Counsel, Global Commercial Operations Law

Job Description

About Company:

Amgen is a biotechnology company dedicated to serving patients with serious illnesses. Founded in 1980, Amgen focuses on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease. The company researches, manufactures, and delivers innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller, and happier lives. Amgen values collaboration, innovation, and a science-based approach.

Job Description:

Role: Counsel, Global Commercial Operations Law

This role is within Amgen’s Global Commercial Operations Law team. The Counsel will be responsible for counseling Amgen’s commercial value and access organization on a wide variety of legal and regulatory issues concerning complex contracting and pricing strategies, as well as sales and marketing activities, of biopharmaceutical products in the United States.

Responsibilities:

• Advising and counseling on complex commercial transactions involving price concession strategies and risk mitigation with members of the healthcare community (managed care organizations, hospitals, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) and distributors), with emphasis on the Anti-Kickback Statute and applicable antitrust laws.
• Drafting and negotiating pricing agreements, supply agreements, and/or value-based agreements with a focus on providing access to Amgen products to patients.
• Advising key stakeholders on legal, regulatory, and policy developments, as well as industry-related government enforcement actions.
• Counseling on pricing strategies, internal business reviews, financial forecasting, and overall strategic business considerations.
• Overseeing pricing agreement interpretation and contract enforcement, advising and managing commercial dispute resolution.
• Supporting healthcare compliance-related matters as they relate to the implementation of pricing agreements and/or sales and marketing activities.
• Developing and providing ongoing training to commercial operations staff regarding legal and regulatory requirements for commercial activity in the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Helping Amgen shape the external environment to improve patient access to its vital medicines.
• Analyzing, reviewing, and approving promotional, educational, and support programs and materials and providing guidance on proposed sales and marketing strategies.
• Coordinating legal support by contributing as a member of a cross-functional team and interacting with business and law department colleagues on various matters.

Qualifications:

• Basic: J.D. or LL.M. degree from an accredited law school, admission to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction, and two (2) years of experience practicing law.
• Preferred:
• 4+ years of corporate and/or law firm experience.
• Strong qualifications in transactional work, including structuring, advising, and counseling on complex transactions and drafting, negotiating, and interpreting complex contracts.
• Experience counseling clients on complex legal and regulatory considerations.
• Proven superior legal skills, including excellent oral and written communication, legal analysis, drafting, and negotiation skills, and sound judgment.
• Ability to lead and influence others.
• Strong client service, business counseling, and problem-solving focus.
• Ability to manage multi-dimensional projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Superior academic achievement.
• Experience in the healthcare industry is a plus but not required, including counseling on:
• Healthcare fraud and abuse matters
• OIG compliance guidance and advisory opinions
• DOJ settlements with the pharmaceutical industry
• Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and contracting
• Congressional hearings and inquiries