Sharon Smart Thorp

Senior Counsel, Discovery & Medical Americas @Cytiva

Marlborough, MA, US

Partner with Discovery & Medical business units, with primary focus on the U.S, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America regions: negotiate global master sales agreements, distribution agreements, strategic commercial agreements, direct sourcing agreements, research and development agreements, and services agreements; support manufacturing site matters, management of disputes and potential litigation matters, and human resource matters; advise the business on compliance, antitrust, quality/regulatory, and advertising/promotional matters; apply legal and business judgment to proposed deals, relationships, and other issues requiring legal guidance to drive the business.• Collaborate with legal and compliance colleagues, intellectual property team members, and other relevant stakeholders in support of Discovery & Medical business priorities.• Provide legal and compliance training to Discovery & Medical business units to enable colleagues to identify and navigate risks that may arise in the course of doing business.• Participate in global legal and compliance projects and implementation of programs across the company, including Danaher initiatives, DBS-related projects, and legal and compliance department action plans.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General

Carolina Business Institute

Certificate of Business

University of Dayton School of Law

Juris Doctor