General Counsel

Merck; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking a General Counsel for Sioux City, IA, offering ownership, collaboration, and a clear path forward. This role emphasizes strategic control of case management and a direct impact on company metrics.

The position requires extensive legal research experience and a strong ability to communicate decisions and recommendations across leadership teams. Flexible hours are available within Sioux City, IA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a legal role
• Sioux City grounding or ability to relocate quickly
• Strong written communication for high-stakes emails
• 6+ years applying legal research in general settings
• Comfort guiding conversations toward a decision

Responsibilities

• Hand off Court Filing work with clean results to avoid follow-ups
• Tie general effort back to a measurable Merck goal
• Combine collaboration and legal research into a seamless workflow
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership
• Maintain emotional intelligence across multiple time zones and tools

Job description

Tired of general roles that fence you in? Merck's General Counsel opening hands you Case Management and a Sioux City, IA runway. A $60,000 - $96,000 General Counsel role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Hand off Court Filing work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice
• Tie general effort back to a number Merck cares about
• Stitch together Collaboration and Legal Research into one coherent workflow
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership
• Carry the Emotional Intelligence thread across three time zones and two tools

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illusions
• A Sioux City grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• 6+ years putting Legal Research to work in a general setting
• Comfort steering general conversations toward a decision

Rooted in Sioux City and restless by nature, Merck keeps reinventing how Emotional Intelligence and SOX Compliance fit together. The team trusts each other to do the right thing without constant oversight or micromanagement.

Beyond $60,000 - $96,000, Merck invests in your growth, assigns you a mentor, and lets you flex hours across Sioux City, IA as you need.

Interviews for Sioux City, IA candidates are being booked throughout the month.