Seagen

Seattle WA, starting remotely in NYC February 2021

I am excited to begin a new Director role as a part of Seagen’s legal team in February 2021.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NYC 2016-2021

Lead Counsel, Clinical Research Contracts - Lead counsel responsible for management of institution-wide clinical research contracting practice. Provide wide-ranging legal counsel to all levels of research enterprise including institution leadership, physician scientists, clinical operations, IRB, and technology licensing. Develop strategies to ensure efficient contract management focused on clinical protocol activation. Build strategic collaborative relationships with pharmaceutical industry partners. Coordinate with other institutional legal practice areas including regulatory, compliance, privacy, litigation, procurement, and corporate governance. Build and manage team of attorneys and legal professionals with a portfolio of 1000+ contracts per year. Negotiate array of transactions and agreements for clinical research activities including clinical trial agreements and collaboration agreements. Create institutional contract negotiation playbook including key provisions, substantive rationales, negotiation tactics, and escalation workflows.

Weill Cornell Medicine/ New York and Presbyterian Hospital.

NYC 2011-2016

Assistant Director, Contracts and Compliance - Developed and implemented institutional contracting and compliance policies and create strategic contract management processes. Negotiated and drafted various research agreements including clinical trial agreements, confidentiality agreements, data use agreements, material transfer agreements, and other related legal documents with the pharmaceutical industry. Advised researchers and dean-level leadership regarding contractual and regulatory concerns. Coordinated with general counsels of Weill Cornell and New York Presbyterian to implement and refine policies. Participated in the institution’s Conflicts Advisory Panel to review conflict of interest concerns.

Weill Cornell Medicine/ New York and Presbyterian Hospital.

NYC 2011-2016

Assistant Director, Contracts and Compliance - Developed and implemented institutional contracting and compliance policies and create strategic contract management processes. Negotiated and drafted various research agreements including clinical trial agreements, confidentiality agreements, data use agreements, material transfer agreements, and other related legal documents with the pharmaceutical industry. Advised researchers and dean-level leadership regarding contractual and regulatory concerns. Coordinated with general counsels of Weill Cornell and New York Presbyterian to implement and refine policies. Participated in the institution’s Conflicts Advisory Panel to review conflict of interest concerns.