Counsel - Global Commercial Operations

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Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Counsel - Global Commercial Operations

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen manufactures and markets biopharmaceutical products that are subject to oversight and regulation by several entities of the

U.S. Federal government. In this vital role you will be responsible for counseling Amgen’s commercial value and access organization on a wide variety of legal and regulatory issues concerning sophisticated contracting and pricing strategies, as well as advising Amgen’s Global Commercial Operations clients on a wide variety of legal and regulatory issues concerning promotion, sales, patient support programs, contracting, education and scientific exchange regarding biopharmaceutical products in the United States.

The responsibilities of this position will be partially dependent on the skill set of the successful candidate and may include one or more of the following:

• Advising and counseling on complex commercial transactions on price concession strategies and risk mitigation with members of the healthcare community, with emphasis on the Anti-Kickback Statute and applicable antitrust laws

• Analyzing, reviewing and approving promotional, educational and support programs and materials and providing guidance on proposed sales and marketing strategies

• Drafting and negotiating pricing agreements, supply agreements and/or value-based agreements with above mentioned entities to provide for strategic pricing of Amgen products

• Reviewing and counseling on government enforcement actions relating to the promotion of biopharmaceutical products

• Advising and providing on-going training key partners on legal, regulatory and policy developments to ensure that legal support is adapted to a rapidly changing environment.

• Overseeing pricing agreement interpretation and contract enforcement, advising and managing commercial dispute resolution

• Supporting healthcare compliance related matters as they relate to implementation of pricing agreements and/or sales and marketing activities

• Coordinating legal support by contributing as a member of cross-functional team and interacting with business and law department colleagues on various matters

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Counsel we seek is highly motivated and with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

J.D. degree or LL.M. degree from an accredited law school, admission to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction and two (2) years of experience practicing Transactional and/or Commercial law

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of corporate and/or law firm experience

• Strong qualifications in transactional work in any industry, including structuring, advising and counseling on complex transactions and drafting, negotiating and interpreting complex contracts

• Experience counseling clients on complex legal and regulatory considerations

• Proven superior legal skills, including excellent oral and written communication, legal analysis, drafting and negotiation skills and sound judgment

• Ability to lead and influence others

• Strong client service, business counseling and problem-solving focus

• Ability to manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced environment

• Superior academic achievement

Experience in healthcare industry is a plus but not required, including counseling on:

• Healthcare fraud and abuse matters

• FDA promotional regulations

• OIG compliance guidance and advisory opinions

• DOJ settlements with pharmaceu