Cardinal Health · 16 hours ago
Assistant General Counsel - Pharmaceutical Distribution
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $208K/yr
8+ years expCardinal Health is a leading healthcare services and products company, and they are seeking an Assistant General Counsel for their Pharmaceutical Distribution segment. This role involves providing legal advice, drafting and negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations in the pharmaceutical distribution sector.
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Responsibilities
Demonstrate strong business acumen and ability to draft and negotiate contracts
Handle fast paced and high-volume workload
Identify legal and compliance issues and business risks and escalate appropriately
Effectively communicate with all levels of the Cardinal Health organization
Identify and collaborate with subject matter experts from other departments, especially the Legal, Regulatory Counsel and Compliance teams
Demonstrate knowledge of general commercial and healthcare law; specifically, regulations related to pharmaceutical distribution and services and group purchasing organizations, specifically AKS/Fraud & Abuse
Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies
Work under the general supervision of senior attorneys and exercise sound judgment as to matters that require attention of Legal and Compliance Departments’ senior leadership
Promote and ensure compliance with the Cardinal Health’s Business Code of Conduct, as well as other company policies and procedures
Provide sound, practical judgment in the interpretation and application of relevant laws including, Antitrust; healthcare laws and regulations, (e.g., Stark, Corporate Practice of Medicine, Anti-Kickback, False Claims Act, and HIPAA); and Marketing and Advertising
Proactively identify and assesses business and legal risks
Demonstrate excellent communication skills and ability to provide business clients with clear and precise guidance on business, compliance, and legal risks
Develop and conduct legal training for business clients
Seek input and expertise from other in-house lawyers and outside counsel and provide guidance to the business based on discussions with subject-matter experts
Understand complex legal, compliance and business situations and discerns relevant versus non-relevant facts and information
Collaborate with others and build knowledge of business and key stakeholders
Proactively develop and maintain legal knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up to date on current regulations, cases, trends and best practices
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency while providing flawless service levels
Communicate in a professional and persuasive manner and has appropriate support and substantiation for legal advice and recommendations
Qualification
Required
J.D. required; record of high academic achievement in the undergraduate level and in law school preferred
License to practice law in Ohio or active bar license in another state required
Commercial/transactional and healthcare experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills; acute attention to detail
Outstanding interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and flexibility, and the ability to interface effectively and engender trust and confidence with personnel at many different levels throughout the company
Enthusiasm and 'self-starter' qualities, enabling management of responsibilities with an appropriate sense of urgency; the ability to function effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Business acumen, including a well-developed understanding of business and commerce and the ability to diagnose corporate legal problems and present positive, creative solutions and alternatives
Have excellent writing and contract drafting and negotiating skills
Ability to develop and implement policies, projects, processes, systems and controls across a complex company
Ability to work independently, cross-functionally and collaboratively
Ability to travel
Preferred
8-10 years of experience in related field in a large complex organization or law firm preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Paid time off plan
Health savings account (HSA)
401k savings plan
Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Work-Life resources
Paid parental leave
Healthy lifestyle programs
Company
Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health is a manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.08B2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2006-08-16Post Ipo Debt· $78M
1983-08-12IPO
Leadership Team
Aaron Alt
Chief Financial Officer
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Tony Caprio
Executive Vice President
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