At Cardinal Health, we aim to be a trusted partner, offering a broad range of innovative solutions that help our customers provide cost-efficient, more effective healthcare. Join our team of 50,000 humble partners striving each day to make healthcare more efficient, providers more effective, and patients as healthy as possible.
The Legal & Compliance Counsel is primarily responsible for providing Legal & Compliance support to Cardinal Heath’s medical device direct business in France as well as the indirect EMEA markets.
This role will 1) provide strategic solutions to the France leadership team; 2) provide legal support to the business and corporate governance of the group/local affiliates; 3) manage company compliance matters and oversee the management of contracts, dispute resolutions and on-site monitoring; 4) provide guidance and advice to internal stakeholders regarding legal/compliance activities & matters.
This position reports to the Director Legal & Compliance Western Europe & Brazil with a dotted line to the Director Legal & Compliance CP Markets.

EDUCATION/TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• At least PQE 5-6 years working experience in law firm/in-house.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry is desirable.
• Legal practicing certificate is desirable.
• Fluent spoken and written English and French is required.
• Solid legal and compliance experience. Strong legal drafting skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and instinct, balanced by a good sense of risk management
• Good judgment and discretion. Able to escalate matters appropriately to relevant stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to champion a corporate culture of openness and transparency
• Willingness to “roll up your sleeves” to execute key projects successfully
• Savvy written and verbal communication skills across various media
• Ability to use different types of technology such as Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom etc.
  

  LI-Remote

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
At Cardinal Health, we aim to be a trusted partner, offering a broad range of innovative solutions that help our customers provide cost-efficient, more effective healthcare. Join our team of 50,000 humble partners striving each day to make healthcare more efficient, providers more effective, and patients as healthy as possible.
The Legal & Compliance Counsel is primarily responsible for providing Legal & Compliance support to Cardinal Heath’s medical device direct business in France as well as the indirect EMEA markets.
This role will 1) provide strategic solutions to the France leadership team; 2) provide legal support to the business and corporate governance of the group/local affiliates; 3) manage company compliance matters and oversee the management of contracts, dispute resolutions and on-site monitoring; 4) provide guidance and advice to internal stakeholders regarding legal/compliance activities & matters.
This position reports to the Director Legal & Compliance Western Europe & Brazil with a dotted line to the Director Legal & Compliance CP Markets.

EDUCATION/TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• At least PQE 5-6 years working experience in law firm/in-house.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry is desirable.
• Legal practicing certificate is desirable.
• Fluent spoken and written English and French is required.
• Solid legal and compliance experience. Strong legal drafting skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and instinct, balanced by a good sense of risk management
• Good judgment and discretion. Able to escalate matters appropriately to relevant stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to champion a corporate culture of openness and transparency
• Willingness to “roll up your sleeves” to execute key projects successfully
• Savvy written and verbal communication skills across various media
• Ability to use different types of technology such as Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom etc.
  

  LI-Remote

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing proactive legal and compliance advice and counsel to support the medical device business.
• Set up and improve the internal legal system in terms of contract management, updating templates and SOPs.
• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing the entire gamut of commercial contracts such as distribution agreements, agreements with key customers and hospitals, responding to tenders, agreements with key vendors for long-term supply of materials, including advising on our rights and obligations under various contracts.
• Anticipate legal, regulatory and enforcement trends in the healthcare industry and to prepare the company to meet the opportunities and challenges presented by those trends
• Weigh in on business strategies and to resolve operational issues cross-functionally
• Coordinate with external counsels on various projects from time to time within budget.
• Assist internal investigations and investigations related interviews where necessary.
• Understanding and implementing corporate guidelines and policies with regard to our code of business conduct, anti-bribery, anti-corruption policies, healthcare compliance policies and procedures.
• Working cross-functionally to ensure ongoing activities (including interactions with HCPs and HCIs) meets with industry norms and requirements on ethical interactions, to audit and monitor to ensure compliance with those norms and requirements.
• Work with the International Legal & Compliance team including implementing global compliance policy & procedure, legal & compliance training program to associates, streamlining work processes, etc.
• Lead or participate in international or global projects as needed from time to time.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing proactive legal and compliance advice and counsel to support the medical device business.
• Set up and improve the internal legal system in terms of contract management, updating templates and SOPs.
• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing the entire gamut of commercial contracts such as distribution agreements, agreements with key customers and hospitals, responding to tenders, agreements with key vendors for long-term supply of materials, including advising on our rights and obligations under various contracts.
• Anticipate legal, regulatory and enforcement trends in the healthcare industry and to prepare the company to meet the opportunities and challenges presented by those trends
• Weigh in on business strategies and to resolve operational issues cross-functionally
• Coordinate with external counsels on various projects from time to time within budget.
• Assist internal investigations and investigations related interviews where necessary.
• Understanding and implementing corporate guidelines and policies with regard to our code of business conduct, anti-bribery, anti-corruption policies, healthcare compliance policies and procedures.
• Working cross-functionally to ensure ongoing activities (including interactions with HCPs and HCIs) meets with industry norms and requirements on ethical interactions, to audit and monitor to ensure compliance with those norms and requirements.
• Work with the International Legal & Compliance team including implementing global compliance policy & procedure, legal & compliance training program to associates, streamlining work processes, etc.
• Lead or participate in international or global projects as needed from time to time.