Scholar Rock

Vice President, Commercial Legal Counsel

Cambridge, MA · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$325k-$400kDetected 8 days ago

FDA RegulatoryLeadershipCommunication

About the role

As a global leader in myostatin biology, a field focused on proteins that regulate muscle mass, the Company is named for the visual resemblance of a scholar rock to protein structures.
Learn more at ScholarRock.com and follow @ScholarRock on X and on LinkedIn.
Summary of Position: Scholar Rock is seeking an experienced biopharmaceutical attorney with rare disease product launch experience to serve as VP, Commercial Legal Counsel.

Collaborate with compliance to ensure commercialization activities conducted compliantly, in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.
Develop and mentor legal colleagues to help build a successful legal team.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and operate with high ethical standards and professionalism.

Provide legal advice on a wide range of commercialization issues with broad enterprise impact.
Review and advise on interactions with external stakeholders, including patients, physicians, payors and patient advocacy groups.
Work closely and collaboratively with broader legal team on legal initiatives.
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from a fully accredited law school.
Admission to the Massachusetts bar.
15+ years of legal experience, with leadership experience at a commercial stage biopharma company preferred.
Exceptional executive-level written and verbal communication skills with ability to convey complex legal risks in clear, business‑centric terms.
Experience supporting rare disease product launches.

Strategic legal partner for U.S. commercial and medical affairs organization.
Advise business on advertising and promotional messaging, materials and activities, including serving on review committees to review and advise on promotional, medical, scientific exchange, and educational materials.
Provide strategic legal advice related to patient support programs, patient hubs, market access, pricing, reimbursement, and distribution channels and manage commercial contracting.
Provide company-wide education/trainings on healthcare regulatory laws and emerging trends.
Deep familiarity with healthcare compliance laws, including FDA advertising and promotion compliance.

Scholar Rock is a late-stage global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing apitegromab for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and other rare, severe, and debilitating neuromuscular diseases.
Our commitment to unlock fundamentally different treatment approaches is powered by broad application of a proprietary platform, which has developed novel monoclonal antibodies to modulate protein growth factors with extraordinary selectivity.
Scholar Rock works every day to create new possibilities for patients through its highly innovative anti-myostatin program, including opportunities in additional rare neuromuscular diseases.

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