Commercial Counsel

Thisis a key position within theCommercial Group of the IDEXX Legal & Compliance Team.TheCommercial Group partners with IDEXX’s lines of business, customer-facing organizations, and global supply-chain and operations teams,providing strategic, business-minded legal solutions for customer, supplier, distributor, and strategic relationships, operations, regulatory, advertising, marketing programs,commercial privacy, and other critical commercial matters. Working closely with Legal & Compliance Team colleagues in Corporate, IP, Compliance, Litigation, Employment, and Operations, the group provides seamless legal support for commercial issues globally.

In this role you will work directly with business stakeholders, and closely with legal colleagues, to identify, analyze, propose and implement practical solutions to legal issues across a broad range of matters, with a focusoncontractual matters for supply chain and select customer segments, commercial privacy, and regulatory.Additional responsibilities willinclude engagement withCommercial Group colleaguesbeyond North America to enable a globally consistent approach to delivery of legal services, and coordination and integration of specialty legal support from the Legal Team’s Centers of Excellence.

To succeed you will need to employ not just your legal expertise, but your excellent commercial judgment and acute emotional intelligence.You will also exhibit your flexibility and versatility in identifying and facilitating solutions in import-export, competition/antitrust, and other compliance and operational areas in a complex global business incorporating R&D, manufacturing, software products, SAAS services, direct sales, distribution, and marketing components.

Precise alignment will depend on your specific skills and experience as well as IDEXX’s ongoing needsand may change over time.You will report to the Senior Associate General Counsel (Commercial) for the Americas

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/BAR MEMBERSHIP: 

J.D. or equivalent, with top academic credentials required

Bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

EXPERIENCE:

Experience (ideally 2-3+ years) either in private practice or in-house (both preferred), ideally in a multinationalcontext, in an applicable substantive area such as commercial, corporate, or business transactional, with direct client interaction

Experience in a matrixed, multinational, public company environment highly valued

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Demonstrated excellent core legal skills, including commercial/contract structuring, drafting and negotiation

Experience with privacy matters in a commercial context, including European GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

Ability to grapple successfully with complexityandto translate complex legal issues into practical guidance for business stakeholders and legal colleagues

Demonstrated ability both to collaborate effectively in a team environment, able to build strong collaborative connections and relationships with clients and colleagues across a global organization 

Abilityto work without close oversight, and confidence to know that asking good questions is a strength

Excellent organizationalskills, including project management

Adept communication skillsin both one-to-one and group contexts, in contexts ranging from negotiations to operational settings to senior executive briefings

Able to confidently apply legal and business judgment in novel, fast-moving situationsof significant value and impact

Comfort in use of legal operations tools including contract lifecycle management, workflow, e-billing/matter management platforms, and emerging AI tools

Experience with Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams

Why IDEXX:

We’re proud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s pursue what matters together.