Description:

The Contract Counsel will report to the Vice President and General Counsel and continue to build the global contract program, initially focusing on US Commercial Contracts.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of legal documents to support a broad range of client groups within An Innovative Medical Technology Company.
Reviewing contracts, identifying issues and discussing questions or suggestions with senior leaders, legal and contract team.
Developing and improving templates and procedures to drive efficiencies in the legal review process
Analyzing non-standard, complex problems based on experience and making recommendations for improvements
Promptly escalating high-risk legal issues to a higher level where appropriate but typically handling most contract legal matters from beginning to end
Demonstrate excellent business judgement and ability to clearly explain contract terms to clients and how they affect the business
The role will evolve as the needs of the team and business are determined.
Draft, review and negotiation US commercial contracts including review discounts, programs/rebates, and other contract levers and tool sets for compliance concerns to improve contracting strategies
Serve as commercial contract subject matter expert (SME) to other functions such as Finance and Sales, including Sales Operations contract management team and contributes to improved understanding of healthcare compliance, reporting requirements and contract obligations.
Communicate regularly with business leadership, VP/General Counsel and Sr Director Compliance, including status reports of commercial contracts and raising appropriate matters for approval and guidance.
Support review and response to requests for proposal (RFP) and requests for information (RFI) to optimize commercial opportunities while minimizing any potential risk.
Develop and update templates, playbooks and other commercial resource documentation and training to address routine legal requests, utilizing contract lifecycle management system.
Anticipate and drive the development of functional solutions and SOPs and documented methodologies for a range of legal and business issues with a specific end goal to shield the organization from legal risks.
Provide advice regarding customer requirements on risk management/insurance, conflict resolution and other commercial/business disputes, and work with regulatory review and resolution of complaints.
Provide guidance on a range of legal, regulatory, privacy and compliance matters, including healthcare fraud and abuse, healthcare transparency laws, commercial antitrust, anti-bribery/FCPA, and data privacy, with some initial oversight.
Partner with regulatory, quality and compliance colleagues to ensure effective prevention, detection and remediation of violations of law, regulations and internal policies.
Give advice and counsel on matters related to commercial contracting and privacy, including marketing initiatives. Knowledge of US privacy, FDA and/or healthcare related restrictions/requirements, highly preferred.
Collaborate closely with other relevant functions throughout the business, such as finance, sales and marketing.
Educate and train employees on their obligations under a variety of applicable laws, regulations and company policies.

Requirements:

A Juris Doctorate or equivalent advanced degree from a nationally accredited law school
5-7 years of commercial contracts and business legal experience in medical device field, Inhouse biotech/MedTech experience is a strong plus
Experience developing and implementing contract processes and knowledge resources
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written and presentation skills
A high degree of client service orientation and ability to recognize and respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent, complex situations and demanding clients
Collaborative negotiation abilities driving to customer centric solutions that support both external and internal clients while protecting the best interest of the company.
Outstanding eye for business with the ability to translate legal theory into applied business success.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information
Great teammate, sense of humor, enjoys participating on cross-functional project teams
Strong research and analytical skills
Project and process management capabilities
Proven organizational skills and attention to detail with proven track record to prioritize multiple tasks efficiently and effectively
Clear oral and written communication and presentation styles
Strong work ethic with ability to work independently
Occasional Travel required, travel to Palo Alto if hybrid