Corporate Counsel, Regulatory & Business Affairs

Shimadzu Careers•Columbia, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is seeking a Corporate Counsel, Regulatory & Business Affairs to provide legal and regulatory leadership across the organization. In this position, you'll help identify, interpret, and manage federal, state, and local regulatory requirements while advising leaders on legal risk, compliance, contracts, and business decisions. You'll work closely with executives, departmental leaders, and the Clinical Regulatory Manager to evaluate regulatory developments, recommend practical compliance solutions, and support responsible business operations. Your work will span environmental, FDA, OSHA, NRC, DOJ, DOT, clinical, and broader business affairs matters. You'll also lead the Regulatory department, provide guidance on contracts and pre-litigation matters, and help translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable direction. This is an opportunity to apply your legal expertise in a scientifically focused organization where your work will directly support compliance, risk management, and sound business decision-making.

Requirements

A Juris Doctor from an ABA-approved law school is required.
At least 4 years of legal experience.
At least 2 years of experience in regulatory compliance.
Demonstrated ability to research, interpret, and summarize laws, regulations, statutes, and related legal requirements.
Familiarity with federal, state, and local regulatory frameworks, including FDA, EPA, OSHA, NRC, DOJ, and related requirements, is required.
Experience drafting, reviewing, and interpreting business contracts, agreements, and related legal documents.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to evaluate risk, interpret data and regulatory trends, and recommend practical solutions are essential.
Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills are required.
Ability to work effectively with employees, customers, executives, and business partners across disciplines and organizational levels.
You'll be able to identify training needs, develop effective regulatory training solutions, and evaluate program effectiveness.
Ability to travel as required, generally on a quarterly basis, is required.

Responsibilities

Continually assess federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and determine how they apply to Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, including our Columbia, MD headquarters, regional offices, and laboratories.
Monitor and interpret regulatory developments involving OSHA, EPA, FDA, DOJ, DOT, NRC, and applicable state and local authorities.
Evaluate organizational risk related to regulatory requirements and recommend practical solutions to maintain compliance.
Monitor internal activities and reporting to identify emerging or potential regulatory compliance issues.
Partner with departmental leaders to implement appropriate compliance actions and strengthen internal governance practices.
Help ensure company operations and business activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.
Advise executives and business leaders on legal risks, regulatory considerations, contract status, and business terms associated with company activities and transactions.
Draft, review, edit, negotiate, and execute routine business documents, contracts, and agreements, including memoranda of understanding, nondisclosure agreements, terms and conditions, vendor agreements, and distributor agreements.
Review advertising and marketing materials for compliance with applicable legal requirements.
Perform pre-litigation work designed to minimize organizational risk and exposure.
Provide legal advice and recommendations on a broad range of company business matters.
Partner with departmental managers to identify regulatory knowledge gaps among employees and develop appropriate training solutions.
Evaluate completed training programs to assess effectiveness, business impact, and return on investment.
Use feedback tools such as surveys, testing, and follow-up assessments to determine whether regulatory training is achieving its intended outcomes.
Provide relevant training effectiveness feedback to the General Counsel.
Work with the Clinical Regulatory Manager to provide legal and regulatory guidance related to clinical instrumentation and applicable product requirements.
Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to the Regulatory department to support compliance with applicable product, reporting, and organizational requirements.
Supervise Regulatory department managers, supervisors, and staff.

Benefits

Day 1 Benefits
Matching 401K
Profit-Sharing Program
Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts
Generous & Front-Loaded Paid Time Off Plan
Tuition Assistance Program for both graduate and undergraduate levels
Pet Insurance
optional Identity theft, legal pre-paid and critical care buy-up insurance benefits
generous company paid life insurance & short-term disability programs
Business casual Dress Attire & casual (jeans) Friday!
Employee Resource Groups
Discretionary year-end bonus based on overall company performance