What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Legal Counsel position at Karl Storz Endoscopy?
This is a remote opportunity
Travel: Up to 15% overnight domestic and international travel
Why you will love this role:
As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will be offered a perfect blend of legal expertise and strategic business alignment, allowing you to actively contribute to the company's success. The opportunity to collaborate with business partners at all levels, both locally and globally, is particularly appealing, and will have the opportunity to shape legal strategies that drive business objectives forward. A fast-paced environment that navigates through complex legal landscapes, from regulatory matters like the False Claims Act and antitrust laws to contract negotiations. This role offers the ideal platform to leverage ones legal skills while ensuring compliance and fostering company growth
What You will Be Doing:
- Collaborate with business partners at all levels, both locally and globally, to align legal strategies with business objectives.
- Provide legal guidance on regulatory matters such as Anti-Kickback Statutes, False Claims Act, antitrust, and transparency laws.
- Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts and agreements.
- Assess and weigh multiple factors when advising on decisions or courses of action.
- Develop and implement company-wide or function-specific policies, processes, and training programs.
- Ensure compliance with corporate policies and contracting procedures.
- Additional duties as assigned.
What You Bring:
- JD from an accredited U.S. law school.
- Minimum 5 years of in-house legal counsel experience (top-tier law firm candidates considered) advising multinational medical device companies in areas of intellectual property, compliance, commercial contracts, antitrust, privacy, healthcare fraud and abuse, FDA regulatory, corporate, and M&A
- Extensive experience with commercial contracts, GPOs, and IDNs agreements.
- Expertise in healthcare fraud and abuse laws, including False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute.
- CA bar license required.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally (5-15%).
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with a high level of professionalism and discretion.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8 years of relevant commercial healthcare legal experience.
- Experience with FDA regulations, HIPAA, and healthcare privacy laws.
- M&A transaction and strategic partnership experience.
- Fluency in German is a plus.
Who we are:
KARL STORZ is an independent, family-owned company headquartered in Germany's renowned MedTech manufacturing region. For 80 years, we've pioneered the most groundbreaking innovations in minimally invasive surgery and OR integration to benefit patients and healthcare providers alike. With more than 9,000 associates worldwide and 1,800 in the US, we pride ourselves on harnessing cutting-edge technology, precise workmanship, and unrivaled customer support to help healthcare facilities manage costs, streamline operations, and deliver positive patient outcomes. With onsite locations and field opportunities across the country, we attract a diverse and talented staff, unified by the desire to foster positive change in the world. Because it's not just about the tools we create-it's about the lives we change, together.
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