For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about. **Job Summary** As a remote **Corporate Counsel Attorney** for our **Legal team** , you will be providing Canadian legal assistance for cross functional and cross departmental projects and performing legal research on matters affecting the life science industry. In this role, primary **responsibilities** include: + Provide Canadian legal assistance for cross functional and cross departmental projects; + Manage, draft, review and negotiate, and advise on commercial transactions, including: + Commercial and Vendor contracts (e.g., non-disclosure agreements, supply and distribution agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, memoranda of understandings, letters of intent), across all business units; + Licensing agreements, consulting agreements and other corporate related agreements; + Collaborate with and support commercial contracts team and business development team in negotiation and execution of commercial agreements as well as assist in the evaluation of current agreements; + Assist and provide additional support to senior legal counsel and senior legal subject matter experts with respect to strategic commercial transactions, including licensing, co-development, co-marketing, partnership and other collaboration agreements; + Assist with Canadian regulatory and government relations matters; + Assist the paralegal staff with general legal matters and contract review; + Perform legal research, develop and give presentations on commercial law and transaction topics; + Perform all other related duties as assigned. **Key Elements** We are looking for the following minimum **qualifications** for this role: + Bachelor's degree (B.A. /B.S.) and Juris Doctor or equivalent from an accredited law school (LL.L, LL.B) or equivalent common law degree and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction; + Minimum 3 years of related experience, preferably in a combination of mid-size or large law firm and corporate setting, with some international experience. + Member in good standing with the Bar, in any Canadian province, qualified to practice law; + Bilingual (French & English). + Ability to inspire trust and confidence through strong interpersonal skills and effective collaboration; + Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously; + Excellent communicator (both writing and presentation skills) with the ability to effectively communicate legal and compliance issues verbally and in writing in a clear and understandable manner to all levels of the organization; + Commitment to excellence and attention to detail, ability to work within a complex and fast-moving environment, to drive rigorous, fact-based recommendations to senior management. **Role Specific Information:** + Location: Remote; + Annual bonus based on performance; + Schedule: Monday-Friday, Day Schedule; + Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week. **Why Charles River ?** + Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage); + Paid development training; + Employee and family assistance program; + Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in-house advancement and career; development opportunities; + Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine); + 4 weeks' Vacation & 10 Personal day policy; If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us. **This is Your Moment.** **About Corporate Functions** The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement. **About Charles River** Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market. With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years. We're committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility. **Equal Employment Opportunity** Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status. It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. For more information, please visit www.criver.com. 226355