Legal Counsel

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At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Legal & Compliance Counsel

We are a leading global medical technology company dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world.  Come join our EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) Legal & Compliance team to provide legal & compliance support to our businesses in Poland and the Czech Republic.  Our culture is collaborative, friendly, innovative and solution-oriented.  

About the role: 

For a 1-year maternity leave coverage, we are seeking a proactive, practical, customer-centric attorney who will partner with the business to enable achievement of business objectives in a compliant manner and in accordance with our company values.  This position will provide legal and compliance advice for the sales and marketing teams as well as the functions in Poland and the Czech Republic in a variety of areas including commercial contracts, public procurement, compliance, health care provider interactions, marketing, employment matters, competition law, and data privacy.  You will also have the opportunity to partner regularly with senior leadership in the countries within your remit and to get involved in regional and global projects.   

This is a hybrid role working on site in BSC’s Warsaw HUB office on 3 days a week and remotely the rest of the time. This position will report into the Legal Director for the Central Western Cluster. 

Your responsibilities include:   

• Advise the businesses and country leaders on day-to-day matters and provide straight-forward, practical, solution-oriented guidance and risk assessments; 

• Support the business in structuring commercial contracts, tenders, channel partner arrangements and service agreements; 

• Partner with Global Compliance and our local Compliance Specialists to drive our Compliance Program within the geographies represented; 

• Provide legal support to central functions, such as Regulatory or Quality, and participate in special projects or region-wide initiatives; 

• Collaborate with other members of the Global Legal Department and participate in global consistency and efficiency initiatives; 

• Develop efficient legal processes and templates that appropriately mitigate risk for innovative business and commercial deal models; 

• Raise business clients' knowledge and understanding of laws and regulations including public procurement, anti-trust, GDPR and MedTech Compliance rules through delivering trainings to business team members; 

• Consult with Human Resources and outside counsel on employment matters; 

• Manage outside counsel. 

What we’re looking for: 

• Qualified and licensed to practice law in Poland 

• 3-5 years of legal experience 

• Must have experience advising Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology or Medical Device companies, this experience may have been acquired as in-house counsel and/or at a law firm 

• Experience in healthcare compliance and industry-physician interactions is a plus 

• Must be comfortable working directly with high-energy, innovative business clients 

• Must be able to operate and take decisions autonomously  

• Willingness to travel within Europe occasionally 

• Languages:  Fluent in Polish and English; Czech is a plus 

We offer: 

• Competitive compensation (salary & bonus) 

• Hybrid working mode 

• Working in an international environment 

• Fast growing and innovative company and product portfolio 

• Language courses 

• Parental leave Policy 

• Medical Care (VIP Package) 

• Life insurance 

• Free and confidential counselling support/program (Psychological, Financial, Legal) 
• Lunch card

Requisition ID: 590950

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!