Craig Gugger
Director, Contracts Counsel at Blueprint Medicines
- Role
- Director, Contracts Counsel at Blueprint Medicines
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Craig Gugger
Senior legal counsel with transactional experience in life sciences, specializing in innovation partnerships, clinical trial contracting, strategic alliances, and complex business transactions. Proven expertise negotiating all manner of clinical trial related agreements, high-value licensing agreements, research collaborations, AI partnerships across research and development, clinical development, manufacturing, commercial operations, and SaaS agreements. Collaborative cross-functional leader with demonstrated ability to drive consensus, mitigate risk, and deliver business-aligned outcomes in fast-paced, regulated environments.
Experience
Director, Contracts Counsel
Jan 2023 — Present
Life Sciences Expertise: Clinical Trial Agreements • Research Collaborations • Regulatory Compliance • Medical Affairs Support • Investigator-initiated studiesTransaction Leadership: Strategic Alliances • Licensing Agreements • Innovation Partnerships • AI Partnership • Cross-functional Deal ExecutionLegal Excellence: Contract Lifecycle Management • Risk Assessment & Mitigation • IP Licensing • HIPAA/Data PrivacyBusiness Partnership: Executive Advisory • Process Improvement • Template & Playbook Development • Team Leadership • Outside Counsel Management
Education
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
JD, Law
2002 — 2005
Boston College
BA, Environmental Geoscience
1998 — 2002
Skills
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Westlaw
- Trials
- Corporate Law
- Contract Management
- CRO
- Real Estate
- Intellectual Property
- Non-Compete Agreements
- Mergers
- Contract Negotiation
- Appeals
- Legal Writing
- Mergers & Acquisitions
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