BioDelivery Sciences Appoints Industry Vet as New GC
The pain management and addiction pharmaceutical company announced that James Vollins is taking over as general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary at the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company.
November 05, 2018 at 02:49 PM
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James Vollins, GC, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary at BioDelivery Sciences International
Pain management and addiction pharmaceutical company BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. announced that industry veteran James “Jim” Vollins is taking over as general counsel.
Vollins' appointment as GC, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary is part of an executive leadership shakeup that includes the retirement of the Raleigh, North Carolina-based company's chief financial officer and corporate secretary next year and the president's additional role of chief commercial officer.
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Vollins brings more than 12 years of experience working with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to BDSI. Most recently, he served as vice president, GC, director of compliance and secretary at international biotech company Bio Products Laboratory, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Prior to that, he held in-house roles at pharma giant Pfizer Inc. and after that at Spanish blood plasma-based products company Grifols. Before going in-house, Vollins was in private practice at Ulmer & Berne and later Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (now Squire Patton Boggs), where he represented corporate clients in diverse commercial matters, including compliance with health care fraud and abuse laws, according to LinkedIn.
In his new role, Vollins succeeds Dan Darnley, who left BDSI last May to become VP and chief intellectual property counsel at Waltham, Massachusetts-based Radius Health Inc., according to Darnley's LinkedIn profile.
Vollins said in an interview Monday that the main priority for his legal department of one is to help BDSI grow in a compliant and appropriate manner and achieve its financial and other strategic objectives.
“BDSI is at an exciting phase of its development with the commercialization of its leading product, Belbuca,” Vollins said. “This is a great opportunity to work for a company that has great growth potential.”
BDSI has two main products: Belbuca, a buprenorphine buccal film to treat chronic pain, and Bunavail, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone buccal film to treat opioid dependence.
“We are delighted to welcome Jim to our leadership team during this exciting time of rapid company growth,” BDSI CEO Herm Cukier said in a statement announcing Vollins' appointment. “His extensive and wide ranging legal, compliance, and corporate governance experience as part of public companies will further enhance our ability to successfully capitalize on the continued potential of Belbuca growth and beyond.”
Vollins earned his degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
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