Legal Entities Specialist III

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Morrisville, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. How Will You Make An Impact? The Legal Entities Specialist III plays a crucial role in the team responsible for managing legal entities. Key features of this US-based role are to provide corporate governance oversight for a portfolio of US subsidiaries. The role will report to the Senior Manager, Legal Entities and will work closely with other members of the department. The candidate will also partner with other functions, including corporate tax, local tax and local finance. The role can be remote or hybrid, based in either Morrisville, North Carolina or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

High school diploma, Associates or Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Certification or certificate from an American Bar Association (ABA) approved program preferred
4+ years experience as a corporate paralegal
Legal entities management experience is preferred
1+ year experience working at a global company is preferred
Understanding of corporate governance requirements in North American jurisdictions
Knowledge of tax, legal and accounting functions
Previous exposure to Corporate Tax transactions and restructurings is preferred
Prior experience working with CSC Global online platform is helpful
Active commissioned notary is preferred
Strong sense of ethics and integrity
Self-motivated and capable of working autonomously as well as collaboratively
Effective interpersonal and analytical skills
Attention to detail to ensure completeness and accuracy of work within established timelines
Strong dedication to taking ownership and consistently producing high-quality work
Collaborative style with experience working within a fast-paced matrixed environment
Able to effectively collaborate with teams across multiple time zones

Responsibilities

Lead and maintain company secretarial administrative matters for our US portfolio of entities
Assist in the production of annual meeting, including board and shareholder communications for a designated portfolio of legal entities within the US
Prepare, co-ordinate and supervise local regulatory filing submissions, including approvals
Maintain corporate directorship appointments, including preparation of associated documentation and reports
Collaborate with internal staff, business teams, legal advisors, auditors, treasury, tax, and external partners to support subsidiary formations, capital changes, ownership changes, dividend payments, reorganizations, and dissolutions, and other corporate governance matters in the US.
Provide support for ad-hoc projects as needed.