Senior Counsel, Commercial

Danaher

  • Brea, CA
  • $160,000-190,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Job Description Senior Counsel Beckman Coulter DiagnosticsWondering what’s within Beckman Coulter Diagnostics? Take a closer look.At first glance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.Senior Counsel for Beckman Coulter will join an inclusive and service-oriented team of attorneys and legal professionals and will report to the Assistant General Counsel. This is a broad, often complex and interesting practice with significant opportunities for personal and professional growth.This role will work directly with executives and associates at all levels of the business, participating in leadership meetings and supporting sales, services, marketing and commercial enabling functions. This critical role will provide comprehensive legal support for Beckman Coulter’s commercial operations, focusing on transactions with a diverse range of customers including Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), hospitals, and state and government entities. The Senior Commercial Counsel will be a key business partner, advising on complex legal issues, mitigating risk, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations in a highly regulated industry.This position is part of the Legal function and will be on-site either in Brea, California or Chaska, Minnesota. We will consider a remote option for highly-qualified candidates.In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
  • Serve as the strategic business partner to support business objectives and advise on risk mitigation strategies
  • Provide practical, solution-oriented approaches to a broad range of legal issues and risks, and then structure, write and negotiate agreements addressing those issues and risks
  • In partnership with specialist attorneys and other professionals, advise on regulatory, compliance, privacy, and litigation matters
  • Supervise legal professionals and other associates on standard agreements
  • Using Danaher Business System (DBS) concepts, work with legal department colleagues to identify, design and implement continuous process improvement initiatives, such as initiatives to improve the department’s client service levels or streamline the department’s template agreements.
The essential requirements of the job include:
  • Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and 6+ or more years of commercial law experience in the medical device or life sciences industry, in a law firm and/or corporate legal department
  • Active bar membership in good standing in at least one US jurisdiction
  • Up to 15% of travel to company sites as required
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
  • Experience with healthcare regulation, including: fraud and abuse (e.g., anti-kickback); FDA for medical devices; data use and privacy (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR); and anti-corruption (e.g., FCPA)
  • Experience with software transactions
The salary range for this role is $160,000-$190,000 annually. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.#LI-PD1#ONSITEGiven the essential job duties of this position, the employee is required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including applicable boosters) as a condition of employment, subject to reasonable accommodation and applicable law.Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.For more information, visit .Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.The EEO posters are available .We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at to request accommodation.

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