Senior Director, Legal Counsel bridging legal requirements with business objectives at Cytokinetics. Providing legal advice on compliance and contract management for drug commercialization.
About the role
- Senior Legal Counsel role at Wolters Kluwer Health focusing on legal advice for healthcare solutions. Responsibilities include drafting agreements, counseling on compliance, and managing outside counsel.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice and guidance on a wide variety of commercial, contractual, regulatory, litigation and day-to-day legal matters.
- Structure, draft and negotiate customer agreements (including preparation of SaaS, enterprise licensing, subscription and/or implementation agreements).
- Work closely with segment leadership on contractual and regulatory exposures and risks related to new customer offerings or services.
- Counsel business on key healthcare information technology (HIT) and intellectual property legal concepts.
- Effectively and efficiently manage outside counsel supporting WKH’s legal needs and collaborate with other attorneys globally.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of WKH — its people, matrix organization, markets, product offerings and customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree + J.D. (law degree) required; must be admitted to practice law in the state in which the candidate resides.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible corporate/commercial legal experience, preferably including experience with both a top-tier law firm and an established in-house legal department.
- Strong background in, and understanding of, innovative HIT and digital health concepts, software licensing and SaaS subscription arrangements and a general understanding of, and interest in, RAG, LLMs, and AI technologies.
- Strong understanding of healthcare laws and regulations in the U.S. and EU that impact WKH’s operations and product development strategy.
- Is located within 50 miles of the Waltham, MA office, and can work a hybrid schedule, being in office 2-days a week.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
- 401(k)
- FSA/HSA
- Commuter Benefits
- Tuition Assistance Plan
- Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave
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