Mariam currently holds the position of Deputy General Counsel, BioPharmaceuticals in the Legal Department of AstraZeneca. In this role, she is responsible for leading the global legal team responsible for managing global litigation, including intellectual property litigation, research and development consulting, and global business strategies related to the company`s biopharmaceutical business. Mariam leads members of the legal team based in the U.S. and Europe and is the lead legal representative and strategic advisor in several management teams, including as General Counsel in the U.S. In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You need to know what is happening to customers, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to stay an expert and beat the competition. Help us make legal wages more transparent. Get exclusive access to anonymized legal salary data. The oncology legal team is at the heart of delivering our exciting portfolio of products in development and commercialization while managing the significant legal risks of multi-billion dollar brands. We advise global teams on key legal risks and opportunities in the discovery, development and commercialization of our life-changing medicines. This wide range of responsibilities allows us to work in new and evolving areas of law, medicine and business, and this dual role, which supports our commercial and global teams in the United States, allows U.S. lawyers to gain global experience.
Oncology Legal is responsible for AZ`s oncology-related commercial and R&D risk management for the global teams and serves as the legal team for AstraZeneca`s oncology business in the United States. We are also responsible for all oncology-related disputes (including commercial, product liability and intellectual property disputes) and regulatory investigations. In its dealings with contractors and suppliers, AstraZeneca`s legal department applies external retention, business and practice guidelines. This practice reinforces their commitment and concern for the full and equal participation of minorities and women in the profession. We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, enterprising and intellectually curious lawyer to join our oncology legal team and be at the forefront of health law by advising our global oncology trade and R&D organizations. We are looking for the right lawyer for our team in Gaithersburg, Maryland. When we see an opportunity for change at AstraZeneca, we seize it and make it possible, because every opportunity, no matter how small, can be the beginning of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial – finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us as we continue to build a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a biopharmaceutical company can be. This means that we develop new ways of working, develop revolutionary methods and bring together unexpected teams.
Interested? Be part of our team! The legal advisor will influence business decisions with high-quality legal advice and analysis. Strategic thinking and influencing skills are crucial because the position has a direct impact on business operations and important legal issues with significant reputational or financial value and risk. The Legal Advisor will be a proactive business partner with an understanding of internal and external trends and will be able to articulate legal considerations clearly and concisely to high-level stakeholders in a dynamic environment. The legal department has a cultural team that regularly promotes and addresses diversity issues. The company`s flexible work environment recognizes individual decisions; As a result, AstraZeneca`s legal department supports and enables members to take advantage of flexible arrangements, policies and work programs. These options include compressed work weeks, work sharing, telecommuting, and part-time plans. Such programs improve the quality of personal and professional life of AstraZeneca`s entire workforce. Led by Glenn Engelmann, Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, AstraZeneca`s legal department reflects the company`s commitment to diversity. The legal department has 68 members, 17 of whom work at the level of senior legal advisors. Women make up 71% of the department, which represents half of the management team and senior lawyers.
Twelve percent of the department are minorities, or nearly a quarter of senior lawyers.
