Company Description
Deciphera is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer. We are leveraging our proprietary switch-control kinase inhibitor platform and deep expertise in kinase biology to develop a broad portfolio of innovative medicines.
Enabled by our proprietary drug discovery platform, Deciphera has developed a diverse pipeline of wholly-owned drug candidates. QINLOCK® (ripretinib) is Deciphera’s switch control inhibitor developed for the treatment of fourth-line GIST. QINLOCK is approved in Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. We wholly own QINLOCK and all of our drug candidates with the exception of a development and commercialization out-license agreement for QINLOCK in Greater China. In addition to QINLOCK, we have identified and advanced multiple product candidates from our platform into clinical studies, including vimseltinib and DCC-3116.
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What’s In It for You:
This is a wonderful opportunity to join Deciphera at critical growth period for the company in its pursuit to expand from a one product to two product commercial organization and continue to develop its robust pipeline.
Opportunity to join a best-in-class team to support a proven therapeutic in oncology rare disease and ready the marketplace for a launch brand
Join a close-knit team to drive results for the betterment of patient care
Reap the rewards of attractive incentive and benefits packages
Become part of Deciphera’s unique culture and make a difference in the lives of patients in need
The Role:
We are seeking an attorney to join our innovative and close-knit Legal and Compliance team at Deciphera Pharmaceuticals. This position will provide numerous development opportunities and report to and work directly with the Chief Compliance Officer. The successful candidate will be a motivated and enthusiastic individual with the drive and organizational skills to manage a variety of projects.
The position uniquely offers the opportunity to support company-wide needs at a growing, global, commercial biopharmaceutical company with one approved product (QINLOCK®) in the US and abroad, and with another product (Vimseltinib) that has recently successfully met its Phase III primary endpoint. This candidate will primarily provide legal and compliance support to the Vimseltinib commercial and medical teams in preparation for launch but will also have the opportunity to provide company-wide healthcare compliance support, including supporting initiatives such as compliance training, transparency, HCP engagements, and monitoring. The Associate Director will be expected to provide input on complex and sensitive legal and business issues and will advise internal stakeholders in a manner that advances the company’s strategy while addressing legal and regulatory risks. The Associate Director will be expected to provide prompt, strategic, and practical advice to internal clients and senior management regarding complex and wide-ranging legal matters, and serve as a subject matter expert in areas of healthcare regulatory law, including rules and regulations of the FDA, OIG and CMS and applicable anti-kickback, privacy, fraud and abuse, anti-bribery and product liability statutes and regulations.
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We offer an outstanding culture and opportunity for personal and professional growth guided by our “PATHS” Core Values and how we work together. We are proud to be Great Place to Work Certified 2023 and rank #25 on Fortune’s Best Places to Work Small and Midsized Biotech Companies in 2023. Find more details about our award-winning culture here.
Deciphera offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to the following:
Deciphera (NASDAQ: DCPH) is a publicly traded company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Our state-of-the-art research facility is located in Lawrence, Kansas and our European operations are run out of Switzerland.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION
Deciphera is committed to equal employment opportunity and values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements and to learn more about how we can increase diversity in our candidate pool, we invite you to voluntarily provide demographic information in a confidential survey at the end of this application. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process, and has no effect on your opportunity for employment. This information will also be treated confidentially. Our commitment to increasing diversity in our candidate pool does not affect our commitment to equal employment opportunity, including our ongoing commitment to make all hiring and other employment decisions solely on a nondiscriminatory basis.