Edwards Lifesciences · 1 day ago
Senior Manager, Corporate Counsel, Commercial Contracts
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$142K/yr - $201K/yr
4+ years expEdwards Lifesciences is a company dedicated to making a meaningful difference to patients around the world. The Senior Manager, Corporate Counsel, Commercial Contracts will be responsible for the review, negotiation, and counsel of a variety of commercial agreements, while collaborating with various teams across the Law Department.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalMedical Device
Responsibilities
Provide legal guidance to the company focused on artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and intellectual property issues while negotiating a broad range of IT agreements (e.g., data license agreements, software development agreements, hardware purchase agreements, service level agreements (SLAs), end-user license agreements (EULAs), maintenance and support agreements, SaaS and related cloud-based agreements) and commercial agreements (e.g., non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), master service agreements (MSAs), material transfer agreements (MTAs), and manufacturing supply agreements)
Work directly with and advise key decision-makers in contract negotiations and other business arrangements, including identifying AI, cybersecurity, data privacy and intellectual property risks and proposing solutions to key business issues
Develop, manage and conduct training for internal clients and the Contract Management Team within Legal Department on legal review guidelines
Work on special projects and strategic initiatives, including Legal Department’s efforts related to contract management and technology, such as AI applications and contract systems
Qualification
Required
J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school with 4 years of legal experience at a law firm or in-house legal department
Relevant industry experience (e.g., medical device, pharmaceuticals, etc.) or in highly regulated environments
Preferred
Background in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or related healthcare industry
Understand key issues around AI, cybersecurity, data privacy, and intellectual property rights
Excellent analytical, detail-oriented, organized and information seeking skills
Manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment; set priorities for self and applicable team members
Ability to think strategically, analyze problems and present creative and practical legal business solutions; escalate issues to management as appropriate
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
Understanding of related aspects of legal processes and/or systems
Benefits
Competitive salaries
Performance-based incentives
A wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families
Company
Edwards Lifesciences
Edwards Lifesciences is a provider of science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
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Leadership Team
Bernard J. Zovighian
Chief Executive Officer
Harry Rowland
SVP IHFM Innovation (Implantable Heart Failure Management)
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