About this Director, Senior Corporate Counsel, Midsized Markets role at Revolution Medicines
Revolution Medicines is a late-stage clinical oncology company developing novel targeted therapies for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins. The company’s RAS(ON) inhibitors daraxonrasib (RMC-6236), a RAS(ON) multi-selective inhibitor; elironrasib (RMC-6291), a RAS(ON) G12C-selective inhibitor; zoldonrasib (RMC-9805), a RAS(ON) G12D-selective inhibitor; and RMC-5127, a RAS(ON) G12V-selective inhibitor, are currently in clinical development. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding professionals in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced, commercially focused Director, Senior Corporate Counsel to serve as a key legal advisor for the Company’s midsized European markets as Revolution Medicines prepares for the launch and commercialization of its first oncology product.
Reporting to the VP, Legal, Europe, this role will provide practical, risk-based legal advice across commercial operations, market access, competition law, healthcare compliance, contracting, litigation and external stakeholder engagement for selected midsized European markets. The role will partner closely with country and regional leadership to support compliant, scalable commercialization across markets with varying local legal and regulatory requirements.
The successful candidate will be a proactive business partner who balances legal risk with commercial objectives in a fast-paced launch environment.
This is an opportunity to help shape the legal strategy for several important European midsized markets while partnering closely with regional and local leaders to build a high-performing, compliant commercial organization.
This role complements dedicated in-market counsel for larger direct affiliates. Together, these roles create a clear split of responsibilities:
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Midsized Markets Counsel: Legal support for selected European midsized markets, including commercial operations, market access, competition law, litigation, local legal issues, and business partnerships.
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Distributor Markets Counsel: Cross-border commercial contracting and governance for European distributor markets outside the company's direct affiliate footprint, with responsibility for negotiating and managing distribution relationships.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Business Partner
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Serve as a key legal advisor to country and regional leadership teams across selected European midsized markets.
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Provide practical, solution-oriented legal advice to support commercial decision-making and business strategy across markets.
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Act as a trusted business partner, proactively identifying legal risks, opportunities and scalable solutions across the midsized markets portfolio.
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Support successful launch and ongoing commercialization of the Company's oncology portfolio in selected European midsized markets.
Commercial, Contracting & Business Partner Support & In-Market Legal Advice
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Advise on commercial operations across selected European midsized markets, including Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Government Affairs, Regulatory Affairs and Finance.
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Provide legal support for promotional activities, field-based engagements, digital initiatives, early access and patient support programs across markets.
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Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements with consultants, vendors, service providers and strategic partners.
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Support third-party due diligence, collaboration governance and ongoing business partner relationship management.
Market Access & Pricing
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Lead legal support for pricing, reimbursement, tenders, healthcare contracting and market access initiatives across selected European midsized markets.
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Draft and negotiate rebate agreements, market access agreements and value-based arrangements with public and private healthcare stakeholders, as applicable by market.
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Partner with Market Access and Government Affairs to assess the legal impact of evolving reimbursement policies.
Competition & Healthcare Law
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Advise on European and local competition law issues affecting pharmaceutical commercialization, including pricing, distribution, information exchanges, collaborations, tenders and competitor interactions.
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Counsel teams on healthcare professional engagements, transfers of value, sponsorships, grants and interactions with healthcare organizations.
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Partner with Compliance to support adherence to applicable pharmaceutical industry codes and internal policies.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Manage actual and threatened litigation involving selected European midsized markets.
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Coordinate with external counsel on commercial disputes, regulatory matters, employment-related legal issues (working alongside Employment Counsel), product-related claims and investigations.
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Develop litigation strategy in collaboration with the VP Legal, Europe
and senior management.
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Manage legal holds, investigations and dispute resolution processes.
Regulatory & Local Legal Support
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Advise on local legal requirements impacting commercial operations across selected European midsized markets.
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Support implementation of new legislation affecting pharmaceutical companies.
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Provide legal guidance on consumer protection, unfair competition, advertising, procurement and commercial regulations, taking into account local market requirements.
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Coordinate with specialist external counsel on complex local law matters where appropriate.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Partner with Global Legal, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance and Human Resources.
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Support audits, compliance initiatives and implementation of legal policies, templates and best practices across Europe.
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Develop and deliver legal training for country teams across selected European midsized markets.
Outside Counsel Management
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Select, instruct and manage external counsel across selected European midsized markets.
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Oversee litigation budgets and legal spend to ensure efficient delivery of high-quality legal services.
Required Skills, Experience and Education:
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J.D. or equivalent law degree and admission to practice in at least one U.S. state or European jurisdiction.
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10+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house or law firm experience supporting the life sciences industry.
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Strong knowledge of European pharmaceutical law, commercial legal issues, competition law, healthcare compliance and promotional regulations, with the ability to navigate differing local market requirements.
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Experience advising commercial pharmaceutical organizations, including market access, reimbursement or healthcare contracting matters.
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Demonstrated ability to advise senior business leaders in a highly regulated environment.
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Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Ability to travel approximately 10–20% within Europe and internationally, including periodic travel to the Company’s U.S. and European offices.
Preferred Skills:
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Experience supporting oncology or specialty pharmaceutical products.
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In-house legal experience supporting pharmaceutical affiliates or commercial teams across multiple European markets.
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Experience supporting a first commercial launch.
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Familiarity with European healthcare contracting, pricing and reimbursement frameworks across midsized markets.
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Experience managing commercial litigation and regulatory investigations.
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Fluency in both English and German.
Core Competencies
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Strategic business partnership.
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Commercial judgment and pragmatic risk management.
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Executive presence and influencing skills.
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Healthcare, competition and regulatory expertise.
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Negotiation and contracting.
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Cross-functional collaboration and project leadership.
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