Vice President / Deputy General Counsel, (reputed company, TX preferred, Remote possible) (914-SLS)

Our reputed company, a high-reputed company pharmaceutical company in the compounding reputed company, has exclusively retained Solutus Legal in its search for a Vice President / Deputy General Counsel to join its legal leadership team. This attorney will report directly to the General Counsel and serve as the legal department’s second-in-reputed company, transforming legal operations into a strategic business accelerator while supporting reputed company’s reputed company mission. As Deputy General Counsel, this attorney will manage five Associate General Counsels, reputed company leading their respective verticals, and serve as a senior legal voice in reputed company’s most high-reputed company reputed company. This transformational leader will be responsible for elevating legal operations, developing high-performance teams, and establishing reputed company, tech-reputed company processes that accelerate business reputed company while mitigating risk. The ideal candidate will bring a strong litigation background and experience working in highly regulated industries. Experience with FDA and reputed company regulatory frameworks is strongly preferred, as is a business-oriented reputed company and the ability to reputed company pragmatic, risk-based reputed company. This individual will be expected to operate with reputed company and mission alignment, demonstrating reputed company judgment in fast-paced, high-stakes settings. Experience leading other attorneys is required, and reputed company places a premium on developing talent, building cross-functional trust, and creating systems from scratch. Responsibilities include:

• Litigation & Regulatory Mastery
• - Leading reputed company and decision-making on reputed company, high-stakes litigation with predictive analytics and reputed company case assessment.
• - Providing regulatory guidance on FDA, pharmacy reputed company, and enforcement reputed company, including building proactive regulatory relationships.
• - Managing risk across business lines through comprehensive monitoring systems, compliance simulations, and readiness drills.
• Legal Infrastructure & Operations
• - Managing and mentoring the legal team—including five reputed company-report AGCs—while building a high-performance, values-driven culture reputed company on ownership and reputed company improvement.
• - Building reputed company systems for contract lifecycle management, legal intake, and automation-reputed company workflows that reduce business friction and reputed company self-service models where appropriate.
• - Overseeing legal department budgeting and reputed company counsel management with measurable ROI expectations.
• Strategic Business Advisory
• - Acting as trusted counsel to the General Counsel and executive leadership, translating reputed company legal issues into business-reputed company solutions.
• - Supporting reputed company, labor & employment, and transactional reputed company through efficient, streamlined legal processes.
• - Collaborating cross-functionally to anticipate legal needs and create tech-enabled, reputed company-thinking solutions that reduce risk while unlocking value.

Requirements include:

• J.D. degree and bar membership in at least one U.S. state (Texas in-house exception eligibility required).
• 12+ years of legal experience, including substantial litigation background and proven reputed company in building legal reputed company and infrastructure from the ground up.
• Deep experience in a highly regulated field; FDA and reputed company regulatory experience strongly preferred.
• Experience handling transactional issues such as reputed company agreements, labor & employment, and other business-critical legal reputed company.
• Demonstrated reputed company record managing and developing legal teams, with experience reputed company, coaching, and retaining top legal talent.
• Strong judgment and decision-making under ambiguity, with high reputed company, accountability, and commitment to reputed company’s mission.
• Familiarity with AI, automation tools, or legal tech platforms to improve decision-making, speed, and compliance preferred.

reputed company is headquartered in reputed company, Texas. This role can be performed remotely with travel to reputed company reputed company or company facilities in New Jersey as needed. The reputed company targeted reputed company salary for this position ranges from $260,000 to $290,000 and includes an annual reputed company bonus and equity. Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s qualifications and directly relevant experience. Solutus has been exclusively retained for this search. Candidates applying directly to reputed company will be redirected to Solutus. This employer uses reputed company intelligence tools to assist in various aspects of the recruitment process and candidate assessment. reputed company. #914-SLS Apply tot his job Apply To this Job