in the life sciences and in vitro diagnostic industry. This includes assisting with patent and technology licensing, collaborations, strategic alliances, clinical trial agreements, commercial sales agreements, supply agreements, software (including SaaS) licensing.

• Partner with cross-functional leadership to develop contract templates and playbooks.
• Work closely with cross-functional leadership to draft and negotiate a wide range of complex agreements including:
  • Patent and software license agreements
  • Collaboration agreements
  • Clinical trial agreements
  • Investigator-initiated study agreements
  • Research & development agreements
  • Sales agreements
  • Supply agreements
  • Vendor agreements
  • SaaS agreements
  • Service agreements
  • Distribution agreements
  • Quality agreements
• Advise internal client groups and senior management on:
  • Contract interpretation
  • Dispute resolution
  • IP ownership
  • Other legal issues related to digital health and in vitro diagnostic products and services
• Advise on corporate governance and security matters, including:
  • Corporate law
  • Preparation and review of SEC reporting and compliance
  • Corporate structuring
  • Subsidiary management
  • Officer and director appointments
  • State filings
• Provide transactional and operational support for M&A activities and post-acquisition integration.
• Advise and provide healthcare compliance and regulatory legal support, including:
  • Fraud waste & abuse
  • Anti-kickback
  • Stark law
  • FCPA
  • CLIA
  • NY state licensing
  • FDA
  • Pharmacy licensing
• Work collaboratively with other attorneys and contract specialists on the drafting, negotiation, and execution of agreements.

Qualifications

• J.D degree (ABA accredited)
• Admission to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction
• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Significant experience in the life sciences industry
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex transactional agreements
• Excellent analytical and legal drafting skills
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact directly with clients and colleagues at all levels and across different functions of the organization
• Ability to handle, prioritize and follow through on a high volume of work, setting appropriate priorities with clients and delivering results efficiently
• Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter, to develop and implement strategic solutions to challenging problems and effectively drive issues to closure and to participate in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Passion for improving patient outcomes

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and incentive compensation
• Health and welfare benefits, including a gym reimbursement program
• 401(k) savings plan match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Living Donor Employee Recovery Policy allowing up to 30 days of paid leave annually for organ or bone marrow donation
• And more!

Company Description

CareDx, Inc. is a leading precision medicine solutions company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers. CareDx offers products, testing services, and digital healthcare solutions along the pre- and post-transplant patient journey, and is the leading provider of genomics-based information for transplant patients.