Company logo

Legal Counsel, UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics

UPS
Est. $92,612 - $240,040 / year
Posted Sep 10
Full Time
On Site
I'm Interested

Job Description The Legal Counsel, UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics serves as a trusted legal advisor to a global healthcare precision logistics platform, providing guidance on complex commercial, operational, regulatory, strategic, and risk management matters.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support business operations across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, coordinating with global stakeholders and subject matter experts.
  • Lead negotiation of high-value customer agreements, strategic partnerships, and complex commercial transactions.
  • Advise business leaders on legal, regulatory, and commercial risks.
  • Manage escalations from contract managers.
  • Support disputes, claims, pre-litigation matters, and customer issue resolution.
  • Advise on new products, services, and business initiatives.
  • Partner with the broader UPS legal teams on employment, litigation, privacy, M&A, compliance, and IP matters.
  • Draft and review legal policies and templates.
  • Support regulatory, quality, healthcare, and pharmaceutical distribution, data privacy, and compliance matters affecting highly regulated life sciences operations.
  • Deliver training to business stakeholders.
  • Drive process improvements and legal operations initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (JD) and active U.S. bar license.
  • 5 - 8 years of post-qualification experience, including at least 3 years of in-house legal experience.
  • Significant commercial contracting experience.
  • Strong business judgment and pragmatic risk assessment skills.
  • Experience supporting international markets
  • Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced global environment.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience supporting healthcare, pharmaceutical, logistics, transportation, or regulated industries strongly preferred.
  • Clinical trial logistics.
  • Pharmaceutical distribution.
  • Regulatory compliance.
  • Cross-border transactions.
  • Global commercial contracting.

Additional Information

  • Position location: Must be located in or willing to self-relocate to Raleigh/Durham, NC