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Surescripts · 7 hours ago

Associate General Counsel Strategy and Procurement

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$212K/yr - $260K/yr

10+ years exp

Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, and they are seeking an Associate General Counsel to lead the Strategy and Procurement vertical within the Commercial Legal Team. The AGC will provide legal support for corporate strategy and oversee legal matters related to procurement and business development, while also managing a team of legal professionals.

Information TechnologyReal TimeSecuritySoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the Strategy and Procurement vertical within the Commercial Legal Team that counsels, drafts, and assists in the negotiation of procurement, corporate strategy, corporate development, and business development matters, including, but not limited to, strategic partnerships, collaboration agreements, joint development agreements, and all ancillary documentation to support these agreements to include NDAs

Oversee, train, hire, develop, and coach team of attorneys, contracts specialists, or other legal professionals to drive outcomes and behaviors consistent with the Department’s purpose and service delivery model

Assign responsibilities to team, delegate, and manage team to ensure appropriate coverage and back-up support to meet enterprise needs

Serve as a senior leader on the Commercial Legal Team to develop, implement, and execute strategic vision, including overseeing team meetings, brainstorming sessions, trainings, and team building activities

Independently review, draft, and negotiate highly complex acquisition agreements, strategic partnership agreements and other legal documentation with partners, customers, suppliers, and other parties, including, but not limited to, data use agreements, technology licensing agreements, joint research projects, and contracts with partners and vendors supplying products, services, data, or other intellectual property to Surescripts

In collaboration with the Growth department, manage, organize, and oversee the due diligence process to include educating internal stakeholders as to key issues of concern. Compile and assess feedback from the diligence process and interpret it into contractual protections or obligations

Manage complex projects as assigned on behalf of Surescripts’ business groups

Oversee and support team members in the ideation phase of new products or product improvements for their assigned products and in analyzing and advising on Surescripts’ products/services in conceptual, development phases

Partner with and advise other departments including but not limited to Growth, Marketing, and Product Innovation regarding product strategy and development, data sourcing, and other matters requiring cross-product and market segment knowledge

Partner with subject matter experts in the Department on areas such as antitrust, privacy, litigation, information access, intellectual property, etc. and ensure that the team acts accordingly

Act in accordance with the Department’s service delivery model

Recommend operational strategies and plans to senior management and leadership regarding the achievement of terms with partners necessary to the Company’s goals for product deployment, revenue, and/or strategic initiatives

Partner cross-functionally and proactively to continuously improve upon existing processes and procedures to make corporate strategy, corporate development, and business development transactions more efficient and achieve greater speed to value

Drive a process and approach that ensures relevant facts are requested and legal considerations are assembled, assessed and accurate before transaction or partnership documents are presented for execution

Qualification

Juris Doctor Degree10+ years legal experienceContract negotiationCorporate strategy experienceHealthcare industry knowledgeData rights agreementsPeople management experienceCross-functional partneringCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA-accredited law school and good standing member of the bar in at least one state

10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney drafting asset or stock purchase agreements and strategic partnership agreements to include negotiating them to successful conclusion

5+ years of experience as an in-house attorney supporting multiple departments of an organization with legal and business advice and influencing decision-making

7+ years of experience drafting and negotiating contracts related to data rights/license agreements and other intellectual property

3+ years of experience successfully training/onboarding junior attorneys and legal support staff to speed their ability to bring value to an organization

Strong ability to balance risk and opportunity. Excellent communication skills to present and explain complex deals to executive and senior leadership

Ability to draft contracts and other documentation 'from scratch' in support of novel and innovative projects

Demonstrates experience in corporate matters of diverse scope, requiring in-depth evaluation and interpretation

Works independently, demonstrating significant subject matter experience and excellent communication skills