Senior Legal Counsel, Americas

4 days ago


Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States Leica Microsystems Full time
Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel, Americas

Leica Microsystems is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our team in the Americas region. As a key member of our legal department, you will provide strategic legal advice and support to our business operations in the US, Canada, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Negotiate and draft commercial transactions, contracts, and other legal arrangements, including key collaboration agreements, distribution, dealer, and sales transactions, public tenders.
  • Support governance activities of legal entities across the region, working closely with local counsel where required, and partner with Regional leadership to drive compliant business practices in the sale and marketing of medical devices and research products.
  • Develop appropriate approaches to dispute resolution, lawsuits, and arbitrations, providing regular, clear communication of litigation issues and opportunities, and manage litigation and government investigations with the support of local/external counsel.
  • Conduct internal investigations in the Americas, including Compliance investigations, and support Legal, Compliance, HR, or other colleagues in conducting investigations in the Americas, as well as conduct Legal and Compliance training in various areas, such as General legal topics, Anti-Competition, Anti-Bribery, Compliance policies, Privacy, Grants/Donations/Sponsorships, HCP Interactions, etc.
  • Assist Leica and Danaher with mergers & acquisitions in the Americas, from due diligence to documentation and integration.
Requirements:
  • At least 8 years of experience working at both a reputable law firm and in-house in the Health Care sector, preferably in a multinational Medical Devices or Pharma company, with extensive exposure to and success in a dynamic business environment.
  • Excellent academic credentials and a qualified lawyer (Bar member) in the US.
  • Business-minded, with a positive, energetic, self-motivated personality, able to explain complex legal points to business leaders with varying degrees of sophistication about legal matters, and able to take business leaders' concerns and demands into account in how best to pursue legal strategies.
  • A team player who is able to command the respect of, and influence, business leaders and outside counsel across a wide spectrum of experience and sophistication, able to work effectively with lower-level employees, yet communicate with effectiveness and polish at the most senior levels.
  • Experience in Health Care Compliance, including with anti-corruption programs and Data Privacy, and with managing other lawyers and/or paralegals.
  • High integrity and ethics in all dealings - internal, external, and personal, non-political in conduct, while understanding internal and external dynamics, able to refuse to accept, and to correct unethical conduct or outcomes that threaten the business.
What We Offer:

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. The salary range for this role is $160,000-$180,000, and this job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.


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