Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. 

With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

The Corporate Counsel Associate Director (AD) performs a variety of sophisticated legal activities to protect the organization's reputation and business interests and help ensure it  complies with all relevant laws and regulations.

• Provides legal advice and represents the organization in a variety of legal matters.
• Assesses legal risks and provides recommendations and alternative solutions to business leaders. Makes recommendations to executive management with regard to risks and strategies.
• Supports legal needs in relevant functional area.
• Manages day-to-day legal inquiries.
• Provides legal support for various corporate transactions, pending or threatened litigation, commercial disputes, employment matters, or other corporate legal issues.
• Serves as the primary contact for assigned functional groups outside the legal department.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor (JD), or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous corporate legal experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years’ experience).
• In some cases an equivalency, consisting of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expert oral and written communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels
• Strong ability to remain flexible, proactive and adaptable in a wide range of scenarios 
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively 
• Comprehensive ability to utilize problem-solving techniques applicable to a constantly changing environment
• Experienced project management skills and the ability to work both independently and as a part of a cross-functional, global team
• Outstanding ability to apply knowledge of corporate and commercial risk and objectively evaluate fact patterns to advise on the application of the law and provide direction to other departments
• Analytical and decision based thinking required to advise senior leadership on legal issues with potential for enterprise-wide impact

PPD values the health and well-being of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive.  Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours. 
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities. 
• May require as-needed travel (0-20%). 

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our US colleagues can count on, which generally includes: 

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan
• A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program 
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer time off in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan