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Counsel - Commercial Law (Medical Device)

$167,200 - $250,700/ year
Posted Jan 24
Full Time
On Site
Tarrytown, New York

Do you want to join us in helping to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enabling access to care for more people around the world? At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

At Siemens Healthineers, we offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally.

Our Global Team:

We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated employees across more than 70 countries passionately pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare to help improve people’s lives around the world. As a leader in the industry, we aspire to create better outcomes and experiences for patients no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio, spanning from in-vitro and in-vivo diagnostics to image-guided therapy and innovative cancer care, is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

Our Culture:

We are part of an incredible community of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, to improve people’s lives around the world.  We embrace a culture of inclusivity in which the power and potential of every individual can be unleashed. We spark ideas that lead to positive impact and continued success.

Provides business oriented legal advice and counseling to Business Partners. Responsibility for various legal matters with low or medium complexity.

Apply now for the position of Counsel Operations

The Counsel will support a very wide range of legal topics, including strategic procurement, supply chain management, as well as strategic transactions and the global operational businesses within the Diagnostics segment of Siemens Healthineers, reporting directly to the Head of Legal, Operations, Diagnostics (who also serves as General Counsel, Point of Care). The Counsel will be responsible for quickly gaining a solid understanding of Siemens Healthineers’ (particularly Diagnostics’) businesses, portfolios, global regulatory environments, challenges, and for counseling business partners with respect to a wide variety of operational, procurement, supply, manufacturing, logistics, general commercial, regulatory, corporate, transactional, and other operational and governance matters. In doing so, the Counsel will, among other things, negotiate and draft complex commercial agreements, collaborations frameworks, strategic partnering agreements and joint development agreements concerning the development and sale of highly complex medical devices and related reagents and consumables.

Your role:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial or strategic agreements to meet business and legal requirements, including procurement, OEM, supply, sales, distribution, research/validation collaborations, development & commercialization agreements.
  • Collaborate with strategic procurement, regulatory affairs, logistics, supply chain management, sales, R&D, marketing, finance, tax, intellectual property, privacy/cybersecurity, and other departments to analyze and further business, regulatory and legal imperatives.
  • Actively counsel Diagnostics’ three global business lines, including senior management, on legal matters, including diligently counseling business partners on healthcare regulations, antikickback, fraud & abuse, privacy (including data privacy), digitalization, and another topic.
  • Partner with R&D, Marketing, and other key teams to understand the product portfolio, engineering, design, and operational implications of new products, services, and initiatives.
  • Educate business partners about key commercial, competition, data privacy and significant regulatory considerations.
  • Proactively develop creative and compliant solutions to assist in structuring and resolving complicated business challenges. Provide ongoing counseling regarding (and efficient implementation of) various corporate policies, initiatives and/or programs.
  • Negotiate with key partners, suppliers, vendors, and (when appropriate) government agencies.
  • Draft and review terms and conditions, terms of use, FAQs, etc. relating to the design, sale, and operation of our software and or other services.
  • Provide thought leadership and counseling on emerging issues including responsible uses of data and AI technology.
  • Prepare and conduct training of personnel on various procurement, logistics, collaborations, competition, commercial law regulatory matters and other relevant topics.
  • Cooperate across corporate business units and departments and throughout a large group of affiliated companies to achieve optimal results while appropriately mitigating risk.
  • Perform any other duties and special projects as may be assigned.

This position may suit you best if you are familiar with what is below and would like to do develop your career with Healthineers.

  • Proven ability to independently lead and execute all facets of challenging multi-disciplinary engagements with highest integrity and ethics - from preliminary/conceptual advice, through structuring, due diligence, negotiating, drafting, closing, and any subsequent conflict resolution.
  • Highly polished and effective negotiation, communication, listening and drafting skills, including those suitable for interaction with senior managers and executive leadership within a global and matrixed organization. Solid knowledge of and/or capability to quickly build expertise in healthcare legal and regulatory environments.
  • Working knowledge of the regulatory environments, including U.S. FDA regulations, anti-kickback laws, fraud and abuse statutes, software licensing and privacy laws applicable to medical device manufacturers.
  • Familiarity with key elements of procurement, manufacturing, logistics, licensing and digitalization topics, intellectual property, and distribution legal issues.
  • Demonstrated skill in working collaboratively with multiple teams simultaneously and coordinating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-cultural transaction partners.
  • Proven ability to identify legal issues and risk and initiate needed actions and follow-up.
  • Innovation in design and delivery of legal strategies and solutions to support ever-evolving business objectives.
  • Experience with monitoring and improving processes through ongoing optimization efforts, technology enhancements, and business partner feedback.

Required skills to have for the success of this role:

  • U.S. Juris Doctor from an accredited institution, or U.S. LLM from respected institution after a professional degree in law.
  • Admitted to practice law in state of New York (or international law degree equivalent). If not admitted in New York, promptly obtaining a NY In-House Counsel license is required.
  • Inhouse experience with a respected healthcare company or within a highly regulated industry is strongly preferred.


At Siemens Healthineers, we value those who dedicate their energy and passion to a greater cause. Our people make us unique as an employer in the med-tech industry. What unites and motivates our global team is the inspiration of our common purpose:  To innovate for healthcare, building on our remarkable legacy of pioneering ideas that translate into even better healthcare products and services. We recognize that taking ownership of our work allows both us and the company to grow. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment and the space to move beyond your comfort zone to grow both personally and professionally. 

The base pay range for this position is

Min $167,200 - Max $250,700

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Siemens Healthineers offers a variety of health and wellness benefits including paid time off and holiday pay.  

This information is provided per the required laws and regulations. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Siemens Healthineers external or internal careers site.

Beware of Job Scams:

Please beware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as Siemens Healthineers recruiters/employees. These scammers may attempt to collect your confidential personal or financial information. If you are concerned that an offer of employment with Siemens Healthineers might be a scam or that the recruiter is not legitimate, please verify by searching for the posting on the Siemens Healthineers Career Site.

As an equal-opportunity employer we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.