Counsel-Purpose Law

Bristol-Myers Squibb • Princeton, NJ

94d • $184,540 - $223,613 • Hybrid

About The Position

This Counsel role will support the Purpose team and the BMS Foundation within the Corporate Affairs organization. The individual in this role will provide legal advice for each of these various teams as they navigate regulatory and compliance considerations. They will also be responsible for advising senior leaders on strategy and execution to ensure compliance and cohesion.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience at a public company or a law firm; prefer experience in commercial pharmaceutical legal or compliance.
• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and license to practice law in the U.S.
• Strong judgment, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience supporting senior leadership and corporate transactions.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Health Equity team to ensure their activities and innovative initiatives are compliant within various legal frameworks.
• Advise the BMS Foundation on all non-profit and compliance considerations.
• Support the Patient Advocacy organization.
• Support the Corporate Giving team to establish a global strategy and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Review the various outputs of the teams above to ensure consistency with public disclosures and appropriate within the legal frameworks involved.
• Work with market legal teams and the therapeutic area legal teams to apply local market legal requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care.
• Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP).
• Financial well-being resources and a 401(K).
• Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support.
• Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility.
• Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
• Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources.
• Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree