Description:

General Summary: The Corporate Counsel (Contracts & Compliance) position is responsible for the preparation and review of commercial contracts and the management of healthcare compliance risks for the Company. The Company's Corporate Counsel works with the Company's legal team, including General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, and Paralegal, in completing a wide range of commercial transactions. The Company's Corporate Counsel also works with Executive Management and Board of Directors to provide direction and oversight of the Company's Healthcare Compliance Program and to promote the Company's culture of compliance.

This position requires an attorney with at least two years' commercial transactions experience, at a law firm or legal department, who has an interest in healthcare compliance and the Company's Cause: to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. Healthcare compliance experience is preferred but not required. In office presence on a full-time or hybrid basis is strongly preferred for long-term success and career advancement. Please submit a cover letter and resume for consideration.

Essential Functions:

Assist the Company's General Counsel and Associate General Counsel in the daily preparation and review of commercial transactions, including for example pricing agreements, distribution agreements, software and licensing agreements, data sharing agreements, consulting agreements, and marketing materials
Provide counsel on a wide range of healthcare compliance and data privacy issues, including management of the Company's learning platform, preparation of annual training and education, and administration of the Company's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Policy and HIPAA Privacy and Security Policies.
Complete due diligence of potential business partners and monitor regular sanction checks, including the coordination of FCPA searches with the assistance of outside counsel.
Coordinate and complete investigations or corrective actions in the rare event of an alleged privacy breach or compliance violation.
Provide support in the areas of financial reporting (including Sunshine Act reporting), business filings, and corporate governance.

Supervisory Responsibilities: There are no supervisor responsibilities with this position currently.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. (The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, including a strong understanding of contract law and ability to identify key terms to balance and mitigate the risks of business disruption and liability
Knowledge of applicable legal and regulatory environment as it relates to medical technology companies.
Interest in healthcare compliance, including anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Medicare fraud prevention, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, etc.
Executive presence with ability to inspire confidence and hold the trust of employee and senior management
Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence with unquestioned integrity and excellent judgment
Strategic thinker and problem solver with the ability to be hands-on when needed
Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships across all areas and levels within an organization
Strong communication skills (both presentation and written)
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and collaborative environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office products, related business applications and office equipment

Education and/or Experience:

JD or equivalent from an accredited university and licensed and in good standing with at least one state bar
2-5+ years' experience within a legal department and or within a medical technology company or comparable relevant legal experience

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to prepare routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and other employees of the organization. Requires excellent grammar and spelling.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Requires a valid driver's license.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Attorney licensed and in good standing with at least one state bar. Requires a valid driver's license.

Other Skills and Abilities: Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment, such as a computer and keyboard, calculator, fax, photocopier, telephone, cell phone, etc. Requires proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Physical Demands: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is frequently required to climb stairs, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

The noise level in the work environment is that found in a “normal office environment; noise levels during visits to other locations in the building may be moderate and occasionally loud. The employee occasionally performs work related to travel.

The above statement reflects the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.