Legal Coordinator

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 Legal Coordinator to bring support on legal priorities, including intellectual property and licensing matters. Our goal is for this individual to become a subject matter expert on the company's contract management system and serve as a primary point of contact for the contract management 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 Legal Coordinator will be responsible for a wide variety of matters in support of Pharming's growth:

Core functions include:

• Serve as an expert in Pharming's contract management system. Responsibilities include acting as a system administrator, screening and assigning contracts, routing for approvals and signatures, resolving user and system issues, and implementing operational improvements.
• Act as primary point of contact for questions relating to contract management system and processing of contracts. Create and train others on system and communicate on system changes.
• Assist with legal priorities including discovery, litigation support, employment and intellectual property matters, with discretion.
• Coordinate Authorizations to do Business and State Manufacturers Licenses and assist with related audits.
• Conduct research using internal and external databases and tools, as needed.
• Assist with Legal Department budget and process payments to legal vendors, including outside counsel.
• Support in the development and implementation of various contract templates; communicate updates.
• Collaborate with Human Resources and other departments, as needed, to prepare responses to garnishments and subpoenas.
• Organize and manage all legal files within SharePoint.
• Provide other administrative support to the Legal Department, as needed.
• This is a hybrid role; 2 to 3 days at Warren, NJ office.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university/institution.
• 4+ years of administrative support experience, related field a plus.
• 3+ Years of experience in MS Office Tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint & Teams),

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with contract management systems.
• Pharmaceutical compliance/legal experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to interact confidently with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Have demonstrated critical thinking skills and ability to prioritize and work well with multiple processes and personnel across multiple time zones.
• Ability to effectively multitask in a fast-paced environment while maintaining current responsibilities.

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 $65,000.00 TO $85,000.00 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 is committed as an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

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.