Manager, Legal Operations

About Pharming

Pharming Group N.V. (Nasdaq: PHAR/Euronext Amsterdam: PHARM) is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases. Pharming is commercializing and developing an innovative portfolio of protein replacement therapies and precision medicines, including small molecules, biologics, and proteins that are in early to late-stage development. Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, and has employees around the globe who serve patients in over 30 markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Our Culture

Pharming is committed to our core values: "We Care, We Collaborate, We Walk the Talk", which is complementary to our focus on self-development of our people, teamwork, leadership and being results orientated. In our growing organization, it is important that employees feel connected and engaged. Our core values enable our mission of bringing the unserved rare disease patients the solutions they need and create a clear pathway forward to meet our strategic goals and objectives.

Overview

Pharming is seeking to hire a Manager, Legal Operations to support our growing legal team. Our goal is for this role to oversee the Legal Department's operational and administrative functions, including technology implementation, budget management, (operational/administrative) outside counsel / vendor management, and departmental process improvements. This role will collaborate closely with other functions including Finance, Compliance, and Marketing to streamline workflows and enhance the effectiveness of the legal function. The Manager, Legal Operations will also serve as a subject matter expert on Pharming's contract lifecycle management (CLM) system and oversee the contract review process. Successful execution will involve handling key responsibilities with minimal supervision and possessing strong communication, organizational and problem-solving skills. This is a hybrid role - must be able to report to the Warren, NJ office, 2 to 3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

The Manager, Legal Operations will be responsible for a wide variety of matters in support of Pharming's growth:

Core functions include:

• Financial and Vendor Management:
  
  
  
  • Manage the Legal Department's budget, including by tracking spend, managing accruals, creating and processing POs, and reviewing invoices.
  • Optimize outside counsel and vendor relationships by negotiating rates, tracking legal spend, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and implementing agreed-upon strategies.
  • Serve as primary contact for legal vendors and outside counsel on all billing-related matters and other administrative or technical questions that may arise.
  
  
  
  
• Contract Support:
  
  
  
  • Oversee contract review process including by facilitating the contract intake process, assigning contracts for legal review, and ensuring all necessary approvals and signatures are obtained.
  • Assist in Pharming's ongoing transition to a new CLM system by advising on configuration and design, partnering with US and global colleagues to provide company-wide training on the CLM, and helping to ensure business continuity throughout the transition.
  • Act as primary point of contact for questions relating to the CLM and related templates and processes. Train internal teams on the system and contract review process.
  • Support in the development and implementation of various contract templates.
  
  
  
  
• Other Legal and Risk Management Support:
  
  
  
  • Maintain a centralized system for document management and tracking legal issues and engagements.
  • Provide ad-hoc support with legal priorities including corporate governance, litigation support, employment and intellectual property matters.
  • Work with vendor to maintain state authorizations to do business and manufacturers licenses; assist with related audits.
  • Collaborate with Human Resources and other departments, as needed, to prepare responses to garnishments and subpoenas.
  • Provide other support to the Legal Department, as needed.
  
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of experience in legal operations, corporate legal department, or other related roles.
• Skilled in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint & Teams)
• Experience with legal technology, including contract lifecycle management systems and e-billing systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industries.
• Experience in process improvement, project management, or financial oversight within a legal department.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage multiple projects, and collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.

Salary Range

Pharming takes into consideration a combination of candidate's work experience, training, and education, as well as the scope of the role, complexity, and external market and internal value when determining a salary level.

The base salary range for this job is from $105,000 - $117,000 per year.

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work schedule to promote a health work-life balance.
• Competitive compensation package including annual target bonus.
• Long-Term Incentive Program
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid-Time Off Days
• 16 Company Holidays per year (typically last week of December up until New Year's Day)

Other Benefits

• Excellent Healthcare Plans including Medical, Dental and Vision.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care.
• Company-provided Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans.
• Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness Plans.
• Pet Insurance Plan.
• On Premise Fitness Center.
• Health & Wellness Program.
• Choice of Mobile Phone for Work Use or Cell Phone Stipend.
• Pharming Academy - Continuing Learning & Development Program.

Additional Information

Pharming Healthcare, Inc. is a merit-based equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected classes.

An applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request via email to HR-US@pharming.com.

Unsolicited resumes from agencies should not be forwarded to Pharming. Pharming will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes through this source. Pharming will only pay a fee to agencies if a formal agreement between Pharming and the agency has been established. The Human Resources/Talent Acquisition department is responsible for all recruitment activities; please contact us directly to be considered for a formal agreement.

Please note that we review every submission, and we will keep submissions on file for six months.