Associate Counsel

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.  

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. 
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong. 

Job Responsibilities

Job Summary Provides dedicated legal support for a business unit, country or region. Drafts, negotiates, manage contracts, as well as coordinates with other departments across the organization in support of legal initiatives. Interacts closely with colleagues throughout the Company's business, legal, and compliance functions in order to advise, negotiate and execute contracts in the best interest of Syneos Health. Core Responsibilities
• Leads end to end contracting related to clinical, commercial, corporate (Direct and Indirect) contracts for products and services including but not limited to Vendor Master Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, consulting agreements, professional services agreements, SW licensing, SaaS, HR & staffing agreements and other contracts and strategic alliances, data privacy related agreements as well as various issues escalated from the business units and internal departments.
• Reviews contractual documents based on departmental guidance and established playbooks, and coordinates escalation to business stakeholders and subject matter experts within the organization.
• Partners with the business stakeholders to structure, negotiate and advise on contractual matters
• Interfaces with other departments including Risk Management, Operations, Procurement, Data Privacy, and Sourcing as required to support contracting matters.
• Advises, structures, drafts and negotiates all aspects of direct and indirect contracts and leads frequent negotiations with Vendor's legal team
• Works collaboratively across the Legal department, including the Company's global team of regional-based attorneys, to coordinate and drive completion of global contracts.
• Contract review and negotiation (dispatch agreements/service agreements/consulting agreements with pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies, vendor agreements, NDA etc.)
• Responds to legal related requests and inquiries from internal clients and drafts legal documents and communications on a timely and efficient manner;
• Verifies and drafts responses to the Ministry of Health, Healthcare Authorities, and other relevant governmental agencies
• Liaise with other global legal members and other departments to adjust the legal assistance;
• Trains internal employees and managements on various legal matters and increase awareness on legal, new hire orientations and consultations;
• Conducts legal research and analysis related to the company's business. Qualifications Education Requirements Min/Preferred Education Level Description Additional Qualifications
• JD/LLM/LLB or an equivalent Degree from an accredited University
• Licensed /Qualified lawyer/ admitted to practice law
• In-house transactional experience with/supporting procurement/vendor organization or an equivalent function
• In-house experience with a global/multinational company, with the ability to interact, engage, collaborate and coordinate end to end contracting activities with US based colleagues.
• Solid understanding of common outsourcing contracts and issues and fundamental contracting principles. Basic understanding of Intellectual property principles and data privacy matters.
• Demonstrated experience in contract drafting and negotiation, risk identification, issue escalation and contracting best practices
• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience to collaborate with colleagues and take a business-oriented approach while identifying and balancing risks and providing succinct, accurate and pragmatic advice.
• Exceptional analytical skills, independent judgment, a desire to learn, and an ability to take on and prioritize a wide variety of complex matters.
• Can-do attitude, able to work under pressure, manage tight deadlines and a high volume of contracts Critical Skills Disclaimer Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you'll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.
 

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.