Legal Counsel, Commercial

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Provision of legal advice, support and contracting services to both US and Global teams with a focus on healthcare compliance, commercial contract drafting/review and negotiation
Identify, manage and mitigate legal risk and opportunity in business activities within US/Global commercial projects – development of bespoke contracts to support new healthcare/medtech product offerings and services
Strategic advice and support to US Recon & Robotics, Sports Medicine, Ambulatory Surgical Systems and ENT teams
Advise and support on complex R&D and NPD agreements and collaborations
Advise and support on technology agreements (software subscription, service and support, SaaS/PaaS/IaaS agreements, digital and virtual product and service agreements etc.)
Support on complex global goods and services agreements for Marketing, Professional Services, Operations, Direct, Indirect and IT Procurement functions
Legal support to functional teams (Finance, HR, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Tax, Corporate, Compliance etc) as required
Supporting on M&A and integrations as required
Providing support for legal strategy, training, contract template development, key projects and initiatives as directed by the Global Commercial Legal team
Such other projects as may be delegated by Senior Director Global Commercial Legal

Required Qualifications/Experience:

JD/Bachelor degree from a well-respected institution
Licensed with 5+ years of experience in a law firm/in house
Life sciences and broad commercial transactional experience preferred
Would suit a candidate who is seeking a high degree of responsibility and development of client base/practice

Fluent in written and spoken English

Additional Skillset

Strong analytical, communication and presentation skills for the candidate’s level of experience
Able to work autonomously within the role and operate at a professional level
A keen interest in and ability to understand the business, its strategies, its people and its organisational structures

Ability to work collaboratively with others, both within and outside of Legal team.
Ability to work with and potentially manage paralegal workforce.

Strong time management skills coupled with an ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders
Good IT skills required

Smith+Nephew provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Legal Counsel, Commercial at Smith & Nephew

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