Corporate Counsel - Discovery Solutions Commercial Americas

EMD Millipore Corporation • Burlington, MA

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

As Corporate Counsel in the Life Science legal department, you will act as a valued business partner to various business groups within MilliporeSigma, which offers a broad portfolio of scientific products and tools for customers across academia, pharma, industrial, testing, and diagnostics. Specifically, you will provide a full range of legal support for the Discovery Solutions Commercial Americas organization, including drafting and negotiating various agreements, providing guidance to business leaders on relevant legal and business matters, reviewing, evaluating, and advising internal clients on business opportunities and process improvements, identifying and mitigating risk, coordinating and leading outside counsel for vital topics, and training colleagues and internal clients on related legal issues and standards. You will also provide support for business development opportunities and other company/department priorities.

Requirements

• JD or equivalent
• US-qualified lawyer working at large law firm or multinational corporate legal department, minimum three (3) years preferred
• Curious, self-motivated, and work well both individually and collaboratively as part of a team
• Ability to spot issues and to propose a range of potential solutions within a reasonable risk profile
• Agile team player with a flexible mindset and excellent communication skills
• Business-oriented with pragmatic problem-solving skills
• Curious, and have a strong desire to learn about technology and products
• External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of legal support for the Discovery Solutions Commercial Americas organization.
• Drafting and negotiating various agreements.
• Providing guidance to business leaders on relevant legal and business matters.
• Reviewing, evaluating, and advising internal clients on business opportunities and process improvements.
• Identifying and mitigating risk.
• Coordinating and leading outside counsel for vital topics.
• Training colleagues and internal clients on related legal issues and standards.
• Provide support for business development opportunities and other company/department priorities.

Benefits

• health insurance
• paid time off (PTO)
• retirement contributions
• other perquisites

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees