Corporate Counsel (Contracts & Compliance)

OrthoPediatrics • Warsaw, IN

39d • Hybrid

About The Position

GENERAL SUMMARY: The Corporate Counsel (Contracts & Compliance) position is responsible for the preparation and review of commercial contracts and the management of healthcare compliance risks for the Company. The Company’s Corporate Counsel works with the Company’s legal team, including General Counsel, Associate General Counsel, and Paralegal, in completing a wide range of commercial transactions. The Company’s Corporate Counsel also works with Executive Management and Board of Directors to provide direction and oversight of the Company’s Healthcare Compliance Program and to promote the Company’s culture of compliance.

This position requires an attorney with at least two years’ commercial transactions experience, at a law firm or legal department, who has an interest in healthcare compliance and the Company’s Cause: to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. Healthcare compliance experience is preferred but not required. In office presence on a full-time or hybrid basis is strongly preferred for long-term success and career advancement. Please submit a cover letter and resume for consideration.

Requirements

• Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, including a strong understanding of contract law and ability to identify key terms to balance and mitigate the risks of business disruption and liability
• Knowledge of applicable legal and regulatory environment as it relates to medical technology companies.
• Interest in healthcare compliance, including anti-bribery and anti-kickback laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Medicare fraud prevention, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, etc.
• Executive presence with ability to inspire confidence and hold the trust of employee and senior management
• Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence with unquestioned integrity and excellent judgment
• Strategic thinker and problem solver with the ability to be hands-on when needed
• Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships across all areas and levels within an organization
• Strong communication skills (both presentation and written)
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and collaborative environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, related business applications and office equipment
• JD or equivalent from an accredited university and licensed and in good standing with at least one state bar
• 2-5+ years’ experience within a legal department and or within a medical technology company or comparable relevant legal experience
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to prepare routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and other employees of the organization.
• Requires excellent grammar and spelling.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Requires a valid driver’s license.
• Attorney licensed and in good standing with at least one state bar.
• Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment, such as a computer and keyboard, calculator, fax, photocopier, telephone, cell phone, etc.
• Requires proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare compliance experience is preferred but not required.
• In office presence on a full-time or hybrid basis is strongly preferred for long-term success and career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Company’s General Counsel and Associate General Counsel in the daily preparation and review of commercial transactions, including for example pricing agreements, distribution agreements, software and licensing agreements, data sharing agreements, consulting agreements, and marketing materials
• Provide counsel on a wide range of healthcare compliance and data privacy issues, including management of the Company’s learning platform, preparation of annual training and education, and administration of the Company’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Policy and HIPAA Privacy and Security Policies.
• Complete due diligence of potential business partners and monitor regular sanction checks, including the coordination of FCPA searches with the assistance of outside counsel.
• Coordinate and complete investigations or corrective actions in the rare event of an alleged privacy breach or compliance violation.
• Provide support in the areas of financial reporting (including Sunshine Act reporting), business filings, and corporate governance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree