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Title: Legal Specialist - Community Pharmacy and Healthcare

Location: Atlanta, Georgia or Dallas, Texas

Current Need

McKesson’s well-regarded Legal Department is seeking a Legal Specialist to support Community Pharmacy and Healthcare Solutions, a business unit within the Pharmaceutical Solutions and Services (“PSaS”) segment.  This position offers the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with business and legal colleagues on the development, contracting and marketing of products and services for independent and small community pharmacies.  The successful candidate will have strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, an ability to manage multiple projects across different stakeholders simultaneously, a desire to partner with a wide variety of business and legal colleagues, and a willingness to learn the complexities of the clinical, operational and reimbursement aspects of retail pharmacy.  This role will provide exposure to a multitude of healthcare regulatory, antitrust, corporate governance, franchise law and consumer protection issues; past experience in these areas is not required, but an interest in learning is preferred. 

Key Responsibilities

Provide support for pharmacy services administrative organization (Health Mart Atlas), including:Membership and service contracting with pharmacies, including hospital-affiliated and physician-owned pharmaciesAssisting with payor/PBM agreement negotiations and renewalsProvide support for retail pharmacy franchise operations (Health Mart), including:Franchise contracting for independent pharmaciesService agreement contracting with hospital-affiliated pharmaciesVendor contracting with partners offering clinical, administrative, or operational services through the Health Mart franchiseProvide support for Community Pharmacy marketing activities, including social media, newsletters and promotional materialsEffectively partner with business colleagues to understand commercial objectives and memorialize into agreements and supporting materialsWork on and manage timing on multiple projects, with multiple stakeholders, concurrentlyThrive in a fast-paced, energetic and highly innovative and forward-looking environmentCoordinate and collaborate with Legal and Compliance colleagues

Critical Skills

Excellent commercial contract drafting skillsSuperb interpersonal skillsExcellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detailAbility to draft quality contracts expeditiously that help McKesson minimize risk and exposure and achieve overall customer satisfactionThorough business acumenAbility to work with larger team in seeking efficiencies for legal supportAptitude to manage simultaneous projects in an efficient and timely manner

Education

2-year Associates degree and/or Paralegal Certificate with 5+ years related work experience, or4-year degree (Preferred) with 3+ years related work experience, orJD (preferred not required) with 2+ years related work experience

Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$74,300 - $123,800

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

 

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