• IAVI is seeking Legal Counsel to support our Africa operations. The Legal Counsel will serve in the General Counsel’s office, providing legal support across a wide range of legal, regulatory, and ethical issues, primarily focusing on clinical trial contracts throughout the Africa region.
• If you’re an Attorney eager to apply your expertise in an organization that’s making a positive impact on public health, learn more and apply below!

Key Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate contracts (e.g., CDAs, MTAs, DTAs, vendor contracts, clinical trial agreements, consulting contracts, collaboration agreements etc.) with partner organizations for research activities in the Africa region, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and third party obligations.
• Provide accurate, reasoned, and concise legal advice to business teams at all levels and across multiple departments.
• Work cross-functionally on projects throughout procurement and operations, providing sound guidance and negotiating deals as needed to meet critical business objectives.
• Assist in corporate governance and board matters, including preparation of board materials, minutes and updates to corporate charters and policies.
• Provide support to the management and oversight of outside counsel, as needed.
• Provide legal support for IAVI’s research & development programs in Africa, including interactions with research laboratories, pre-clinical and clinical activities, regulatory, and quality functions.
• Provide legal support and regulatory guidance to internal partners to facilitate clinical trial-related contracting and various vendor agreements supporting clinical research.
• Provide general legal support for the clinical trial program related to clinical research regulatory compliance, including the review of clinical research-related documents, study protocols, informed consent and ethics committee requirements.
• Monitor regional regulatory requirements and assist in obtaining necessary licenses, permits, and approvals.
• Work in a coordinated and integrated fashion within IAVI’s General Counsel’s Office to support IAVI’s research and development programs.
• Provide subject matter expertise on issues arising in research and clinical studies in the Africa region.

Requirements

Education and Work Experience:

• Legal degree from an accredited law school is required.
• Admission to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction is required.
• 5+ years relevant work experience in an academic research, CRO, pharmaceutical, biotech, or similar setting is required.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Transactional experience, including contracts and intellectual property issues relating to pre-clinical and clinical research activities is required.
• Strong understanding of clinical research regulations.
• Excellent attention to detail with excellent drafting skills.
• Demonstrate ability to work in a fluid/fast-paced, highly collaborative, team environment.
• Very strong working knowledge of PC Applications (Excel, Microsoft Word, Windows, etc.).
• Receptive to take positive action on feedback, recommendations and requests.
• Proactive, action oriented, and collaborative; Ability to take proactive steps to collaborate with members of other teams and departments.
• Strong project management skills, with ability to fulfill commitments and be accountable for outcomes.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; and
• Strong analytical skills.