Senior Director, Technology Transactions & Commercial Contracts

Summary

Join Dynavax as a Senior Director, Technology Transactions & Commercial Contracts to play a key role in enabling the company's strategic business and licensing transactions, supporting its business goals.

Requirements

• At least 9+ years of licensing and commercial agreements experience in a public biotech, pharma or law firm
• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one state bar
• Strong legal background and licensing experience in the field of biotechnology or biopharma R&D
• Experience in a vaccine company a plus
• Ability to work collaboratively across the company, successfully build relationships, and efficiently manage outside counsel
• Ability to think creatively, evaluate and manage risk, devise business-focused solutions to challenging problems, and drive issues to closure to meet the company’s goals
• Demonstrated success managing complex corporate transactions and multiple competing matters
• Excellent interpersonal, decision-making and communications skills

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage the execution of a broad array of complex commercial, procurement, and other contracts
• Partner with the business development team, advising on strategic business transactions, including collaboration agreements and strategic alliances to advance the company’s goals
• Partner with the business development and project management teams on the integration, terms, and performance of existing partnerships and strategic alliances
• Collaborate with the intellectual property team on IP-related matters
• Advise management and internal clients on the company’s rights and obligations under existing contracts, including agreements with existing strategic partners
• Support other members of the Legal Department on business development and other strategic transactions, including performing and facilitating transaction due diligence
• Identify the need for, engage, and incorporate the advice of, financial, technical, and other subject matter experts when working on a contract or transaction
• Manage cross-functional transaction teams to drive contracts and transactions to conclusion
• Assist in the development, implementation and enforcement of policies and procedures regarding contracts and related matters, including development of a contracting playbook
• Analyze and report on contract terms and transaction issues and counsel management and internal clients regarding transactions and negotiated terms, including requirements, obligations and risks
• Assist in the development and maintenance of standard contract forms and templates
• Participate in, and/or present to, various internal company committees and work teams, as assigned
• Supervise and manage outside counsel
• Manage and execute other matters within the Legal Department, as assigned

Benefits

• Full range of health and welfare insurance benefits
• 401(k) company match
• Paid time off benefits, including 17 paid holidays in 2024