Senior Associate General Counsel-Technology Transfer and Digital Health

Benefits

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.

Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.

• Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
• Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.

From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.

Description

The Senior Associate General Counsel, Technology Transfer and Digital Health will work closely with NM Ventures and Innovations, managing the legal aspects of technology transactions, AI and digital health initiatives.  The position will require expertise in transactions, healthcare privacy (HIPAA, GDPR), health law, intellectual property, clinical research, and FDA and EMA medical device regulation. Success in this fast-paced environment will require strong work ethic, collaborative nature, and exceptional analytical skills.

Duties will include:

• drafting collaboration/pilot/other complex agreements with NM’s third-party collaborators
• providing legal advice regarding new product development and US and international regulation of AI/SaMD
• advising business team regarding intellectual property rights and assisting with filing and prosecution of patents
• drafting and negotiating data licensing and use agreements
• counseling business team on digital health initiatives
• supporting data governance and healthcare privacy infrastructure as they relate to digital health initiatives, product development and transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Advice and Counsel – Provide legal advice and counsel regarding health care and general corporate legal issues affecting all areas of the NMHC system’s operation, including academic affiliations, antitrust, community affairs, construction contracts, not-for-profit corporate governance, disability laws, employment laws/benefits, gift agreements, information technology, intellectual property, internal investigations, litigation, medical staff credentialing, patient care and medico-legal issues including mental health law, payers, plans and managed care, physician practice plans, real estate, regulatory compliance, reimbursement, tax exemption, and the broad range of regulatory matters affecting health care institutions.
• Corporate Transactions – Assist on corporate transactions, including strategy development, negotiation and drafting of necessary documents.
• Regulatory Matters – Review, analyze and counsel regarding federal and state legislation (and governmental and judicial interpretations thereof) relevant to NM operations including, but not limited to, Medicare and Medicaid, Stark, Anti-Kickback, antitrust, Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, Insurance and Licensure.
• Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiation – Review and draft a wide variety of contracts and other documents relating to all areas of the NMHC system’s operation.  Often involves active participation in the negotiation process.
• Managed Care – Assist in review and negotiation of managed care contracts and provide ongoing counsel for such contracts and strategies.
• Legal Research – Conduct legal research and prepare legal memoranda on the wide variety of issues described above.
• Policy Review – Review and comment on hospital administrative policies.
• Committee Participation – Participate and provide legal advice to various committees and task forces that address various issues including, without limitation, bylaws, patient care, medical records, medical staff, and regulatory matters.

Qualifications

Required:

• Illinois license to practice law.
• J.D.
• Ten (10) plus years of relevant law firm or in-house legal experience in intellectual property, medical device regulatory, and health care tech transfer and an Illinois law license are required

Preferred:

• Experience in the areas of general health care regulatory matters, managed care, corporate finance, not-for-profit corporate transactions, and complex contracts is desired.
• Prior law firm and/or in-house experience is also desired.

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

If we offer you a job, we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a case-by-case basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.