Salary
💰 $180,000 - $190,000 per year
About the role
- Manage and support the day-to-day legal affairs of assigned Medical Device businesses or operating divisions, under the general supervision of, and in consultation and collaboration with, the Division General Counsel.
- Manage outside counsel supporting designated Medical Device businesses and operating divisions as assigned by the Division General Counsel.
- Coordinate and provide strategic legal advice to business partners with respect to a variety of legal matters affecting the Medical Device businesses, including commercial contracts, advertising and marketing, competitor interactions, and other matters.
- Draft, review and negotiate a variety of complex commercial contracts, including customer, distributor and vendor agreements; development, manufacturing and service agreements; clinical trial agreements; group purchasing agreements; and distributor agreements, among others.
- Work with internal colleagues and outside counsel on a regular basis to review and handle a large volume of contracts, to ensure agreements mitigate legal risk and support business objectives.
- Advise, counsel and report to Division General Counsel and senior business management on general legal and regulatory risks affecting the Medical Device businesses, including with respect to healthcare regulatory compliance, anti-kickback statutes, the False Claims Act, U.S. government programs and contracting compliance requirements, antitrust laws, and other applicable laws.
- Keep abreast of legislative and regulatory changes with respect to healthcare and other relevant regulations that may affect HLUS’ Medical Device businesses.
- Provide training to HLUS’ Medical Device businesses on substantive legal topics relevant to healthcare regulatory compliance, as assigned by Division General Counsel.
- Contribute to, and help drive, the Legal Department’s commitment to continuous operational improvement and achievement of efficiency, consistency, and alignment of contracting practices and best-in-class contract terms across the Legal Department and the HLUS Group organization to support the evolving needs and growth and expansion of HLUS Group companies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor from accredited law school.
- Admitted to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of at least one U.S. state.
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant legal experience with at least 3 years with an in-house corprorate legal department preferred.
- 5+ years recent experience advising medical device, pharmaceutical or life science companies
- Experience with the federal antikickback statue desired
- Solid commercial contract background with extensive drafting and negotiation experience in fast-paced business environment.
- Experience in legal matters involving tariffs and other trade compliance issues would be a plus.
- Ability to manage junior-level counsel, paralegals, or non-attorney administrative staff.
- Ability to use, or quickly acquire skill necessary for using, legal technology platforms and applications such as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams.