Senior Corporate Counsel, Advertising, Promotion & Market Access

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
• Provide timely, practical review and approval of promotional materials through MLR, including HCP and patient-facing content (digital, print, field materials)
• Advise on core promotional issues, including claims substantiation, fair balance, comparative messaging, and disease awareness communications
• Counsel business partners on compliance with FDA OPDP requirements, FTC standards, and PhRMA Code
• 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
• Draft, review, and negotiation of commercial contracting agreements, including:
• • Commercial vendor and services agreements
  • Supply, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics agreements
• Support negotiation of payer and market access agreements, including managed care, reimbursement, and innovative contracting models (where applicable)
• Advise business partners on contractual risk, deal structure, and practical solutions aligned with company strategy
• Help build and scale contracting processes, templates, and negotiation playbooks
• Partner cross functionally with clinical, commercial, market access, finance, and compliance teams

Candidate Profile:

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Typically 3-5+ 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
• Significant experience in drafting and negotiating:
  • R&D and clinical development contracts
  • Commercial vendor and operational agreements
  • Payer or market access–related agreements
  • G&A and other vendor agreements
• Strong understanding of the legal and compliance considerations facing emerging commercial-stage life sciences companies
• Proven ability to lead matters independently and exercise sound judgment
• 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
  • Ability to operate independently and work cross functionally with various teams across the organization
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills and exemplary attention to detail
  • Likes finding solutions to complex problems and works well under pressure
  • 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
  • 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
• Experience building scalable contracting frameworks in a growing organization

Why Join our Legal team:

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