COUNSEL II, COMMERCIAL ATTORNEY

Company: Confidential

Location: Westchester County, NY

Posting Date: 11/3/2009

Salary: Open

 

Job Description:

Major Pharmaceutical Company has an opportunity for a Counsel II, Commercial Attorney to support the U.S. Marketing and Sales organization for two large business units.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Provide advice and training to Sales and Marketing personnel on compliance with advertising law, the anti-kickback statute and anti-trust laws.

• Provides advice on the compliance of advertisements and marketing programs as it relates to FDA and Fraud and Abuse Laws

• Review, draft, and negotiate various commercial agreements with customers, consultants and vendors.

• Solves complex problems requiring independent thinking to identify and analyze different situations.  Solutions may be varied, courses of action are based on limited information and /or consultation with supervisor. 

• Makes well-thought-out decisions on complex or ambiguous issues; considers system impact and mid-to long-term effects of decisions/solutions; evaluates processes to improve future decisions. 

• Incumbent will interact with the Management teams for both North America and a business unit within the division. Additionally he/she will interact with personnel at all levels of the organization including with customers during contract negotiation and competitors when handling competitive challenges.

 

Position minimum requirements:

• JD and minimum of 8 years of experience and admittance to the Bar.

Other required experience:

• Candidates with experience of healthcare regulations (healthcare fraud and abuse laws, safe harbor analysis) will be given a preference.

• Experience with handling regulatory matters related to advertising is highly preferred.

• Knowledge of handling legal advice and services on highly complex healthcare related issues concerning the rights, obligations and privileges of the corporation is highly preferred. 

 

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