“Mineralys Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension and related comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone. Its initial product candidate, lorundrostat, is a proprietary, orally administered, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor. Mineralys is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit https://mineralystx.com. Follow Mineralys on LinkedIn, Twitter and Bluesky”
Mineralys is a fully remote company.
Senior Counsel - Commercial Legal
The Senior Director, Commercial Legal will serve as a strategic legal partner to the Commercial, Medical Affairs and Market Access functions at Mineralys. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer this individual is accountable for providing strategic and practical legal guidance across advertising and promotion, medical affairs activities, commercial operations, market access initiatives, and product launch planning.
Operating in a fast-paced, pre-commercial biotech environment, this role requires a strong balance of strategic legal counsel and operational execution, with significant cross-functional interaction across Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Compliance, and Executive Leadership teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to the Commercial and Medical Affairs teams
- Provide strategic counsel across pre-launch and launch activities, balancing legal risk with business objectives
- Support commercialization readiness, including promotional strategy, market access, patient services, and distribution models
- Lead legal review of promotional and medical materials through PRC/MRC processes
- Advise on interactions with HCPs, patients, payors, specialty pharmacies, and government entities
- Support commercial and medical affairs activities, including speaker programs, advisory boards, sponsorships, grants, medical information requests, and scientific exchange
- Provide guidance on compliantly navigating regulatory landscape in business activities such as disease education, HCP engagement, advisory boards, and patient-facing materials
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements (e.g., vendors, patient support programs, speaker programs, distribution, market access)
- Support corporate legal matters and business development initiatives as needed
- Manage external counsel effectively
Qualifications
- JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 10+ years of legal experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry
- Strong knowledge of FDA advertising and promotion regulations and commercial legal requirements
- Knowledge of product launch planning and commercialization activities
- Ability to support Medical Affairs organizations and scientific exchange initiatives
- Expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements
- Experience within a pre-commercial or emerging biotechnology company preferred
Core Competencies
- Strong business judgment with a practical, solutions-oriented approach to risk management
- Ability to balance legal risk mitigation with commercial objectives
- Ability to influence and advise senior leaders in a matrixed environment
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex legal and regulatory concepts into actionable business guidance
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and relationship-building skills
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment
- High degree of autonomy, accountability, and execution focus
US Salary Range: $262,022 - $295,584
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