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Description

This individual will rovide legal support to various business units in support of the company’s strategic initiatives.  This individual will be responsible for supporting contracting and bid processes in connection with government and non-government customers.  This individual will also support compliance programs related to state level regulations concerning procurement

Job duties:

• Support commercial teams in connection with government contracting activities
• With oversight of the General Counsel:
  • review and draft contract documents pertaining to state government contracting activities to protect the company’s legal and business interests
  • review and draft contract documents and support negotiation of terms with commercial customers to protect the company’s legal and business interests
  • review and draft procurement contracts in support of business activities to protect the company’s legal and business interests
• Monitor and analyze legal and regulatory developments in state lobbying and related areas and drive training and employee education
• Handle other project-based work within the legal department on an as-needed basis

Required qualifications:

• Law degree (JD) from an accredited law school
• Active law license enabling in-house practice in Michigan, either current or attainable upon hiring through state reciprocity
• 3-5 years of sophisticated in-house or law firm experience focusing on government contracting and/or commercial contracting
• Experience managing contractual negotiations from start to finish
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Ability to operate effectively within a team and prioritize competing needs
• Sound business judgment and client counseling experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience providing state government lobbying compliance support

Key competencies:

Since its beginning, Padagis has been undergoing the process of identifying what we believe will lead to the success of our organization in a competitive landscape. To that end, we have developed a set of five “core” competencies. We strive to bring employees on board the journey with us who exemplify these key competencies:

• Service delivery – Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations…
• Active collaboration – Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success…
• Demonstrate agility – Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change…
• Think differently – Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists…
• Excellent execution – Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes…

About us:

At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.

What’s Next:

At Padagis a real recruiter AND the hiring manager will review your application, not just a bot. This means we pay special attention to each application submitted for the position. While it could take a couple of days for us to get back with you, please know that we appreciate you applying for the open position and ask that you monitor your email for updates.