Contract Attorney

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

- This temporary position is a multi-tasking commercial legal role in a rapidly changing and growing business environment, reporting to a Senior Counsel in the Business Group, Patient Care and Monitoring Solutions.
- The role will be expected to provide legal support and general corporate policy needs of business units within various Business Groups.

THIS WILL INCLUDE:

- Becoming a trusted legal advisor to the business unit management team on day-to-day legal and business issues;
- Providing legal support and counsel to all business unit departments (including engineering, research, product development, marketing, supply management, regulatory and sales) in a broad range of related business matters and transactions;
- Efficiently and effectively drafting, negotiating, and managing a high volume and variety of commercial transactions, including research and development, purchase and sale, clinical studies, IP licensing agreements; and
- Managing legal and business issues arising in purchasing transactions in the medical device industry;
- Advising on internal compliance programs relating to medical device regulations, Medicare fraud and abuse, anti-kickback laws, corporate and healthcare specific ethics issues, contractually driven general finance and accounting matters, competition law issues.

YOUR PROFILE:

- 5-10 years of legal experience in a global Matrix organization or law firm, preferably including representing medical device or pharma companies.
- JD from an accredited US law school and admission to a state bar.
- Ability and confidence to lead the legal and general corporate policy support in those transactions and other business matters with limited supervision.
- Strong negotiation and drafting skills in complex commercial transactions (experience with transactions related to pharma or medical device businesses a plus).
- Comfortable with having to provide clear ethical guidance in all aspects of work to a global organization.
- Strategic thinker who can focus on providing the organization added value through efficiency and good business sense.
- Strong preference for experience in advising healthcare businesses (medical device or pharma manufacturers), including identifying and addressing medical device regulatory and Medicare Fraud and Abuse/Anti Kickback issues that arise in operational and business transactions.
- Collegial, cooperative and an open person who enjoys being a team player and builder in a rapidly changing environment. Feels comfortable working in a global environment and working on projects involving professionals from around the world.
- Persuasive presentation and counseling skills