[Hiring] Senior Counsel, Americas Commercial @ResMed

Role Description

The Legal team is responsible for managing the legal affairs of the company, including providing legal counsel across the organization, handling disputes, and creating and enforcing intellectual property.

As a Commercial Counsel specializing in healthcare medical device and digital health commercial B2B and B2B2C and DTC businesses, you will play a pivotal role in supporting ResMed's commercial activities and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. Key deliverables include:

• Providing legal support and advice on commercial and non-commercial matters.
• Addressing consumer and competition law issues, e-commerce, advertising, and fraud and abuse laws related to healthcare products and services.
• Working collaboratively with product management, commercial teams, and technical teams.
• Supporting internal ResMed clients located both inside and outside the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to revenue, marketing, and product teams on complex legal issues affecting medical device manufacturers and the healthcare industry.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles, including contract drafting, negotiation, and interpretation of a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Provide legal guidance and support on marketing and advertising matters, including compliance with consumer protection laws and healthcare industry regulations.
• Expertise in complex and emergent healthcare and consumer regulatory requirements.
• Provide legal support and advice on regulatory, commercial, consumer and competition law issues, advertising regulations, privacy, and compliance with anti-kickback and healthcare fraud and abuse laws.
• Advise on innovative go-to-market strategies with a focus on strategic and operational objectives.
• Coordinate activities with global counterparts to deliver repeatable and predictable legal advice.
• Manage disputes and legal proceedings arising from commercial activities.
• Interact with management and/or major customers and strategic collaborators.
• Supervise outside counsel on issues and projects outsourced by the legal department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, Juris Doctorate or law degree from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of 7-10+ years of experience practicing law, with a focus in technology and commercial agreements, e-commerce, privacy, and compliance.
• Must be in good standing and actively licensed to practice law in California or any state in the United States.
• Deep, hands-on experience advising on healthcare regulatory and commercial legal matters.
• Sound cross-functional collaboration and ability to strategically prioritize.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and seek out opportunities to contribute across various teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing legal risks and issues.
• California resident preferred; will consider remote location for the right candidate.
• Experience working on global projects or across cultures a plus.
• Experience in healthcare, medical device, or technology industries strongly preferred but not required.
• CIPP-US certification preferred but will consider candidates willing to obtain certification within the first year.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Sleep care management.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Commuter benefits.
• 401(k) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and tuition assistance.
• Fifteen days Paid Time Off (PTO) in the first year of employment.
• 11 paid holidays plus 3 floating days.
• Eligible for 14 weeks of primary caregiver or two weeks of secondary caregiver leave.