2024 Summer Intern - Legal

Legal Department Intern – Law Student

About Us:

Kyowa Kirin (KKNA)is a global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four areas of unmet need: oncology, nephrology, immunology, and CNS/movement disorders. The North America organization includes three offices (in New Jersey and California) that focus on drug discovery, product development, and commercialization. Together, we work as a close-knit team to understand clinical needs and advance innovations that can have a profound impact on patient lives.

• We are currently seeking a law student to join our team as an intern in our legal department. As a Legal Department Intern, you will work closely with the Legal team supporting business functions which may include Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Digital, HR, IT, Public Affairs, Finance, Market Access, Sales Operations, Supply Chain Management and Operations, Quality and Regulatory. This position is a paid, temporary internship eligible to a first- or second-year Law student within a commutable distance of Princeton, NJ. This role is a hybrid role with some in-office time preferred.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Legal team on assigned tasks and work on projects which may include but are not limited to the following:
  • Assist with the implementation of electronic contracts management system and various phases of contract workflow

• Reconciliation of contract assignments in connection with licensed asset
• Conduct Legal research on various issues affecting life science companies; this may include trends in enforcement, Fraud and Abuse, evolving digital legal issues, patient engagement and advocacy, commercial issues, and legislative developments
• Assist responsible attorney with an assessment of State and Federal privacy laws and regulations to help support the advancement of the KKNA privacy program

• Help synthesize important Legal advice and guidance provided to commercial functions in a format suitable for internal department knowledge sharing, for example building a reference guide or slide deck
• Learning about our therapeutic areas and products and spending time shadowing Attorneys at appropriate meetings
• Helping to create and maintain a culture of compliance within the company
• Complete ad hoc and special projects as they arise

 Qualifications/Requirements:

• This position requires candidates to have completed the first or second year of a full-time Law Degree program
• Curiosity in healthcare laws, policies, and legislation
• Ability to use technology to modernize our ways of working
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Interns are required to be able to work from May 28th to August 9th
• The ability to work a hybrid schedule is required
• Candidates are required to live within a commutable distance of Princeton, NJ.
• This position requires that candidates be able to work in the United States on a permanent and ongoing basis.

Why intern with us?

At KKNA, we provide an excellent company culture with the ability to learn and grow. The projects on which you will participate represent real work, where you will have an opportunity to contribute to solving problems, creating processes, and experience daily life at a company that seeks to have a profound impact with all of our patients. We offer an environment that helps our employees succeed and reach their professional goals while gaining experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

KKNA and all of its employees have an obligation to act in accordance with the law and with integrity in all our operations and interactions

It is the policy of KKNAto provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, religion, creed, color, pregnancy, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or affection preference or citizenship status or any other category protected by law.

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