Legal Counsel

1 month ago


Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Roche Full time

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people's varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

Summary about Roche

At Roche, we are passionate about transforming patients' lives, and we are bold in both decision and action - we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work every single day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. Roche is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to build teams that represent a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Embracing diversity enables us to create a great place to work and to innovate for patients.

Summary of the position:

Provides legal counsel to assigned functions or departments within the assigned business franchise. This role will deliver specialist legal advice and support to senior management and other business colleagues on a variety of commercial and regulatory matters (e.g., pricing and reimbursement of medical devices, sales agreements, healthcare fraud and abuse, distribution arrangements, antitrust, marketing and advertising promotional practices, data privacy, dispute resolution and general creditor issues).

Main tasks of the position

  • Primarily provide advice and counsel on commercial and business law issues to all functional groups within the company including franchise management, marketing, sales, finance, credit, medical & scientific, product commercialization, and partnering.
  • Develop an in-depth working knowledge of the products, pipeline, market and business model and apply this knowledge in the delivery of sound and practical legal advice.
  • Support the company's compliance program ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and industry standards that include, among others, state and federal anti-kickback statutes, compliance with laws impacting CLIA labs and IDTFs, distribution arrangements, pharmacy retail arrangements, trademark and copyright laws, compliance with FDA and other relevant regulatory requirements, and compliance with company policies, procedures, and code of conduct.
  • Foster cross-functional and business unit collaboration across company's product portfolio and affiliated entities.
  • Work as a liaison between in-house clients and in-house subject matter expert attorneys (intellectual property, regulatory, fraud and abuse, labor & employment) to ensure effective mitigation of risk in specialized areas of law.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements and other legal documents.
  • Work with global company affiliate business partners and affiliate attorneys as necessary to assist company in achieving business goals.
  • Help set priorities for the Legal department and actively engage as a lawyer and leader within the Legal department.

Qualifications of the position:

  • Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence from an ABA-accredited law school, licensed to practice law in one or more of the 50 states.
  • Professional experience/duration: At least 5-8 years' experience practicing law at a large- to medium-sized law firm or within a corporate law department; practice should include areas of specialization, preferably in life sciences (pharma, diagnostics, device, biotech).
  • Specialist knowledge:
    • Must have strong leadership skills to inspire, empower, and develop legal professionals with a desire to coach and develop the team.
    • Knowledge of healthcare and life sciences industries and relevant laws and regulations (Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, FDCA, HIPAA, FTC, etc.) strongly preferred.
    • Strong transactional, contract development and negotiation experience.
    • Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain open, candid and trusting work relationships.
    • Excellent analytical, problem solving skills, and the ability to manage ambiguous situations and issues.
    • Willingness and ability to deliver a consistent message in the face of pressure or adversity.
    • Ability to encourage transparent and connected culture between the Legal department and business stakeholders.
    • A demonstrated ability to establish and maintain open, candid and trusting work relationships.

Leadership Skills:

You are also responsible for building, and then providing effective legal guidance and support for Roche Diagnostics. Doing so in a manner that is consistent with the Roche Values and leadership capabilities. You will seek to inspire and lead the legal and compliance team to create transformative solutions, and to influence their prioritization and uptake in the wider organization, in order to ensure that customer solutions are at the forefront and that the legal and compliance department delivers its optimal contribution to the Roche Diagnostics Vision.


Mindset

The Roche Operating Principles:

  • Put patients first
  • Follow the science
  • Act as one team
  • Embrace differences
  • Accelerate learning
  • Simplify radically
  • Make impact now
  • Think long term


The Legal Counsel is expected to demonstrate the Roche Operating Principles and contribute to the Roche Group.

Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Indiana is $130,200 to 241,800. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits


Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

As a global leader in healthcare, Roche Diagnostics offers a broad portfolio of products, tools and services that help in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, hepatitis and diabetes as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. These products and services are used by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide to help improve people's lives.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants.


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