Employment Law Legal Specialist

Additional Location(s): US-MA-Marlborough

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

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.       

 

About the role:

In this role you will provide legal support relating to employment law and employment law compliance, supporting all businesses, operations and functions within BSC. 

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Work with employment law team and BSC functions (including Human Resources (HR) Operations, Total Rewards, Facilities, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, and Contracting) to ensure compliance with employment law requirements. 

• Work with employment law team and external legal research tools to develop and maintain processes for tracking employment law requirements. 

• Review legislative updates provided by external counsel and resources and distribute relevant updates to employment law team. 

• Contract Administration: Work with attorneys, Contract Lifecycle Management and HR to draft and revise agreements, including separation agreements and employment agreement mutual releases.   

• Coordinate post-employment obligation communications with HR: obtain signed Agreements Concerning Employment, obtain restricted account lists, prepare reminder letters to departing employees. 

• Manage LegalEG inbox and coordinate responses. 

• Support the Reduction in Force (RIF) process, including: 

• Send bi-weekly files to Payroll, formated to the Payroll template. 

• Verify receipt of signed releases, verify amounts to be paid, and update Payroll. 

• Maintain the RIF tracker and database. 

• Prepare and send release documents using AdobeSign. 

• Track and record Central Review Team pre-employment decisions. 

• Run and provide reports relating to systems and processes. 

• Provide overall administrative support (expenses, travel arrangements, etc.) to the department as needed. 

 

Requires qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 
• 1-3 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency with AdobeSign and Microsoft Office Suite and demonstrated ability to become proficient in new systems and processes. 

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Strong analytical skills and interest in continual process improvement. 

• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and efficiency. 

• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently. 

 

 

 

 

Requisition ID: 601279

Minimum Salary: $69500 

Maximum Salary: $132000 

 

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