Associate Division Counsel - Sports Medicine

Overview

This role involves serving as Associate Legal Counsel for the Sports Medicine Business Unit within the Endoscopy Division. The position focuses on proactively managing a broad range of legal and compliance matters, working closely with business unit leadership, functional partners, and outside counsel on critical issues. Remote work flexibility is offered within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic business partner and legal advisor to the Sports Medicine Business Unit.
• Communicate effectively with leadership across all organizational levels to gather feedback and align on legal matters.
• Provide timely legal analysis and counsel on diverse issues.
• Independently draft, review, negotiate, and advise on various agreements including sales, services, supply, distribution, consulting, clinical study, non-disclosure, employment, and other commercial contracts.
• Analyze and provide clear guidance on applicable laws, regulations, and company policies, particularly regarding interactions with healthcare professionals.
• Collaborate with legal specialists in areas such as strategic contracting, data privacy and security, intellectual property, litigation, employment, and regulatory compliance.
• Deliver pragmatic, business-relevant assessments of legal risk and communicate these effectively to non-legal stakeholders.
• Exercise sound judgment in identifying and escalating issues to management.
• Support the objectives of the Sports Medicine Business Unit and the Enterprise Governance Department.
• Collaborate with colleagues, management, business partners, and outside counsel.
• Assist with other legal matters as needed.

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's degree.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and admission to practice law.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction with ability to maintain good standing.
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, including advising business leaders on complex legal and compliance matters.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Proven ability to assess legal risk and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience building strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and senior business leaders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, legal research, contract drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Commitment to integrity, ethics, accountability, and sound professional judgment.
• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and effectively to non-legal audiences.

Preferred

• Experience supporting medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries.
• In-house legal experience within medical technology, healthcare, life sciences, or pharmaceutical organizations.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or other strategic business transactions.
• Knowledge of healthcare laws, regulations, and interactions with healthcare professionals.
• Strong commercial contracting experience including sales, supply, distribution, consulting, services, and clinical research agreements.
• Experience partnering with business leaders on change management, organizational transformation, or strategic initiatives.
• Collaboration experience with legal specialists in data privacy, intellectual property, litigation, employment, and regulatory affairs.
• Demonstrated business acumen balancing legal risk management and business objectives.
• Experience providing legal counsel within a global or matrixed corporate environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Ranges (United States)

• USN: $155,900 - $259,700 USD Annual
• US5: $163,700 - $272,700 USD Annual
• US10: $171,500 - $285,700 USD Annual
• US15: $179,300 - $298,700 USD Annual
• US20: $187,100 - $311,600 USD Annual
• US30: $202,700 - $337,600 USD Annual

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Personalized healthcare support
• Wellbeing and tobacco cessation programs
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability insurance

Location

Remote work flexibility within the United States.

Additional Information

Employees and new hires in sales and field roles requiring access to customer accounts may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role, depending on customer requirements.

Posted Date: 07/13/2026
Minimum posting duration: 3 days