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Business Legal Council – Business Emergency Care (Bothell, WA):

In late January we announced that Bridgefield Capital signed an agreement to acquire Philips’ Emergency Care business, which includes leading brands and products like HeartStart AEDs, Intrepid and DFM100 monitor defibrillators, Tempus monitor and Tempus ALS systems, and Corsium and ECI informatics solutions. We expect the transaction to close at the end of 2025. With Bridgefield’s support and building on our 40+ year legacy of growth and innovation in emergency medical technology, the Emergency Care business will continue passionately pursuing our mission of saving lives, lowering the cost of healthcare, and advancing the science of resuscitation while serving the public access AED, EMS, military, and hospital market segments.

In this role you will play an integral role in providing legal guidance and support to all business divisions of a dynamic and rapidly growing medical technology company. This role will report to the Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Your role:

• Provides legal advice and counseling on a broad range of legal, privacy, regulatory, and compliance issues that arise in a public medical device company, with a goal of enabling the company’s objectives while managing and mitigating risk.

• Drafts, negotiates, and interprets various types of clinical, provider, and commercial contracts with customers, suppliers or government agencies, including, but not limited to: research and development agreements, provider consulting agreements, sales and distribution agreements, supply agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.

• Identifies and directs the work of outside counsel and third party vendors, as needed, defines project objectives, and manages budget and projects

• Advises on potential complex business transactions, such as acquisitions.

• Provides support and input to the HR, Quality, and Regulatory functions in the management of the responses to government agencies or authorities

• Manages Company’s legal disputes and litigation matters and implements liability avoidance initiatives.

• Helps manage corporate governance processes and compliance with securities laws.

• Drafts, implements, and manages legal, privacy, and compliance policies and procedures.

• Trains and educates various functions on legal, privacy, and compliance issues.

• Develops and maintains legal expertise in various areas, including but not limited to export control laws and regulations as well as statutes, laws, and regulations applicable to  medical devices, commercial transactions, privacy, and healthcare compliance.

• Develops overall legal strategy to address Company’s needs as a medical technology company.

You're the right fit if:

• You have 10+ years experience practicing law in a regulated industry; preferably healthcare or medical device.

• Juris Doctorate degree from accredited U.S. law school.

• Experience in advising and counseling clients on a range of regulatory, compliance, and privacy matters, as well as business transactions and operational matters related to the selling of medical devices and selling to health care professionals, retailers, and consumers.

• Demonstrated expertise in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements relating to procurement, sales, licensing, marketing, co-promotion, and research and development collaborations

• Familiarity with laws that affect medical technology companies, including but not limited to those relevant to sales and marketing of products to health care professionals and reimbursement by government programs areas, such as fraud and abuse (Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act), FDA regulation (Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act), privacy (HIPAA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and anti-corruption (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)

• Effectively communicates with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership; possesses clear and concise presentation and communication skills; and delivers content that is appropriately tailored to audience needs

• Ability to prioritize with a risk-based approach and juggle numerous issues at once

• Self-motivated, with an ability to work under own initiative, often under time critical conditions

• Can-do, problem-solving attitude

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work togetherWe believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.This is an office role.About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Bothell, WA is $200,000 to $250,000.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Bothell, WA.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.