Senior Corporate Counsel

Job overview:

As we prepare for our first commercial launch, we are seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, Advertising, Promotion & Market Access (Senior Director level) to serve as the legal partner to Commercial and Market Access teams, providing strategic and day-to-day legal support for advertising, promotional, and access-related activities. This role balances hands-on execution with strategic guidance, enabling compliant and effective brand initiatives.

The position will be an essential part of the cross-functional team preparing to launch the first classic psychedelic and will partner closely with Marketing, Medical, Regulatory, and Market Access colleagues to deliver practical and risk-based legal advice in a fast-paced launch environment.

This is a hands-on role for an experienced in house attorney who enjoys ownership, cross functional partnership, and operating in a fast moving, scaling organization.

Location: Remote on the East Coast, USA or Hybrid in our New Jersey office.

Reports to: VP, Associate General Counsel.

Roles and responsibilities 
(Include but are not limited to): 

Advertising & Promotion (Ad Promo)

• Serve as lead legal counsel for product launch on all promotional matters.
• Lead legal review of promotional materials including:
  o Healthcare professional (HCP) materials
  o Sales training and field force materials
  o Disease awareness and unbranded campaigns
• Lead legal review of market access and payer communications
• Lead legal review of medical and scientific exchange materials
• Support legal review of corporate communications materials, including digital and social media content
• Advise on core promotional issues, including claims substantiation, fair balance, comparative messaging, and disease awareness communications.
• Support development of promotional strategy and messaging, identifying legal risks and offering workable solutions.
• Deliver targeted training and guidance to brand teams and commercial stakeholders

Candidate Profile:

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Typically 5+ years of legal experience, with meaningful in house experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry strongly preferred or relevant law firm experience supporting life sciences clients, with exposure to in-house-style responsibilities
• Strong understanding of the legal and compliance considerations facing emerging commercial-stage life sciences companies
• Strong knowledge of:
• FDA advertising and promotion regulations
• OPDP enforcement trends
• FDA guidance documents
• FTC advertising standards
• Relevant healthcare laws and regulations
• Demonstrated experience reviewing promotional materials in a promotional review committee/MLR environment.
• Business oriented mindset with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency utilizing and managing contract management software
• The ideal candidate should have the following characteristics:

• Legal smarts, analytic rigor, business sense, and a strong work ethic;
• Proven ability to operate independently and work cross functionally with various teams across the organization in a rapidly growing organization and fast-paced business environment;
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, exemplary attention to detail and exercise sound judgment;
• Strong executive presence and influencing skills;
• Collaborative and solutions-oriented approach;
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines;

• Familiarity with market access and payer promotional regulations.

• Strong written and oral communication (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning) and organizational skills (project management);
• Intellectual curiosity and continuous learning mindset;  
• Flexible, with excellent ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; and
• Believes in holding themselves and others accountable

Nice to Have 

• Experience supporting a clinical to commercial transition or first product launch
• Exposure to market access, reimbursement, or payer contracting strategy

Why Join our Legal team:

• Play a leadership role at a company approaching a major commercialization milestone
• Work closely with key stakeholders across development and commercial team
• Make a meaningful impact in a lean, collaborative legal environment

【Base salary per annum】: 250000 - 300000 USD