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Company Overview

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Burlington, MA, and offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

How You’ll Add Value…

The position of Legal Counsel will be primarily responsible for commercial (sales) contracts for the company’s product and service offerings, including contract drafting and negotiation, and will also be involved with a variety of in-house legal responsibilities. This role will provide an excellent opportunity to grow into a role of increasing breadth and responsibility, based on the Company’s dynamic business needs.

What You’ll Do…

• Draft, review, revise and negotiate a variety of contract types, including, but not limited to customer sales contracts, channel partner contracts and services agreements, license agreements, and software as a service.
• Communicate contract risks and terms to internal business partners and work collaboratively with business leaders.
• Provide business-oriented and practical advice and partner cross-functionally.
• Provide appropriate training to sales and business unit personnel regarding relevant contractual provisions and risks.
• Provide advice and assistance on a variety of other legal issues, including commercial, employment, and regulatory matters. Work collaboratively with members of legal and other departments.
• Support continuous improvement of the contract review process.

What You Will Bring…

• J.D. from an accredited law school, membership in good standing to a state bar.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience within a law firm or corporate legal department, with a preference for prior in-house experience in the life sciences industry
• Experience drafting and negotiating a variety of sales and service agreements.
• Self-motivated, proactive approach with strong analytical skills and sound judgment
• Outstanding organizational, writing, negotiating and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to successfully partner with employees of all different levels throughout an organization to address business and legal issues.
• Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Working Conditions/ Schedule

• Typical site-based, office environment with hybrid work options
• May be asked and must be willing to travel both domestically and internationally as needed.

EOE M/F/Disabled/VET

Azenta Life Sciences is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do our utmost to ensure that there is no discrimination or bias against anyone applying for a job or in any phase of employment for reasons related to race, color, religion, gender, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, sexual orientation, genetic information, or gender identity.

We welcome and value diversity, to ensure that our work benefits from a broad range of viewpoints and perspectives. Our growing global reach gives us the opportunity to bring to our business an even richer diversity of experiences and capabilities. For assistance in the application process, please reach out to Recruiting@azenta.com or call (978) 262-2400. Review EEO Poster Know Your Rights: WOrkplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov)

Azenta Life Sciences participates in E-Verify®, and will provide the United States Federal Government with your form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the United States. For more information, please visit E-Verify® at www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

• The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60-1.35(c)