Senior Counsel - Procurement

Cencora, Inc.; Little Elm (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Training programs

Mentorship programs

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Cencora, Inc. is seeking a Senior Counsel in Texas to deliver business-oriented legal services across technology, health law and intellectual property. You will draft and negotiate a wide range of vendor and technology agreements and advise MSO procurement and IT teams on complex regulatory and contractual issues.

The role requires 4–8 years of legal experience, a law degree, bar admission, and the ability to manage multiple high-stakes projects with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience as a lawyer with expertise in commercial contracting, health law, technology law or IP.
• Graduate of an accredited law school and admitted to the state bar.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements.
• Provide business-oriented, effective and efficient legal services and strategic counseling.
• Lead and manage legal projects and coordinate with MSO, procurement and IT teams.
• Supervise outside counsel as needed for matters in your practice area.
• Advise clients on regulatory issues and complex legal trends.
• Build knowledge of Cencora’s businesses and industry policies.

Skills

Commercial contracting

Health law

Technology law

Intellectual property

Project management

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Law degree

Job description

If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. This is a position within the Legal Department that is held by a lawyer with strong legal skills and the ability to deliver business-oriented, effective and efficient legal services, project management, and strategic counseling on significant business or corporate matters or in a particular specialty practice area (e.g., litigation, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, privacy law, health law, technology law, or employment and labor law). Will review and negotiate a wide range of technology and services procurement deals across our Management Services Organization (MSO) businesses (with a current focus in retina health). This includes software licensing, data licensing and subscriptions, website hosting and development, telecom, consulting, hardware purchases and leases, and other technology-related agreements (including contracts for artificial intelligence solutions). Contracts include MSAs, Statements of Work, License Agreements, SaaS and cloud agreements, Data Processing Agreements, and information security requirements. Will advise clients on complex legal and regulatory issues in the areas of technology solutions and services, intellectual property, and commercial data analytics. Required to draft and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements. The lawyer in this role is responsible for the delivery of effective legal services to his or her clients. In this role, the lawyer is required to be adept at handling legal projects, matters, and issues and should demonstrate technical legal skills and expertise sufficient to undertake customary and/or recurring projects, matters, and issues with minimal supervision in most instances. The lawyer in this role should have the capability to demonstrate project management skills because the Senior Counsel role often requires the lawyer in this role to take on mixed legal and business responsibility for, and project management of, contracts or other matters that the client group wants to pursue. The Senior Counsel may be required in these situations to have an integral role in both legal and business negotiations. The Senior Counsel is expected to effectively cope with change and shift gears comfortably. The lawyer in this role is expected to seek out and accept developmental opportunities. Must have a minimum of 4 to 8 years of experience as a lawyer combined with expertise in one or more specialty areas of legal practice, including commercial contracting, health law, technology law, and intellectual property). The lawyer in this role should have sufficient expertise in those areas of legal practice that are necessary to provide legal counsel effectively to his or her clients. Law Degree - must be a graduate of an accredited law school and admitted into the state bar. The lawyer in this role is comparable to a senior associate or counsel in a law firm and is a lawyer who can do sophisticated work as an individual contributor (with minimal guidance and oversight from his or her manager in most instances) and/or supervise and project manage other individual legal professionals to do the work. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices and legal procedures. Ability to negotiate and manage strategic, customer-facing healthcare data and technology solutions agreements, including arrangements involving digital therapies, artificial intelligence, and software solutions. Willingness to work with fast-paced procurement and business teams on reviews of new services arrangements and product launches, as well as updates to existing technology products and services. Proficiency in complex healthcare regulatory laws and issue resolution. Ability to manage a large portfolio of procurement deals and timely deliver work product to a procurement team and business partners. As part of this portfolio of work, this attorney must be capable of negotiating a range of vendor agreements and advising our MSO, procurement, and information technology teams on such agreements. The lawyer in this role has the expertise and background to be comfortable supervising outside lawyers engaged to work on matters for Cencora, including outside lawyers from law firms used by Cencora for assignments in the lawyer’s area of practice for Cencora. In this role, the lawyer is expected to build knowledge of Cencora’s businesses and industry policies and practices. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to follow and interpret legal trends. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. Full time
Salary Range* $Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements.