General Counsel - Enzo Biochem Inc

About Enzo:

Looking for a new job opportunity in a growing, international, and dynamic company?

Enzo Biochem is a pioneer in molecular diagnostics, leading the convergence of clinical laboratories, life sciences, and intellectual property through the development of unique diagnostic platform technologies that provide numerous advantages over previous standards. A global company, Enzo utilizes cross-functional teams to develop and deploy products systems and services that meet the ever-changing and rapidly growing needs of health care both today and into the future. Underpinning Enzo’s products and technologies is a broad and deep intellectual property portfolio, with patent coverage across a number of key enabling technologies. Enzo has proprietary technologies and expertise in manipulating and modifying genetic material and other biological molecules. Through wholly-owned subsidiaries (Enzo Life Sciences), Enzo targets its technology toward satisfying specific market needs.

Major Responsibilities:

The General Counsel, reporting to the CEO, serves on the executive team as the organization’s legal and compliance representative. In this role, you are responsible for conducting, coordinating and leading all legal matters for the company. You will provide legal advice to senior management and other executives and will guide the organization to remain compliant with current corporate laws.

Specific Duties:

• Coordinate and manage corporate legal matters.

• Support to CFO on SEC filings.

• Oversee legal matters within the organization

• Advising C-Suite on new laws, existing laws, and legal rights that would impact the business

• Act as the business’s legal representative

• Maintaining knowledge of the company’s legal documents and operations

• Assists in protecting an organization’s legal interest and maintaining its operations within the law

• Identify and analyze legal issues, draft key documents, and assure legal compliance

• Communicating with outside legal counsel

• Crafting and reviewing legal strategy in response to any litigation.

• Reduce outside legal spend.

Contract Responsibilities

• Work on various contracts and agreements, such as vendor relationships, strategic partnerships,

regulatory filings, licensing, and contracts/agreements. This includes analyses and responses to complex inquiries concerning contract obligations relating to Enzo Biochem, Inc.’s business.

• Combine legal and technical knowledge to provide Enzo Biochem, Inc. with high-level, impactful guidance and support.

Patent Responsibilities

• Provide general oversight in patent development, prosecution, appeals, reissues, and reexaminations with in-house and outside counsel.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

Requires a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and must be at good standing with the state Bar. Advanced Degree in molecular biology or related scientific field preferred

Experience:

Minimum of 10 years of in-house and/or law firm experience as a practicing attorney and expertise with a research-focused life science company. Ability to negotiate and draft agreements for a research-focused life science or biotechnology company. In-depth knowledge of applicable regulatory and compliance requirements in biotechnology, life sciences, and clinical laboratories. Experience managing litigation. Experience identifying and addressing international legal issues, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-bribery, anti-kickback, anti-slavery, and privacy (GDPR et al.). Global experience a plus.

Skills:

Excellent oral and written communication skills. Self-motivated and independent thinker who can work transparently and take accountability. Solid problem-solving and analytical ability. Proven ability to negotiate and draft agreements that are typical for a research-focused organization.

Please send your application including your salary expectations directly to Human Resource (dsohmer@enzo.com ). If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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