Senior Counsel Specialist, Assistant General Counsel, Research & Development, Healthcare Law Group

Position Scope and Key Responsibilities:

The Sr. Counsel Specialist, Assistant General Counsel will work as part of the Healthcare Law Group within Genentech's Legal Department.  The position will have the opportunity to provide legal advice and support to Genentech’s Global and US Research and Development and Medical Affairs Functions including those responsible for Data Sharing, Real World Data, Personalized Healthcare and Digital Health technologies.

Specific activities may include the following:

• Providing advice, education, training and legal direction on the following:
• US and global data privacy
• Real World Data
• Data Sharing
• Human subject protection 
• Early research through interventional trials, including drug, device and non-interventional studies, and biomarker and genomic research, 
• Health equity and inclusive research 
• FDA laws, regulations and guidance and other laws and regulations governing the research and development of biotech products and digital health technologies  
• Advising, drafting and negotiating complex research collaborations and data sharing agreements with academic institutions, healthcare institutions, government entities and other external partners; 
• Consulting and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and subject matter experts to support the above activities, including business leadership, patent counsel, transaction counsel, privacy counsel, regulatory experts, ethics experts and legal policy committee members; and
• Developing and implementing playbooks, templates, processes and training on the same for internal clients and the Legal Department on issues related to the support of above activities, including complex transactions.

The Healthcare Law Group, as part of the Genentech Law Department, values ongoing professional development and collegiality in support of our vision to be essential partners to our clients, driving business excellence to improve patient lives. We seek and cultivate self- motivated individuals who share this vision and consistently demonstrate excellent judgment and ethics while delivering solutions-oriented, proactive, and strategic legal advice.