Associate Director, Corporate Counsel, Europe

About the role

Revolution Medicines, a global oncology company focused on RAS-addicted cancers, is looking for an experienced, business-oriented attorney to act as a key contracting partner for its European organization. The role covers drafting and negotiating commercial agreements such as vendor services, consulting, technology services and procurement, and supports clinical trial, HCP/HCO and data-related contracting as business needs evolve. It works closely with colleagues across Legal, Compliance and Privacy to support commercialization readiness in Europe and to build scalable templates, playbooks and contracting processes.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate and manage commercial agreements, including consulting, technology services, vendor services, procurement, master services agreements and statements of work, and support initial European product launch contracting.
• Provide legal guidance on contract interpretation, liability, confidentiality, dispute resolution and related operational matters.
• Draft, review and maintain HCP/HCO agreements and country-specific templates for consulting, advisory boards, speaker engagements, research collaborations, grants, congress sponsorships and patient organization interactions, in line with the EFPIA Code and national industry codes, in coordination with Compliance.
• Review and advise on promotional, medical education and disease awareness materials under EU and national laws, EMA guidance and industry codes.
• Draft and negotiate data processing and transfer agreements and advise on GDPR considerations, including international data transfers, with Global Privacy and Information Security.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions and legal intake processes.
• Partner with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Privacy and Finance, and manage outside counsel as needed.

Required profile

• Law degree (LL.M., JD or equivalent) and admission to practice in an EU/EEA member state, Switzerland or the UK, with current good standing where applicable.
• 8+ years of post-qualification in-house legal experience at a pharma/biotech/life sciences company and/or in the life sciences practice of a leading law firm.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in one or more additional European languages is a plus.

Required skills

• Strong experience independently drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements (services, consulting, technology, procurement).
• Working knowledge of GDPR in commercial and clinical contracting, the EFPIA Code and national industry codes for HCP/HCO and patient organization interactions.
• Familiarity with EU regulatory frameworks for pharmaceutical promotion.
• Preferred: prior in-house experience in a global biotech or pharma company (ideally oncology or specialty pharma), experience with clinical trial, CRO/vendor and HCP/HCO agreements, experience supporting first European commercial launches, and CLM system experience.