Counsel

Overview

This role involves providing legal support across commercial contracting, healthcare compliance, litigation management (in coordination with outside counsel), and ongoing legal research and training.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial contracts, including customer, business development, research, consulting, vendor, and supplier agreements.
• Review and advise on materials submitted in response to RFPs (requests for proposal).
• Review marketing collateral for compliance with Truth in Advertising principles, including applicable regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Advise on requests for approval of commercial sponsorships and educational grants.
• Manage litigation and pre-litigation matters primarily handled by outside counsel.
• Draft and review company policies and procedures related to healthcare compliance (e.g., Anti-Kickback statute, False Claims Act, and FDA regulatory issues), as well as other company policies.
• Provide legal advice across areas of law, including healthcare compliance, employment law, and privacy.
• Create and conduct training on legal and compliance matters.
• Conduct legal research on issues impacting the organization and its subsidiaries.

Requirements

• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment, and strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written drafting and oral communication proficiency.
• Adept at handling complex contract negotiations.
• Presentation skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Knowledge of various aspects of employment law, including laws governing termination, benefits, and leaves of absence.
• Knowledge of healthcare laws, including Federal Anti-Kickback regulations, False Claims Act, HIPAA, and Open Payments Act.
• Team player who can effectively interact with multiple departments.
• Must be a member of the State Bar.
• Law degree.
• 3 years of practice as an attorney, preferably with a medical device company.

Location

Not specified.