Senior Manager, Corporate Counsel – AI Compliance

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Sr. Manager, Corporate Counsel at Thermo Fisher focusing on AI compliance and legal risks management.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $135,800 - $203,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with colleagues in Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, IT, IP, HR, Commercial, and Regulatory functions to ensure that product development and business operations align with company policy and global AI requirements
Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice on the use, development, and deployment of AI technologies, including risk assessment, documentation, and compliance with emerging AI regulations
Draft, review, and negotiate agreements that address AI functionality, data use, and algorithmic accountability, balancing risk mitigation with innovation goals
Support multiple Thermo Fisher businesses (AIG, SDG, CCG, LSG, LPG, BPG) in identifying, assessing, and managing AI-related risks in customer and supplier engagements
Advise and collaborate with the Global Privacy and Technology Office to enhance AI governance frameworks, streamline legal service delivery, and share best practices
Develop templates, guidance, and training materials to operationalize AI legal standards across business teams
Maintain and organize legally required documentation, ensuring readiness for audits or regulatory reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 4 years’ experience in legal, compliance, privacy, or technology law, ideally with exposure to AI, digital innovation, or data governance matters
Practical understanding of global data protection and emerging AI regulatory frameworks (e.g., EU AI Act, OECD principles, NIST AI RMF)
Strong judgment, business orientation, and the ability to deliver clear, solution-focused legal advice in complex or novel situations
Collaborative mindset with experience working across multiple time zones and in a matrixed global organization
Advanced English proficiency; additional languages a plus
Experience in life sciences, healthcare, or technology sectors desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal advicerisk assessmentcompliancecontract negotiationdata governanceAI technologiesdocumentationalgorithmic accountabilityregulatory frameworksdata protection

Soft Skills

strong judgmentbusiness orientationsolution-focusedcollaborative mindsetcommunicationability to work across time zonesadaptabilityproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsorganizational skills