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Nearly 37 million Americans are currently affected by Chronic Kidney Disease. 37 million.

At Akebia we take that number very seriously and every day we come to work, with the purpose of bettering the lives of each person impacted by kidney disease and the renal community that serves them.

Our tenacious, passionate employees’ challenge the status quo and work to develop unique therapeutics that have the potential to set new standards of care for people living with kidney disease.

This is life-changing work, and we are all in, are you?

Job Summary

The Sr. Associate Counsel, Commercial position is a unique opportunity for a commercial attorney at a highly dynamic company. This position will report to the VP, Legal & Chief Compliance Officer at Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (Akebia).

This position will provide strategic legal advice as a commercial attorney and Compliance advisor across the Commercial and Medical Affairs Departments. As a key advisor and resource, the individual must have the appropriate level of business acumen and legal experience to advise the business on complex legal matters.

Essential Functions

• Serve as a commercial attorney and provide strategic legal advice to the business to ensure compliance with applicable U.S. laws and company policies, including federal and state antikickback and false claims laws, the federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), its implementing regulations and additional FDA guidance, the PhRMA Code, state laws, antitrust laws, and federal and state transparency laws.
• Support the continued development, optimization, and operation of Akebia’s Compliance program, including policy development, training, monitoring and auditing, and other relevant day-to-day activities.
• Draft, negotiate, review, and interpret business agreements, including agreements with Akebia’s vendors, health care professionals, dialysis organizations, specialty pharmacies, payor agreements, distributor agreements, sponsorship and grant and donation agreements.
• Ensure promotional and non-promotional initiatives, advisory board proposals, speaker programs, and medical education initiatives comply with federal and state laws, including anti-kickback, false claims, FDCA, and privacy laws.
• Provide legal advice on brand / strategic planning and business operation plans, including promotional speakers’ bureaus, sponsorships, educational grants and donations.
• Serve as a strategic business partner and provide proactive legal support to designated business areas, such as Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Patient Support, Information Technology (IT), Commercial Operations and Medical Affairs.
• Assist with conducting internal legal and compliance investigations, inclusive of reviewing documents, interviewing witnesses, providing remedial recommendations, and drafting summary memoranda.
• Work with outside counsel as needed.
• Stay abreast of industry law changes and inform business of the same.

Skills & Experience

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Compensation

Targeted Base : $173,988-214,927

Are you an Akebian?

An Akebian is curious, empathetic, and values making connections to people and ideas. Akebian’s aren’t afraid of diving in and owning a process or a problem, because we all want to deliver a great solution. Akebian’s believe that we are better together because we are all working toward a common purpose – to better the life of each person impacted by kidney disease. Want to learn more about what it means to be an Akebian? Visit our website : www.akebia.com

Required Skills

Required Experience