Description

This position can be based in Salt Lake City, UT or Durham, NC and offers a hybrid schedule (50% onsite, 50% remote) with an every-other-Friday-off schedule (9/8/80).

The Legal Counsel, Commercial Operations, Direct Sales - NORAM & LATAM will provide advice and counsel on a wide variety of issues including commercial, regulatory, compliance, employment, litigation, and intellectual property.

Local Position Duties

• Address a wide range of Industrial and Clinical Applications Unit transactional matters, including drafting and negotiation of contractual relationships, with a significant focus on supporting sales, marketing & communication, customer service, and operations, with customers, suppliers, service providers, collaborators, and consultants
• Review marketing, promotional, and scientific activities and materials for compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations
• Provide guidance and training to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including analysis of relationships with healthcare professionals both in the US and abroad, including but not limited to the US anti-kickback law, the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws, and helping to ensure that bioMérieux’s compliance program is robust and effective at managing and minimizing risk
• Partner closely with other bioMérieux internal stakeholders and LCI&PA colleagues on various initiatives
• Provide analysis, risk assessment and counsel on various other relevant legal issues as they arise, including but not limited to regulatory approval process, intellectual property, employment, data privacy, litigation & pre litigation and competition law
• Keep track of developments in medical device regulation and enforcement and other areas of responsibility, and apply that knowledge to anticipate and address emerging risks to the company
• Actively manage external legal counsel to ensure appropriate service and quality levels and contain costs
• Design and deliver training programs for business colleagues on a variety of subjects
• Manage and monitor the Company’s contract terms
• Ability to work with all functional areas and levels of the organization to address a wide variety of issues
• Employ and exercise judgment to analyze issues and make recommendations with minimal or no supervision
• Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education, Training and Experience

• J.D. and bar admission required
• 2+ years of experience in commercial transactions, litigation, healthcare, or other related legal fields, gained through a law firm or in-house legal role.
  
  

Preferred Education, Training And Experience

• Prior experience in medical device, life sciences, or clinical diagnostics is a significant plus
• Willingness to undertake some travel, including international travel, in support of responsibilities
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Consistently upholds and reflects the core ethical principles and values that bioMérieux promotes.
• Demonstrates assertiveness and confidence in the face of a challenge
• Effective verbal communication skills
• Business acumen to understand how a business operates and how to make it successful.
• Action Oriented: Takes action even when facing challenges
• Build and maintain positive, productive interactions with colleagues
• Skilled in MS Office tools to include but not limited to Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
  
  

The estimated salary range for this role based in Utah and North Carolina is between $114,000 – 150,900. This role is eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and individual performance per bioMerieux’s bonus program. This range may differ from ranges offered for similar positions elsewhere in the country given differences in cost of living. Actual compensation within this range is determined based on the successful candidate’s experience and will be presented in writing at the time of the offer.

In addition, bioMérieux offers a competitive Total Rewards package that may include:

• A choice of medical (including prescription), dental, and vision plans providing nationwide coverage and telemedicine options
• Company-Provided Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan including a generous non-discretionary employer contribution and employer match.
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Various voluntary benefit offerings
• Discount programs
• Parental leaves
  
  

Please be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMérieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at [email protected].

BioMérieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant’s identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMérieux’s or its affiliates’ application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at [email protected], or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).