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More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a commercial-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives. Summary: Reporting into our SVP, Legal, the Associate General Counsel will lead the commercial legal function with primary responsibility to support our first U.S. product launch. This individual serves as a trusted strategic partner and provides practical, timely and business-savvy legal advice to the Commercial (Sales, Marketing, Market Access), Medical Affairs and Patient Support functions. This role is the subject matter expert (SME) on U.S. healthcare laws, FDA promotional regulations and industry codes to enable legal and compliant pre-launch, launch and ongoing commercial and medical activities. This role partners with and may oversee Compliance to ensure that the Company’s U.S. compliance program remains risk-based, fit-for-purpose and aligned with our corporate values, while supporting cross-functional teams through advisory responsibilities, training and policy development. The ideal candidate will combine a strategic and seasoned mindset with hands-on tactical and operational excellence. Location and Travel: role can support remote-based candidates. Travel expectations: up to 15%.
Salary estimate
$128,000 – $173,000/yr
Provided by the employer.
Skills for this role
Sales
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