Location: Farmingdale, NY

Full Time

About Enzo:

Looking for a new job opportunity in a growing, international, and dynamic company?

Enzo Biochem is a pioneer in molecular diagnostics, leading the convergence of clinical laboratories, life sciences, and intellectual property through the development of unique diagnostic platform technologies that provide numerous advantages over previous standards. A global company, Enzo utilizes cross-functional teams to develop and deploy products systems and services that meet the ever-changing and rapidly growing needs of health care both today and into the future. Underpinning Enzo’s products and technologies is a broad and deep intellectual property portfolio, with patent coverage across a number of key enabling technologies. Enzo has proprietary technologies and expertise in manipulating and modifying genetic material and other biological molecules. Through three wholly-owned subsidiaries (Enzo Therapeutics, Enzo Life Sciences, Enzo Clinical Labs), Enzo targets its technology toward satisfying specific market needs.

About This Role:

The General Counsel, reporting to the CEO, serves on the executive team as the organization’s legal and compliance representative. In this role, you are responsible for conducting, coordinating and leading all legal matters for the company. You will provide legal advice to senior management and other executives and will guide the organization to remain compliant with current corporate laws.

Activities:

Oversee the legal matters within the organization
Advising C-Suite on new laws, existing laws and legal rights that would impact the business
Act as the business’s legal representative
Maintaining knowledge of the company’s legal documents and operations
Assists in protecting an organization’s legal interest and maintaining its operations within the law
Identify and analyze legal issues, draft key documents, and assure legal compliance
Communicating with outside counsel
Crafting and reviewing legal strategy in response to any litigation

About You:

Education: Requires a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and must be at good standing with the state Bar. Advanced Degree in molecular biology or related scientific field preferred

Experience: Preferred experience with a research-focused biotech company. Experience working with or within public companies

Skills:

Proven ability to negotiate and draft agreements that are typical for a research-focused organization

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate and function effectively in a team environment

Self-motivated and efficient, with good business judgment

A high degree of creativity and initiative is required

Please send your application including your salary expectations directly to Human Resource (dsohmer@enzo.com ). If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $250,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year

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