ALZA is a growing, dynamic company that promotes and rewards innovation and teamwork. ALZA has more than 2,100 employees who work at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, at its manufacturing facility in Vacaville, California, or as part of its sales force in locations throughout the United States and Canada.
In June 2000, ALZA was named Drug Delivery Company of the Year by MedAd News and was recognized as one of the 50 best companies to work for in Silicon Valley by San Jose Magazine (May/June 2000). The San Jose Business Journal recently rated ALZA as the largest biopharmaceutical company in Silicon Valley.
Job Description
Johnson & Johnson is a Fortune 100 company with 195 operating companies, more than 100,000 employees located around the world and has been consistently ranked as one of the top workplaces in America. ALZA recently became a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies through Johnson & Johnson's largest-ever merger. The attorneys at ALZA will continue a strong tradition of excellence with the added resources associated with being part of Johnson & Johnson's Law Department.
Johnson & Johnson is seeking two transactional attorneys to join our high quality and collegial legal team based in Mountain View, California, to provide support for the commercial development, manufacturing and R&D organizations of ALZA Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson Company. As part of the Johnson & Johnson legal team based at ALZA, your primary job will be to assist in the growth of ALZA's vital product development business through your involvement in the creation of new collaborations with the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. You will draft and negotiate a variety of business agreements, including product development, material transfer, technology licensing, supply, confidentiality, consulting and service contracts. You will also counsel in-house clients on a wide range of general contract, commercial, liability, pharmaceutical development, and intellectual property issues.
Job Requirements
We anticipate that the team at ALZA will also come to support transaction based activities at other J&J affiliates on the west coast. Candidates should have a law degree from a nationally accredited law school and four to fifteen years experience in a top law firm or in-house legal department, along with expertise in contract negotiation in areas such as technology licensing, manufacturing, and/or operations (preferably in the biotech/pharmaceutical areas).
Successful candidates must be able to handle many diverse clients and projects, be able to adapt to a changing workload, have good interpersonal skills and a strong collaborative workstyle.
NOTES:
US Residents Only
To Apply:
Email: jobs@alza.com
Fax: (650) 564-5656
ALZA Corporation
1900 Charleston Road
P.O. Box 7210
Mountain View, CA 94039-7210
ALZA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from minorities and persons with disabilities. Applicants are considered on the basis of their qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job related medical condition or disability.
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