Senior Counsel, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs, Clinical Research & Regulatory Compliance

Senior Counsel, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs, Clinical Research & Regulatory Compliance
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Category: Professional / Management
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department: General Counsel Office
Pay Range: $175,000.00 - $295,000.00 per year

Location:

95 Old Short Hills Road, West Orange, NJ 07052

Job Title: Senior Counsel

Location : SBC Corporation

Department Name : General Counsel Office

Req #:

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $175,000.00 - $295,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Senior Counsel, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs, Clinical Research & Regulatory Compliance

Job Overview:

RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey s largest integrated academic healthcare system, seeks a highly experienced and detail-oriented in-house attorney to serve as Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs with a primary focus on clinical research, research contracting, and regulatory compliance.

This position provides legal oversight for the negotiation and management of clinical trial agreements, grant-funded research contracts, and collaboration agreements with academic and industry partners. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in FDA regulations, IRB processes, HIPAA compliance in research, and federal funding requirements related to biomedical and clinical research. This role partners closely with the Office of Research, IRB, Compliance, and Clinical Operations to support the health system's growing research enterprise. A minimum of 8 years of relevant legal experience in research law, healthcare regulation, or academic medical center legal affairs is required,

Reports to:

• The Senior Counsel, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs, Clinical Research & Regulatory Compliance reports directly to the Vice President of Legal Affairs.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Active license to practice law in the State of New Jersey or eligibility for in-house counsel licensure in NJ
• Minimum of 8 years of legal experience, including substantial experience with clinical research, FDA regulatory compliance, and research contracting
• Comprehensive knowledge of federal research regulations, including FDA, HHS, OHRP, and NIH guidelines
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex agreements and collaborate effectively with operational, academic, and compliance stakeholders,
• Experience supporting an academic medical center, research institute, or life sciences sponsor
• Working knowledge of intellectual property, technology