PATH is an international organization that drives trans-formative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

The mission of the Legal Affairs Department is to support PATH's mission by collaborating with clients to provide strategic, best-practice, efficient legal counsel and education, including transaction and other legal support, provide overall guidance to enhance legal compliance and minimize risk, all with the utmost integrity. The Department currently consists of a general counsel, seven attorneys, six paralegals, and a four-person administrative support team.

PATH is seeking to recruit a Transactional Attorney who will work on transaction legal matters for the International Development program team in support of PATH’s in-country programs worldwide. The attorney will support PATH’s global health programs in the areas of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health and Nutrition, Reproductive Health, Health Systems Innovation and Malaria. Working closely with multiple program leaders, she/he will be responsible for addressing programmatic legal matters and will report to PATH’s Legal Counsel for Public Health. The Transactional Attorney will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure cost-effective provision of legal services in a timely and effective manner.
• Work with Program teams to establish strong public-private partnerships meeting the mission of PATH.
• Provide legal consultation for PATH’s Office of Grants and Contracts on sub-awards and subcontracts prepared by that group.
• Collaborate with Program team members to negotiate agreement terms, including grant agreements with public and private donors.
• Manage scope and interaction with outside counsel in coordination with PATH Legal Counsel for Public Health and Program leaders as appropriate.
• Draft agreements including memorandums of understanding with government agencies and other parties, public-private partnership collaboration agreements, collaborative research and development agreements, clinical study agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements, commercialization agreements and other technology-supportive third party agreements.



 

Required Skills

• Ability to conduct legal research.
• Ability to work in fast-paced multi-cultural team environment.
• In depth understanding of intellectual property driven transactions.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, particularly in English and French desirable.
• Ability to synthesize and clearly convey legal concepts and language to non-lawyers.
• Strong background in intellectual property matters (related to the pharma/life science practice preferred.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaborative relationships with clients and colleagues alike.
• Proficient with information technologies, including electronic communications, word processing and online document management systems.



 

Required Experience

Bachelor of Laws and Postgraduate Diploma in Law/Legal Practice or equivalent degree. A minimum of five years' experience providing legal counsel to companies engaged in technology or life-sciences collaborations (involving pharmaceutical, biotech, or bio-medical firms preferred), and legal transaction experience in drafting agreements addressing complex technology collaborations and intellectual property licensing. Be licensed to practice law in Kenya.

You must currently have legal authorization to work in Kenya.

PATH is dedicated to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

• Ability to conduct legal research.
• Ability to work in fast-paced multi-cultural team environment.
• In depth understanding of intellectual property driven transactions.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, particularly in English and French desirable.
• Ability to synthesize and clearly convey legal concepts and language to non-lawyers.
• Strong background in intellectual property matters (related to the pharma/life science practice preferred.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining strong collaborative relationships with clients and colleagues alike.
• Proficient with information technologies, including electronic communications, word processing and online document management systems.