Description:
Do you want to join and work alongside a group of dedicated and hardworking professionals in the Customer Channels Group (CCG) who provide legal and practical advice and support to a global distribution business? We are looking to add a key member to the Legal team who will build links within the team and business!Key Accountabilities:
- Find creative solutions to business issues while also shielding the organization from unnecessary legal risks. Be willing to learn and grow in your role.
- Liaise with other relevant functions throughout the business, such as finance, purchasing, accounting, sales, and marketing.
- Anticipate and drive solutions and process improvements for legal and business issues.
- Partner with compliance, quality, and regulatory colleagues to ensure effective prevention, detection, and remediation of violations of law, regulations, and internal policies.
- Address commercial agreements, customer and supplier matters, service engagements, SOWs, including the drafting, review, negotiation, and interpretation of all manner of contracts and business agreements.
- Provide advice regarding customer and other commercial/business disputes.
- Offer mentorship and training on a range of legal, regulatory, and compliance matters including commercial antitrust, anti-bribery/FCPA, and data privacy, with some initial oversight.
- Counsel on matters related to marketing initiatives. Knowledge of healthcare related restrictions/requirements is a plus.
- Be a detailed, results focused, collaborative professional.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required in Business, Healthcare, or related field
- Juris Doctorate required and admission to a state Bar
- 6+ years of commercial contracts and Legal business experience
- Combination of law firm and inhouse experience a plus
- Ability to translate legal theory into applied business success
- Negotiation abilities and eye for business
- Customer centric and solutions-oriented approach in supporting both external and internal clients while protecting the best interest of the company
- Experience developing, driving, and implementing legal solutions
- Ability to deliver strong results with limited resources under tight deadlines and with a keen eye for accuracy
- Occasional travel required
