Vice President, Associate General Counsel

The Vice President, Associate General Counsel serves as a senior executive legal leader and strategic advisor to the General Counsel, executive team, and business leadership. This role is responsible for providing enterprise-wide legal guidance across commercial transactions, employment and labor, regulatory compliance, litigation management, corporate governance, M&A, privacy, and risk management.

As a key member of the senior leadership team, the VP, Associate General Counsel balances risk mitigation with commercial enablement, builds scalable legal infrastructure, and drives proactive legal strategy aligned with the company’s long‑term growth objectives. This role requires executive presence, sound business judgment, and the ability to influence decision‑making at the highest levels of the organization.

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to executive leadership and senior management.
• Provide forward‑looking, risk‑calibrated counsel that supports growth initiatives and operational priorities.
• Anticipate emerging legal and regulatory developments and position the organization accordingly.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Commercial, HR, Finance, Operations, Compliance, and IT to align legal strategy with enterprise objectives.
• Operate with substantial autonomy and exercise independent judgment in high‑impact, high‑visibility matters.

• Lead negotiation of complex, high‑value enterprise customer agreements, including pricing structures, rebate and incentive programs.
• Structure and negotiate capital equipment transactions and other material commercial arrangements.
• Oversee reseller, distributor, supplier, vendor, consultant, independent representative, and confidentiality agreements.
• Establish scalable contracting standards, playbooks, approval frameworks, and risk thresholds.
• Drive contracting efficiency while maintaining disciplined risk management.

• Advise executive leadership and Human Resources on employment strategy, workforce risk, executive employment matters, and policy development.
• Oversee internal investigations and resolution of employee claims, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage‑and‑hour matters.
• Direct strategy regarding restrictive covenant enforcement and related competitor disputes.
• Manage outside counsel in employment litigation and agency proceedings.

• Oversee the company’s domestic and international litigation portfolio.
• Develop dispute strategy aligned with business objectives and financial risk tolerance.
• Manage outside counsel, budgets, insurance carriers, and litigation reserves.
• Lead early case assessments, litigation holds, witness preparation, and settlement strategy.
• Provide executive updates regarding material disputes and risk exposure.

• Provide strategic guidance on regulatory matters.
• Support FDA‑regulated activities, including marketing review and quality‑related compliance matters.
• Oversee responses to government audits, inquiries, and investigations.
• Provide antitrust and competition law guidance for strategic and commercial initiatives.
• Strengthen and support enterprise compliance programs.

• Provide legal oversight of enterprise data protection, cybersecurity, and privacy programs.
• Develop and maintain privacy frameworks, including HIPAA‑related compliance.
• Lead legal response to cybersecurity incidents and data breach matters.
• Partner with IT and Compliance to implement training and governance protocols.

• Support board and committee governance processes, materials, and strategic initiatives.
• Oversee corporate entity structure and maintenance for U.S. and international operations.
• Support internal investigations and governance‑related reviews.
• Contribute to enterprise risk management initiatives and governance frameworks.

• Lead or support mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments.
• Direct legal due diligence processes and manage…