Corporate Counsel (Contracts)

Job SummaryThe Corporate Counsel provides corporate, commercial, healthcare, and regulatory legal support and advice for the MedTech business unit. This role involves drafting, reviewing and revising product purchase, supply, manufacturing, distribution, and other commercial agreements. The role also involves resolving disputes with suppliers, offering legal counseling on corporate and healthcare matters, collaborating across departments, and staying updated on legal developments. The role also includes training business personnel on contracting policies and procedures. Additionally, the role involves assisting with FDA submissions, reports, and communications (including handling product recalls), ensuring compliance with global legal and regulatory requirements in advertising, promotion, and social media materials. It provides strategic legal advice on regulatory risks, product development, and compliance, while reviewing product labeling, conference requests, and sponsorships.
*This position requires working onsite 3 days per week at our U.S. headquarters in Lake Zurich, IL.
*This position does not offer visa sponsorship either now or in the future.
• Salary Range: $160,000-185,000
• Position is eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan with a target of 16% of the base salary.
• Position is eligible to participate in our medium-term incentive plan.
• Final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to experience level, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Our benefits and programs are comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted to ensure our colleagues live healthy lives and have support when it matters most. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with company contributions, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, employee assistance program, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, and revising product purchase, supply, manufacturing, distribution, license, capital expenditure, research & development, regulatory, quality, information technology, service and other commercial agreements.
• Acting as a lead in negotiation of such contracts with relevant counterparties, both clients and suppliers, with support from key business stakeholders where required.
• Supporting key commercial strategic initiatives and requests for proposals from customers.
• Supporting insourcing and supply chain restructuring efforts to improve cost savings, efficiencies and quality standards.
• Leading corporate entity and manufacturing licensing and registration programs and liaising with third party service providers to complete registrations.
• Negotiating and resolving informal disputes with key suppliers and service providers.
• Advising the Company on structuring business practices in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those related to the federal and state anti-kickback law, DEA, FDA and state boards of pharmacy, among others, and staying current with developments regarding same.
• Handling FDA submissions, reports, communications with the FDA (including Form 483s and Consent Decrees), product recalls, and reviewing and negotiating a variety of contracts including vendor, manufacturing, clinical trial/research, and other agreements.
• Reviewing internal and external communications (e.g., press releases or talking points) related to regulatory and FDA matters.
• Reviewing advertising and promotion materials in view of legal and regulatory requirements globally.
• Reviewing social media materials and responding to changing regulatory and legal landscape related to online product promotion.
• Advising business teams on legal and regulatory risks impacting their business, including regulatory strategy, product development, product approvals, and post-approval compliance.
• Reviewing conference requests and other one-time event and sponsorship opportunities in view of applicable healthcare guidance and regulations.
• Reviewing new product labeling for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Partnering with other legal team leaders to support the ongoing legal affairs of the corporation.
• Providing day-to-day legal counseling on healthcare, regulatory, and corporate legal matters, including engagement with healthcare providers.
• Participating as legal representative on various cross-functional teams and projects.
• Staying current with legal, regulatory, and governmental developments impacting the Company and industry.
• Providing direction to outside counsel and internal support staff.
• Providing training and guidance to business personnel on contracting policies and procedures.
• Interacting and collaborating with a variety of departments within the Company at all levels, including upper management.

Job Requirements:

• JD from accredited law school and eligible to practice in-house in Illinois.
• 3+ years of relevant legal experience at a top law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Significant experience representing medical device, life sciences, and/or pharmaceutical companies, handling legal and regulatory requirements, including FDA submissions, product recalls, and other regulatory matters. 
• Healthcare legal and regulatory experience is a plus, including experience with the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, the Stark Law, HIPAA, applicable privacy laws and the PhRMA Code.
• Demonstrated ability in healthcare, regulatory, and commercial legal matters.
• Good analytical, research, drafting, negotiating, communication, and relational skills.
• Good working knowledge of healthcare and other laws, regulations, and industry codes applicable to medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

Additional Information

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, disability, 401K with company contribution, and wellness program.

Fresenius Kabi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.