Associate General Counsel - Hybrid in Minneapolis

NMDP•Minneapolis, MN

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate General Counsel – Healthcare & Privacy position at NMDP offers an opportunity to practice law in direct support of NMDP’s life-saving mission. This role is ideal for an attorney seeking meaningful responsibility, exposure to diverse legal issues, and the chance to grow as a practical, solutions-oriented in-house advisor. The Associate General Counsel – Healthcare & Privacy will join a small, collaborative in-house legal team providing operationally aware legal advice to cross-functional partners and project teams across a broad range of matters, with a primary focus on healthcare and privacy laws and regulations. The role involves identifying legal and business risks, developing practical solutions, and communicating clearly with non-legal stakeholders. Key responsibilities include providing legal support for Operations, Compliance, Quality, and Research, and managing confidentiality and information-handling matters, document reviews, and special projects. The position may also encompass contracting, procurement/vendor relations, corporate, compliance, and outside counsel management. The Associate General Counsel – Healthcare & Privacy will contribute to the development and implementation of NMDP policies and procedures related to legal and regulatory obligations and will stay current with relevant laws, regulations, guidance, interpretations, and court decisions affecting NMDP. The role may involve directing the work of paralegals, outside counsel, or other legal support resources.

Requirements

Working knowledge of legal research materials, methods, techniques, principles, and practices.
Familiarity with contract, procurement, corporate, health care, privacy and regulatory laws and other areas relevant to NMDP’s mission and operations.
Willingness to develop knowledge in new legal subject areas as organizational needs evolve.
Ability to identify legal and business risks in the context of organizational objectives, ask thoughtful questions, and help develop practical solutions that support mission-driven decision-making.
Ability to draft, review, and negotiate legal documents with appropriate supervision and support as needed.
Ability to build and maintain cooperative working relationships with NMDP personnel, project teams, customers, vendors, partners, regulators, governmental agencies, and other external stakeholders.
Ability to research, analyze, and apply legal principles, facts, and precedents to legal issues, including issues in unfamiliar or developing areas of law.
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, including translating legal concepts into practical guidance for non-legal audiences.
Ability to manage multiple assignments thoughtfully and timely, balancing attention to detail with practical judgment about priorities and risk.
Demonstrate initiative, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and a willingness to learn from colleagues, business partners, and new assignments.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion in handling sensitive, privileged, regulated, or business-sensitive information.
Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
Active, good standing membership in the Minnesota State Bar or eligibility to obtain required Minnesota licensure.
Approximately 3-6 years of legal experience or practice, preferably including exposure to one or more of the following areas: technology and data privacy, corporate law, health care law, regulatory matters, nonprofit law, research, compliance, contract law, or policy development.

Nice To Haves

Collaborative candidates with strong legal judgment, writing skills, and learning agility are encouraged to apply even if they do not have experience in all listed areas.

Responsibilities

Researches and analyzes a broad range of legal issues, including new/evolving subject areas, and translates legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance for business and project teams.
Proactively identifies legal risks, helps develop practical solutions, and supports decision-making in matters that may involve operational, financial, regulatory, reputational, or public relations significance.
Counsels internal clients on matters that impact NMDP’s mission, operations, and strategic priorities.
Collaborates with colleagues in Legal & Compliance and coordinates with outside counsel and consultants as needed to provide efficient, responsive, and practical legal support.
Assists with the review, analysis, development, and implementation of NMDP policies and procedures that have legal, regulatory, compliance, privacy, confidentiality, or operational risk components.
Works directly with departments and project teams to understand operational needs and help develop practices, procedures, and workflows that align with legal and regulatory requirements.
Helps gather, organize, and synthesize information from legal, compliance, operational, clinical, regulatory, quality, and business stakeholders to support clear and usable policy and procedure documents.
Contributes to organizational information management by working cross-functionally on updates to information management policies, standard operating procedures, and retention schedules.
Advises departments charged with the receipt, handling, use, disclosure, and maintenance of confidential, sensitive, or regulated information.
Provides legal support for clinical research, trials, studies, innovation initiatives, and related activities, including advising on informed consent, participant protections, privacy, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Drafts, reviews, files and/or negotiates selected legal documents and correspondence, including research-related agreements, confidentiality documents, procurement-related materials, business registrations, regulatory filings, customs petitions, and other documents as assigned.
Participates in special projects and cross-functional initiatives that offer exposure to new legal issues, business models, technologies, and strategic priorities.
Helps manage outside counsel, consultants, and other legal support resources to ensure high-quality, cost-effective legal service.
May assist with internal investigations, dispute resolution, litigation, and related risk-management matters.
Provides support and legal research and advice to Compliance team.
Provides support and legal research and advice to Regulatory and Quality teams for both core business and cell and gene therapies activities.
Participates in special projects and initiatives as needed.