Lead Counsel
The Walt Disney Company
Counsel, Commercial – Heart Failure
Abbott
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Livermore • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $146,700 - $293,300 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Conducting reviews and revisions of payor agreements on request and offering legal advice on business payor relations and contracting strategies;
- Providing legal guidance on DMEPOS and IDTF operations and related standards, including billing, reimbursement, auditing, and compliance program activities;
- Offering advice on payor and reimbursement disputes to mitigate legal risks;
- Drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide range of agreements, including complex matters relating to procurement, sales, licensing, marketing, co-promotion, and research collaborations;
- Reviewing marketing programs and promotional materials to ensure compliance with FTC truth-in-advertising principles, Abbott policies and applicable law;
- Advising and ensuring that internal clients receive sound, practical and timely legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters related to the operation of a commercial business that markets to health care professionals;
- Resolving legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise, including pre-litigation dispute resolution and settlements;
- Assisting in the creation of new template agreements, playbooks and training to support efficient contracting processes for various business functions;
- Developing knowledge of Abbott’s businesses, products and client areas supported;
- Maintaining familiarity with laws that affect client areas to issue spot and provide basic counseling.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
- 3+ years of experience as a commercial attorney at a top law firm and/or in-house.
- Familiarity with regulations governing Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) or Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs).
- Experience with working with healthcare providers.
- Strong understanding of payor agreement contracting principles as well as billing, reimbursement, compliance, and auditing guidelines and requirements.
- Ability to handle multiple projects in fast-paced environment and exercise sound commercial and legal judgment.
- Excellent interpersonal, strategic thinking, communication and organizational skills.
Benefits
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement
- The Freedom 2 Save student debt program
- FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
legal advicecontract negotiationagreement draftingcompliance program activitiesbilling guidelinesreimbursement guidelinesauditing guidelinesdispute resolutiontemplate agreement creationlegal research
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsstrategic thinkingcommunication skillsorganizational skillsnegotiation skillscommercial judgmentlegal judgmentproject managementproblem-solvingtime management
Certifications
Juris Doctor
