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Baylor Genetics · 3 days ago

Senior Counsel Commercial

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Baylor Genetics is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial to provide legal counsel and support for their commercial operations. This role involves managing legal affairs, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and mitigating legal risks to support the organization's objectives.

BiotechnologyHealth Care

Responsibilities

Drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide range of agreements, including complex matters relating to procurement, sales, managed care contracting, marketing, distribution and co-promotion

Independently supporting critical commercial matters for the company, including complex and strategic transactions, research collaborations and licensing agreements

Reviewing marketing programs and promotional materials to ensure compliance with FTC truth-in-advertising principles, company policies, best practices and applicable law

Advising and ensuring that internal clients receive sound, practical and timely legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters related to operation of a commercial business that markets to health care professionals

Resolving legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise, including pre-litigation dispute resolution and settlements

Assisting in the creation of new template agreements, playbooks, training and internal systems and procedures to support efficient contracting processes for various business functions

Support efforts to ensure the organization's compliance with applicable laws and regulations, assisting in assessing legal risks and impacts

Contribute to the development, implementation, and enforcement of organizational policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance

Support management of legal services budgets, assisting in ensuring efficient allocation of resources

Qualification

Juris Doctor (JD)Healthcare industry experienceLegal compliance knowledgeContract negotiationLegal analysisBudget managementProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Education: Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school. Strong academic background and must be admitted to a US state bar in good standing

Experience: Minimum of 7 years of legal experience, preferably with 3+ years of exposure to healthcare industry as an in-house counsel with commercial operations

Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and exercise sound commercial and legal judgment

Demonstrated capacity to work independently with minimal supervision, while also working collaboratively in a team environment

Familiarity with laws that affect client areas to issue spot and provide basic counseling, including those relevant to sales and marketing of products to health care professionals and reimbursement by government programs, for example, fraud and abuse (Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act), FDA regulation (Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act), privacy (HIPAA), and anti-corruption (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)

Understands which issues to elevate to senior management and appropriate timing for doing so