MKS Instruments, Inc.

Associate Corporate Counsel

MKS Instruments, Inc.$126K — $210K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Andover, MA
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • JD degree from an ABA accredited law school and admitted to practice in at least one U.S. state
  • 5+ years of commercial law experience, preferably in-house
  • Proven experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, especially SaaS and IT contracts
  • Experience in technology R&D and manufacturing preferred
  • Familiar with data privacy laws preferred
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Supply Chain, Procurement, IT, and business units for global sourcing and logistics support
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on various agreements, including SaaS and data privacy contracts
  • Build relationships with stakeholders and provide proactive legal advice
  • Support contract negotiations and standardization initiatives
  • Assist in resolving commercial disputes and contract interpretation
  • Provide support for M&A activities and strategic transactions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 12 paid holidays and 15 days paid vacation
  • 6 weeks fully paid parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance
  • Discretionary annual bonus eligibility
Full Job Description
A Day in Your Life at MKS:
We are seeking a pragmatic Associate Corporate Counsel. You will advise on drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements with vendors. You will serve as a trusted legal advisor to Supply Chain, Information Technology and other functions and business units, helping manage risk while enabling business objectives. You will report to Senior Corporate Counsel.

While this is a remote role - this person must be within 2 hours driving distance from our offices in one of these locations (eastern and central time zones):
  • Andover, MA (preferred)
  • Rochester, NY
  • Rock Hill, SC
  • Broomfield, CO


You Will Make an Impact By:
  • Partner closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, Information Technology, and business units to support global sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a wide variety of agreements, including master supply agreements, SaaS agreements, consulting and professional services agreements, data privacy agreements and non-disclosure agreements
  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and provide proactive, business-oriented advice to the business.
  • Support negotiation strategy and contract standardization initiatives, including development and maintenance of policies, processes, templates and playbooks
  • Assist with resolving commercial disputes and contract interpretation questions.
  • Provide support for M&A activities and other strategic transactions


Skills You Bring:
  • JD degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school and admitted in good standing to practice law in at least one state in the U.S.
  • 5+ years of experience in commercial law (in-house legal department preferred)
  • Must have demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, particularly SaaS and other IT contracts.
  • Experience with technology R&D and manufacturing companies preferred
  • Experience with data privacy laws preferred
  • Ability to provide clear, pragmatic advice in a business-focused environment.
  • Strong interpersonal and excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across functions
  • Comfortable balancing legal risk with commercial objectives.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, responsive and ability to work independently
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office product suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint


Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
  • Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
  • Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
  • Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
  • Must be able to exchange accurate information
  • The ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
  • Operates in a professional office environment
  • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
  • Noise level in the work environment is usually average


We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary Pay Range:

Total Base Pay Range $126,200.00 - $210,350.00 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.

Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].

Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.].

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About MKS Instruments, Inc.

MKS Instruments, Inc. is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, monitor, deliver, analyze, power and control critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity for our customers. Our products are derived from our core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, residual gas analysis, leak detection, control technology, ozone generation and delivery, RF & DC power, reactive gas generation, vacuum technology, photonics, sub-micron positioning, vibration isolation and optics. Our primary served markets include semiconductor capital equipment, general industrial, life and health sciences, research and defense.
Learn more about MKS Instruments, Inc.
Size
6,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$350.1 million
5 Year Trend
+17.9%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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