St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital launched its ambitious St. Jude Global initiative in 2018 through the Department of Pediatric Medicine. Since that time St. Jude Global has grown to have more than 23 distinct programs and is collaborating with more than 350 institutions from around the world, representing 78 different countries. The mission of St. Jude Global is to improve the survival rates of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases worldwide through the sharing of knowledge, technology, and organizational skills.
St. Jude has an opportunity for an Associate Counsel to work in-house with the Department of Global Pediatric Medicine. Working directly with various departments across the institution, the selected candidate will provide legal advice and counsel on a broad range of multi-national agreements, collaborations, and foreign law matters. The successful candidate will be “embedded” with the department of Global Pediatric Medicine with a formal line of reporting to the Chief Legal Officer through the Chief Counsel for the Department of Global Pediatric Medicine.
Open to remote consideration.
Responsibilities:
Working in a fast-paced environment, the ideal candidate will:
Independently draft, review, edit, analyze, and negotiate complex agreements, including agreements with foreign entities and vendors.
Aid in drafting, reviewing, editing and analyzing policies and procedures.
Assist with the development of processes to improve the quality, efficacy, and cost effectiveness of legal services, such as preparation of document templates or contract standardization.
Conduct independent research on foreign laws and regulations to support departmental growth and strategic decision making.
Analyze disputed matters, determine the recommend legal position of the organization, and respond to counterparties when appropriate.
Interact with other St. Jude departments, consultants, outside counsel or opposing counsel as necessary.
Handle confidential/sensitive institutional, proprietary, and compliance matters in a professional and ethical manner.
Required:
A Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
A minimum of five (5) years legal experience.
Experience drafting or negotiating agreements with foreign/non-US counterparties is preferred.
License to practice law in the State of Tennessee is required within nine (9) months from date of hire into the position. Registration as in-house counsel in lieu of a full license to practice is an option but must be obtained within six (6) months of date of hire into the position.
Cultural sensitivity is a must.
Preferred:
Experience in an academic medical center, hospital, research institute, or life sciences company is preferred.
Fluency in another language, especially Spanish, Arabic, or Mandarin is preferred.
Compensation
In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $125,840 - $238,160 per year for the role of Associate Counsel.Explore our exceptional benefits!
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