Senior Commercial Counsel

**Job Description**:
BeiGene is a rapidly growing, global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer. Likewise, BeiGene’s Legal and Compliance is building a team based on excellence, collaboration, and ongoing development to support BeiGene’s mission.

**Responsibilities**:

Serve as the lead legal representative on various cross-functional teams, including promotional and medical review committees.
- Collaborate and participate on cross-functional teams for product labeling, product development teams, medical affairs, and marketing.
- Provide advice with respect to pricing and reimbursement and other programs.
- Provide advice on healthcare regulatory matters across business functions, including commercial, clinical development, medical affairs, patient safety, regulatory, and healthcare compliance.
- Review and provide guidance on a wide range of promotional and non-promotional materials, including branded promotional materials, disease education/disease awareness campaigns, scientific communications, speaker programs, patient education materials, grants and sponsorships, training materials, and reprint and publications plans.
- Counsel on appropriate relationships with healthcare professionals, patients, managed care entities, advocacy organizations, and government entities, consistent with relevant healthcare laws, guidance documents, and current enforcement trends.
- Support market access activities, including pricing committee and compliance, patient support programs, supply chain and distribution, patient hubs, and other complex pricing and reimbursement strategies.
- Review and advise on healthcare regulatory matters in BeiGene’s external communications, such as scientific journal articles, abstracts, presentations at medical conferences, press releases, websites, social media, and investor presentations, and participate in internal and external working groups such as trade associations and government affairs activities.
- Review and negotiate commercial agreements, including marketing, distribution and other related agreements.
- Provide guidance on appropriate interactions by, and allocations of responsibilities between, Commercial and Medical Affairs functions.
- Advise and train on healthcare compliance laws, product liability laws, privacy laws, industry codes and standards and other laws and regulations applicable to the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products.
- Assist with the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to healthcare compliance, including interactions with healthcare professionals, speaker programs, patient access and reimbursement support, expanded access, advisory boards, market access, and activities at scientific congresses.
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal and external counsels and cross-regional teams to provide full legal coverage for APAC markets.

Qualification Required:

- Qualified to practice law (preferably in Sydney, Australia or Singapore)
- At least 10 years of experience in a healthcare law role in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry, with significant experience supporting branded biotech/pharmaceutical product(s), including participation in promotional and medical review processes, preferably in oncology and for accelerated approval product(s)
- Strong command of relevant healthcare laws, regulations, guidance, industry codes, and enforcement trends in the APAC markets outside of China
- Ability to manage and serve a wide range of client groups by recognizing and responding quickly and pragmatically to urgent situations and competing demands
- Exceptional and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills in both one-on-one and group settings
- Excellent organizational skills and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to make risk-based judgements and provide clear and concise practical, solution-orientated guidance on complex matters
- Confidence and presence to advise clients at all levels with limited oversight
- Commitment to being a team player with the desire to be helpful in all areas
- Fluent written and oral skills in English

Computer Skills:
Proficiency in the Microsoft suite of tools including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

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