Senior Counsel

Align Technology; San Jose (CA); In loco; USD 186.000 - 256.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Discounts on Invisalign and Vivera

Back-up Child/Elder Care

Family Forming Benefits

Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation

Employee Assistance Program

Hinge Health Virtual Physical Therapy

401k plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental Leave

Jury duty pay

Descrizione del lavoro

Align Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Counsel to join the AMS Regional Legal Team as a strategic business partner providing support for a broad spectrum of commercial legal matters.

You’ll partner with the broader Legal team and cross-functional groups to enable the business to operate effectively and in compliance. This role focuses on shaping commercial agreements, marketing communications, and related programs, with a strong emphasis on drafting, negotiation, and mentoring junior staff

Competenze

• JD required with licensure to practice in at least one US state.
• 6+ years of experience as a lawyer, ideally in medical technologies or life sciences.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills for commercial agreements.
• Experience reviewing marketing collateral for compliance with applicable laws.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior staff in a fast-paced environment.

Mansioni

• Negotiate, draft and review a wide range of contracts for assigned business unit.
• Review marketing collateral and promotional materials for compliance.
• Counsel, advise, and train on general legal matters within the unit.
• Coach and mentor junior staff in the legal department.
• Ensure compliance with contract management processes and company policies.
• Conduct legal research and assist on other matters as needed.

Conoscenze

Contract negotiation

Contract drafting

Commercial law

Regulatory compliance

Marketing compliance

Team leadership

Legal research

Formazione

Juris Doctor (JD) from a top US law school

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Counsel

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US-California-San Jose

Compensation: $185,900 - $255,700 / year

Description

This position is ideal for early-to-mid career lawyers to join the AMS Regional Legal Team as Counsel to serve as a strategic business partner providing support for a broad spectrum of commercial legal matters. Partnering with the broader Legal team and other cross-functional teams at Align, you’ll provide legal advice to enable our business partners to operate in an effective and compliant manner. This role is vital in shaping Align Technology’s commercial agreements, marketing communications, and commercial programs.

Role expectations

• Negotiate, draft and review an extensive range of contracts for assigned business unit or area.
• Review marketing collateral, educational materials, and promotional materials for compliance with all applicable laws and policies.
• Counsel, advise, and train on general legal matters within assigned business unit or area.
• Coach and mentor junior staff in legal department.
• Ensure compliance with Align’s contract management process and other company policies and procedures.
• Conduct legal research and assist in other legal matters as and when needed.

What we're looking for

• Education: Top academic credentials from a leading U.S law school with a JD/Law degree and appropriate licensure to practice in at least one U.S. state.
• Experience: 6+ years of experience as a lawyer, preferably with legal experience in medical technologies, pharmaceuticals or other life science business at a law firm, in-house, or combination of both.
• Experience with and strong working knowledge of applicable commercial legal principles and the ability to frame, draft, and negotiate agreements. Superior drafting skills are important to this role.
• Experience reviewing marketing collateral, pricing and promotional materials for compliance with antitrust, anti-kickback and other applicable laws.
• Skills: Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and on diverse matters simultaneously.
• Skills: Ability to think strategically, remain agile in the face of constant change, and find proactive and practical solutions.
• Skills: Ability to remain highly organized and able to thrive in a fast-moving, complex environment.
• Communication: Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Teamwork: Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams. The ability to be persuasive while ensuring a positive customer and/or partner experience. Possess a sense of humor and positive attitude
• Strong work ethic with a commitment to ensure that all deadlines are met on time and with a high degree of quality.

Pay Transparency

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.

For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

General Description of All Benefits

We are pleased to provide a general description of the benefits Align offers to full-time employees in this position.

• Discounts on Invisalign and Vivera to employees and their eligible dependents after 90 days of employment
• Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
• Family Forming Benefits – Available to Employees, and their spouse or domestic partner, covered under one of Align’s health plans
• Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hinge Health Virtual Physical Therapy – Available to all employees and eligible dependents (age 18+) enrolled in an Align medical Plan

Employee benefits. Align offers its employees:

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance in accordance with those plans.
• Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment. Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse/Domestic Partner, and Child(ren) are available for purchase in accordance with those plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts– Employees may be eligible to participate in a health care account (including a limited health FSA if enrolled in a HDHP), dependent care account, and a pre-tax commuter benefit plan.
• 401k plan (with a discretionary Company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings up to a maximum match of 3%). Employer match vests after two years – 25% year one and 100% at year two. Align offers traditional, Roth, and after-tax options.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (Employees must work 20 hours or more and be employed on purchase date to be eligible).
• Paid vacation of up to 17 days during the first full year of employment (currently accrued at the rate of 5.24 hours each pay-period), which carries over to a maximum cap of 30 days. Annual paid vacation time accrual increases based on tenure. Both exempt and non-exempt employees who work 32 hours or more per week receive prorated vacation accrual based on their regularly scheduled work hours and tenure.
• Sick time is accrued throughout the year at the rate of one hour for every thirty worked. Employees can carry over unused sick leave each year, up to a maximum balance of 80 hours.
• 11 Company-designated paid holidays throughout the year.
• If employed for at least 12 consecutive months, Align will grant up to 6 weeks of paid Parental Leave. If employed for less than 12 consecutive months, Align will grant up to 4 weeks of paid Parental Leave. All parental leave must be completed within one year of the birth or placement of the child. Parental leave is in addition to any state and/or local parental leave benefits. Three days of paid bereavement leave. In some cases, due to travel the amount of paid leave may be extended to 5 paid days off. To the extent applicable state or local law offers more generous benefits, Align complies with any such law.
• Non-exempt employees will receive full pay for up to 10 days of jury duty. Exempt employees will receive their full salary during any week they serve and perform any work. Other insurance such as legal, critical illness, voluntary accident, long-term care, auto, home and pet insurance are available for purchase.

To the extent applicable state or local law offers more generous benefits, Align complies with any such law.