Associate General Counsel, Market Access & Operations

Merck•Boston, MA

47d•Hybrid

About The Position

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. Your Role: The Associate General Counsel, Market Access and Operations serves as a key member of the Legal Department, providing strategic and operational legal support for the company's U.S. Market Access, Patient Support, Trade and Distribution, and Commercial Operations functions. Reporting to the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, the incumbent will advise on legal, regulatory, and compliance issues impacting pricing, reimbursement, distribution, payer interactions, and patient support initiatives. Location: Boston, MA (Seaport), USA; Hybrid Travel: <10%; International and Domestic

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited U.S. law school
Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
Minimum of 10 years of legal experience with significant transactional experience
Strong ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations, and guidance in a practical, business-oriented manner
Excellent communication, drafting, and negotiating skills
Strong skills in working collaboratively across multiple functions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Prior in-house experience at a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company
Demonstrated expertise in healthcare fraud and abuse laws, FDA regulatory matters, and market access and patient support program compliance
Experience supporting commercial business units, including payer contracting, pricing, and patient access strategies
Experience participating in or advising MLR/Promotional Review Committees
Background in compliance counseling or interaction with government agencies (OIG, DOJ, FDA)