Senior Commercial Counsel: Contracts & Strategy

Cardinal Health; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health in the United States seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to serve as the primary legal partner to leaders of a division within a business unit. You will provide counsel on legal issues and risk mitigation, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with external parties, and aligning with business strategy.

You will collaborate with Litigation, Privacy, Regulatory Counsel and Compliance, manage relationships with external counsel, and help shape contract templates and processes to

Qualifications

• Law degree with a record of high academic achievement in the undergraduate level and in law school.
• License to practice law.
• Candidates with at least 5 years of experience in a large complex organization or nationally recognized

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive and pragmatic legal advice and guidance to contracting business clients across the enterprise based on advanced knowledge of commercial transactions and knowledge of corresponding laws and regulations
• Demonstrate strong business acumen and ability to draft and negotiate contracts
• Handle fast paced and high-volume workload
• Identify legal and compliance issues and business risks and esc…
• Effectively communicate with all levels of the Cardinal Health organization
• Identify and collaborate with subject matter experts from other teams, specifically Litigation, Privacy, Regulatory Counsel, and Compliance
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies, including enhancements or adjustments to contract templates based on changes in legal requirements or business strategies
• Work under the general supervision of senior attorneys and exercise sound judgment as to matters that require attention of Legal and Department senior leadership
• Provide excellent client service, counsels assigned division leaders on a variety of legal issues and serves as a trusted partner to the business proactively identifying legal risks and providing insights on how the business can incorporate risk mitigation into strategic planning.
• Meets with external parties to negotiate terms of agreements and to achieve the most favorable terms for the business. Based on combination of legal considerations and business acumen, counsels business leaders on the acceptance or refusal of external party terms.
• Reviews terms and revisions from external parties and manages the iterations of commercial agreement terms.
• Reviews a variety of marketing and public relations communications to ensure the compliance of all product information and messaging.
• When the business engages in litigation, serves as a primary liaison and expert on the business in support of the Litigation team.
• Proactively developing and maintaining legal knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up to date on current regulations, cases, trends, and best practices

Education

Law degree

License to practice law

Job description

Cardinal Health in the United States seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to serve as the primary legal partner to leaders of a division within a business unit. You will provide counsel on legal issues and risk mitigation, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with external parties, and aligning with business strategy.

You will collaborate with Litigation, Privacy, Regulatory Counsel and Compliance, manage relationships with external counsel, and help shape contract templates and processes to