Counsel, Commercial – Heart Failure

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Pleasanton, CA location in the Heart Failure Division.

Abbott is currently seeking an experienced commercial attorney to provide legal advice to Abbott’s Heart Failure Division. The attorney will be expected to identify and resolve complex legal issues to support the operations of a global leader in the research, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing of medical device products. The ideal candidate will have experience working with healthcare providers and a solid understanding of payor agreement contracting principles as well as billing, reimbursement, compliance, and auditing guidelines and requirements. We encourage applications from individuals familiar with regulations governing Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) or Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs).

What You’ll Work On

• Conducting reviews and revisions of payor agreements on request and offering legal advice on business payor relations and contracting strategies.
• Providing legal guidance on DMEPOS and IDTF operations and related standards, including billing, reimbursement, auditing, and compliance program activities.
• Offering  advice on payor and reimbursement disputes to mitigate legal risks.
• Drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide range of agreements, including complex matters relating to procurement, sales, licensing, marketing, co-promotion and research collaborations.
• Reviewing marketing programs and promotional materials to ensure compliance with FTC truth-in-advertising principles, Abbott policies and applicable law.
• Advising and ensuring that internal clients receive sound, practical and timely legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters related to operation of a commercial business that markets to health care professionals.
• Resolving legal issues using negotiation skills and legal expertise, including pre-litigation dispute resolution and settlements.
• Assisting in the creation of new template agreements, playbooks and training to support efficient contracting processes for various business functions.
• Developing knowledge of Abbott’s businesses, products and client areas supported.
• Maintaining familiarity with laws that affect client areas to issue spot and provide basic counseling, including those relevant to sales and marketing of products to health care professionals and reimbursement by government programs, for example, fraud and abuse (Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, Stark, Beneficiary Inducement Statutes), FDA regulation (Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act), privacy (HIPAA), and anti-corruption (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act);
• Representing Abbott externally to suppliers and customers; and
• Helping select and/or directing the work of outside counsel, defining project objectives, managing project, and monitoring outside counsel budget.
• This position will interact with the Legal, Compliance, Finance, Education, Supply Chain, Research & Development, Regulatory, Quality, Clinical, Marketing, Commercial/Sales, and Information Technology Departments.