Senior Counsel – Global Commercial Operations
About The Position
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Senior Counsel – Global Commercial Operations What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for counseling Amgen’s Global Commercial Operations clients on a wide variety of legal and regulatory issues concerning promotion, sales, patient support programs, contracting, education and scientific exchange regarding biopharmaceutical products in the United States.
Requirements
- J.D. degree or LL.M. degree from an accredited law school, admission to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction and four (4) years of experience practicing law
Nice To Haves
- 6+ years of corporate and/or law firm background counseling clients on healthcare/life sciences matters
- Experience counseling clients on complex legal and regulatory considerations including: Healthcare fraud and abuse matters, FDA promotional regulations, OIG compliance guidance and advisory opinions, DOJ settlements with pharmaceutical industry, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and contracting
- Proven superior legal skills, including: excellent oral and written communication, legal analysis, drafting and negotiation skills
- Ability to lead and influence others
- Strong client service, business counseling and problem-solving focus
- Ability to manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced environment
- Superior academic achievement
- Experience analyzing and advising on precision medicine patient and provider programs for products addressing novel biomarkers with complex companion diagnostics
Responsibilities
- Analyzing, reviewing and approving promotional, educational and support programs and materials
- Analyzing, reviewing and approving scientific exchange and clinical support approaches
- Providing guidance on proposed sales and marketing strategies
- Reviewing and counseling on government enforcement actions relating to the promotion of biopharmaceutical products
- Providing ongoing training to commercial operations staff regarding legal and regulatory requirements for commercial activity in the biopharmaceutical industry
- Advising and counseling on complex commercial transactions with members of the healthcare community (hospitals, clinics, payors, specialty pharmacy, pharmacy benefit managers, patient and professional advocacy groups/associations) with particular emphasis on Federal and State Anti-Kickback and False Claims Statutes and applicable antitrust laws
- Analyzing and advising on precision medicine patient and provider programs for products addressing novel biomarkers with complex companion diagnostics
Benefits
- A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
- A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Award-winning time-off plans
- Flexible work models where possible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
