Job Title: Senior Corporate Counsel, Patient Support Services and Diagnostic Testing
Main ResponsibilitiesPatient Support Services & Diagnostic Testing:
- Serve as the primary legal contact for patient support programs and diagnostic testing initiatives, acting as the liaison among business colleagues and all other relevant legal functions (e.g., product support attorneys, market access legal, transversal operations, and compliance)
- Draft, negotiate, and finalize contracts required for implementation of patient support programs (including free drug programs, copay programs, reimbursement services) and diagnostic testing programs
- Advise business partners on the design, launch, and ongoing operation of patient support and diagnostic testing programs, including copay and patient assistance programs, risk mitigation, and customer interactions
- Review external materials for content related to patient support and diagnostic testing programs
- Collaborate with colleagues in the US Privacy Office and Ethics & Business Integrity on relevant privacy and compliance workstreams, act as NA Legal Department representative on relevant privacy workstreams, and coordinate implementation of related initiatives
Cross-Functional Responsibilities:
- Work with business colleagues to assist them with adherence to Sanofi's policies and understand legislative, enforcement, and regulatory developments that may impact Sanofi's patient support and diagnostic testing programs
- Ensure client operations comply with applicable laws and company policies, including the Anti-Kickback Statute and other US healthcare compliance laws
- Develop and conduct training for internal teams on compliance and policy development topics
- Analyze initiatives, advisory board proposals, and field-based activities for fraud and abuse, FDA, and other regulatory compliance
- Engage with commercial partners across functions including sales, medical, regulatory, operations, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacovigilance, and external affairs
About YouBasic QualificationsEducation & Experience:
- JD and a license to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction (New Jersey or Massachusetts preferred)
- Minimum of 7 years of legal experience, preferably including both law firm and in-house experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device industry
- Experience working in a matrix, international environment
Professional Knowledge:
- Substantive working knowledge of US Federal and state laws and regulations relating to the pharmaceutical industry, including the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and competition laws
- Strong understanding of the US healthcare system, including reimbursement and patient access
- Substantive working knowledge of the legal landscape that applies to patient support programs and diagnostic testing
- Experience drafting, interpreting and negotiating contracts with third parties, including vendors supporting patient support and diagnostic testing programs
Professional Skills:
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills with third parties
- Ability to provide and effectively communicate sound legal advice coupled with a strong understanding of business needs
- Flexibility to manage multiple subject matter issues across diverse areas of the company, taking the initiative to identify appropriate subject matter experts and coordinating overall review
- High degree of organizational skill and attention to detail
- Comfortable engaging in proactive counseling and thoughtful risk-taking
- Ability to be decisive, especially in ambiguous situations
- Demonstrated excellence in understanding complex scenarios, proposing solutions that consider business objectives, and communicating issues clearly
- Sound judgment and commitment to ethical conduct
- Strong interpersonal skills with a solution-oriented approach
- Self-motivated, reliable, responsive, and accountable
- Ability to manage outside counsel effectively and efficiently
- Willingness to adapt job responsibilities and learn new areas as needed, including but not limited to US Market Access and Product Support
The salary range for this position is:
$178,500.00 - $257,833.33
All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.
