Paralegal
Philips
**Paralegal** **(Cambridge, MA)**
You will provide paralegal support to the Legal Compliance function in North America responding to legal questions, fair market value/compliance direction, assisting with delivering training programs as well as the creation of training reports and communications to people leaders regarding training gaps on their teams while performing desk audits and other monitoring activities consistent with the annual compliance monitoring plan, assisting with special projects, as needed.
**Your role:**
+ Working directly with business clients under the direction of the Director of Legal Compliance or Compliance Officers to provide guidance related to interactions with Health Care Providers, Health Care Organizations or Key Thought Leaders. This may include but is not limited to assisting with needs assessments, fair market value questions, and unique contracting needs.
+ Responsible for reviewing and approving HCP nominations in the current workflow tool for managing HCP interactions, including confirming the business’ fair market valuation for healthcare provider agreements is consistent with company established requirements and escalate as needed.
+ Primary legal reviewer of requests for customer concessions as a result of a potential legal claim and engages with relevant sales attorney to identify concerns and align on next steps; this role will assist in the expansion of the global transparency reporting process, including the roll-out of a global tool to facilitate more accurate reporting.
+ Perform legal research on enforcement trends and pending legislation and analyze potential impact to Philips and propose ways to enhance the Legal Compliance program as a result; Provide compliance program support activities to the various compliance officers supporting businesses in North America.
+ Provide guidance on reference site and show site agreements, and related non-disclosure agreements; this role will assist with managing and recording educational grants approved in Philips’ various business segments, while compiling various monthly or regular reports to Management, including the preparation of the materials for the quarterly compliance committee meetings.
**You're** **the right fit if:**
+ You have acquired 3+ years of experience within an in-house law department or a sciences/medical device company including knowledge of LEAN processes for management of high volume of contracts.
+ You have a bachelor's degree or Paralegal certificate.
+ Your skills include proficiency with MS Office and internet applications (including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel), effective communication, strong organizational and project management skills; processing, and drafting of department documents; ability to utilize detail and depth of legal understanding to assist with training materials.
+ You are detail oriented, self-motivated; able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests and with others to utilize their resources and knowledge to identify high quality solutions.
+ You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Office/Remote position.
**How we work together**
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
This is an onsite role.
**About Philips**
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.
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+ Discover our rich and exciting history.
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+ Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion
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**Additional Information**
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
Company relocation benefits **_will not_** be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in **_or_** within commuting distance to **Cambridge, MA** **.**
It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.
As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.
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