Description:
Are you looking for a company that cares about people's lives and health, including yours? Let's inspire healthier lives, together.A Medical Technologies Company, a leading medical technology company, has focused on making people's lives better for over 100 years.
Our Purpose is to make people's lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling.
Our Core Values are reflected in all we do: Integrity – Empathy – Agility – Unity – Long-Term View
We deliver on our purpose and our core values by staying True to Life.
Job Description:
A Medical Technologies Company is seeking an attorney to provide legal support to its medical and life science businesses with respect to a variety of commercial and corporate transactional matters. The primary purpose of this role is to review, draft, and negotiate a variety of agreements and other documents, and to provide legal support and guidance to internal business clients.
Job Duties:
- Provides advice on applicable laws, regulations and company policies, including but not limited to, FDA regulations, OIG guidance, health care fraud and abuse, Open Payments and HIPAA.
- Counsels the business on appropriate relationships with customers, healthcare professionals and other third parties, in compliance with applicable legal requirements and company policies.
- Drafts and negotiates contracts and documents supporting a variety of commercial transactions, advising the business managers through the contract negotiation process with respect to areas of legal risk exposure and recommending strategies to achieve a satisfactory outcome.
- Develops and enhances standard contracts and playbooks to advance the company's interests.
- Analyzes legal implications and areas of exposure .
- Reviews existing agreements and related records when disputes arise to help assess the company's position. Preparing communications directed at preserving and maximizing the company's position while moving toward resolution.
- Reviews advertising and promotional materials and provides guidance to business partners on such materials.
- Reviews and counsels the business on advisory boards, speaker programs, healthcare economics and reimbursement, patient assistance programs, and medical education initiatives.
- Develops and provides training to business managers on a variety of legal and compliance matters.
- Functions independently and delivers desired results with a minimum amount of supervision.
- Interacts with company and third party business and legal personnel on relevant legal matters.
- Maintains active communication with manager and the business about risks within areas of responsibility.
- Collaborates with others in A Medical Technologies Company' legal department on matters within areas of responsibility.
- Provides direct and indirect supervision and guidance to other professional(s) and or paraprofessional(s) in the Legal Department.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifiations
Required:- J.D. Degree from an accredited law school required.
- Licensed to practice law in accordance with Pennsylvania state bar or Massachusetts state bar requirements required.
- Member in good standing of all state bars where licensed to practice law.
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of commercial and corporate transactional experience, either with a law ?rm or in-house legal department.
Preferred:
- Experience in highly regulated industry required; medical device, pharmaceutical, or life sciences experience preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as a positive professional image.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to work under pressure in a fast paced, dynamic corporate environment.
