[Hiring] Senior Counsel - Procurement @Cencora

Role Description

This is a position within the Legal Department that is held by a lawyer with strong legal skills and the ability to deliver business-oriented, effective and efficient legal services, project management, and strategic counseling on significant business or corporate matters or in a particular specialty practice area (e.g., litigation, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, privacy law, health law, technology law, or employment and labor law).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and negotiate a wide range of technology and services procurement deals across our Management Services Organization (MSO) businesses, focusing on retina health.
• Include software licensing, data licensing and subscriptions, website hosting and development, telecom, consulting, hardware purchases and leases, and other technology-related agreements.
• Contracts include MSAs, Statements of Work, License Agreements, SaaS and cloud agreements, Data Processing Agreements, and information security requirements.
• Advise clients on complex legal and regulatory issues in technology solutions and services, intellectual property, and commercial data analytics.
• Draft and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements.
• Deliver effective legal services to clients.
• Handle legal projects, matters, and issues with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate project management skills for mixed legal and business responsibilities.
• Represent Cencora and relevant client groups in business contracts or other matters.
• Make business-oriented yet legally compliant recommendations.
• Analyze straightforward problems and assess solutions using standard procedures.
• Juggle multiple matters and prioritize tasks efficiently.
• Cope with change and shift gears comfortably.
• Seek out and accept developmental opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 to 8 years of experience as a lawyer with expertise in one or more specialty areas of legal practice, including commercial contracting, health law, technology law, and intellectual property.
• Law Degree - must be a graduate of an accredited law school and admitted into the state bar.
• Comparable to a senior associate or counsel in a law firm.

Requirements

• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and legal procedures.
• Ability to negotiate and manage strategic, customer-facing healthcare data and technology solutions agreements.
• Willingness to work with fast-paced procurement and business teams.
• Proficiency in complex healthcare regulatory laws and issue resolution.
• Ability to manage a large portfolio of procurement deals and deliver work product timely.
• Proficiency in M&A due diligence relative to transactions involving technology and IP.
• Expertise in supervising outside lawyers engaged to work on matters for Cencora.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills, judgment, and ability to resolve complex issues effectively.
• Strong negotiating, leadership, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture.
• Traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care.
• Comprehensive suite of benefits focusing on physical, emotional, financial, and social wellness.
• Support for working families, including backup dependent care, adoption assistance, and infertility coverage.
• Paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave.
• Variety of training programs, professional development resources, and mentorship opportunities.

Company Description

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or membership in any other class protected by federal, state, or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions, and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process consistent with legal requirements.