Senior Commercial Counsel

Senior Commercial Counsel

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, Juris Doctorate or law degree from accredited law school.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience practicing law, with a focus in healthcare, medical device, technology and commercial agreements, e-commerce, and legal compliance.
• Must be in good standing and actively licensed to practice law in California or any state in the United States.
• Sound cross-functional collaboration, ability to strategically prioritize, keep up with a fast-paced entrepreneurial type of environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving legal risks and issues with a positive “can-do” attitude and sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to our revenue, marketing and product teams, located primarily in the United States, on complex legal issues affecting medical device manufacturers and the healthcare industry.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles, including contract drafting, negotiation, and interpretation of a wide range of commercial agreements, including sales, distribution, licensing, cloud-based platform and technology agreements.
• Provide legal guidance and support on commercial activities including sales, distribution, commercial transformation, marketing and advertising matters, including compliance with consumer protection laws and healthcare industry regulations.
• Expertise in complex and emergent healthcare and consumer regulatory requirements for medical device and digital healthcare offerings.
• Advise on innovative go to market strategies including novel pathways to reach patients in non-traditional ways with focus on development and implementation of strategic and operational objectives that help achieve organizational mission and departmental goals.
• Coordinate activities with global team members to deliver repeatable and predictable legal advice to commercial clients, product managers, other global commercial lawyers, and implementation of global commercial offerings.
• Advise on commercial disputes, including pre-litigation negotiations and alternative dispute resolution.
• Interact with management and/or major customers and strategic collaborators. Interactions frequently involve special skills, such as explaining, advising, and collaborating with senior level leaders.
• Supervise outside counsel on issues and projects outsourced by the legal department, as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred candidates will be able to provide legal support and advice on privacy (including specific knowledge of HIPAA and US State privacy laws) and compliance with anti-kickback and healthcare fraud and abuse laws.
• California resident preferred, will consider remote location for the right candidate.
• Experience working on global projects or across cultures a plus.
• Experience in healthcare or medical device industries strongly preferred.