Senior Attorney - Global Ethics and Compliance

Cook is a privately owned, global company that has been, for over 60 years, inventing, manufacturing, and delivering a unique portfolio of medical devices to the healthcare systems of the world. Our Global Legal team is a diverse and dynamic team of attorneys who support the organization’s business functions located worldwide. Each member of the team has unique responsibilities and expertise, but every member shares the common objective of supporting Cook’s relentless pursuit of inventive solutions to help our customers, patients, and communities thrive.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Attorney, Global Ethics & Compliance to join our Global Legal team full-time. This position will be a hybrid position with expectation to attend the Cook offices in Limerick, Ireland 1 to 3 days a week.

At Cook, it is our company culture to be open to different ideas and perspectives and be appreciative of each person’s contributions. We want to create opportunities for talented individuals who will contribute positively to the company. We are looking for the best candidate for the Senior Attorney role and invite those to apply who can bring their unique perspective to our team.

Overview:

​​​The Senior Attorney, Global Ethics & Compliance is primarily responsible for providing strategic legal advice in respect of Cook’s Global Ethics and Compliance (“E&C”) program  in a manner consistent with the company's business philosophy and strategy and in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director and Corporate Counsel, Global Ethics and Compliance, the Senior Attorney, Global Ethics & Compliance responsibilities include the following:

• ​Provide strategic guidance in respect of Cook’s Global E&C Programs that reflects a deep understanding of the global legal and business environment.
• Identify and mitigate risks by researching and providing advice on complex legal and commercial compliance issues, developing resolutions to identified risks, and exercising considerable judgment in proposing alternative solutions.
• Stay updated on relevant law, regulations, and evolving developments; providing strategic, accurate, high quality and practical legal advice to management and other attorneys and recommending policy and/or process changes as needed.
• Review, input and provide legal sign off on internal policies, procedures and guidance.
• Legal stakeholder in projects across the Cook business.
• Identify skills gaps and lead efforts to build legal and compliance capabilities across Cook.
• Act as an investigative authority to direct sensitive/complex privileged investigations on behalf of the law department.
• Manage the appointment and engagement of external counsel including managing reasonable budgets and delivering results within those budgets.
• ​​Partner collaboratively and cross-functionally with various teams effectively and professionally through various levels of the global organization and ensure leadership of the law department and company is properly and timely informed about legal issues and risks facing the business.
• Engage with key external collaborators, including counterparts at other companies in the industry, trade associations, and outside counsel networks, to understand the current legal and business environment, identify trends and ensure legal policy interests are aligned and advanced.
• ​ Develop, support, and participate in the development of processes, policies and procedures within and for the global legal function.
• Develop, support, and participate in the development of legal initiatives to enhance legal service delivery, efficiency and innovation.
• ​Ensure that Cooks Code of Conduct is considered in all business matters conducted on Cook Medical’s behalf.

Education and/or Work Experience Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience, preferably a portion of which took place at a major law firm, government, in-house or a combination
• Deep knowledge of global compliance frameworks with a particular emphasis on US compliance frameworks including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; global anti-bribery laws; US healthcare compliance laws such as the Anti-Kick-Back Statute, False Claims Act and Sunshine Act; Department of Justice and Office of Inspector General guidance and enforcement trends.  
• Experience working within medical device, pharma, healthcare, or other highly regulated industry
• Professional legal qualification with an active license to practice law in the United States or Ireland.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent understanding of regulatory environment and legal frameworks within the medical device industry, in addition to all applicable ethics and compliance standards.  
• An articulate, motivated & proactive individual with a track record of developing strong working relationships within an energetic environment. 
• ​Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with others, whether internal or external to the organization, and throughout various levels of the global organization. 
• ​Manage conflict in a way that recognizes and manages differing opinions and ideas and refocuses them in a positive and constructive manner. 
• ​Ability to work across teams and manage multiple priorities to accomplish multiple tasks in a timely and cost-efficient manner. 
• ​Foster and maintain a workplace culture respectful and supportive of individual differences. 
• ​Remain calm and receptive in fast paced situations. 
• ​Maintain the highest level of confidentiality and integrity. 
• ​Maintain company quality and quantity standards and foster a culture of continuous improvement. 
• ​Have excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to work in collaborative and independent work situations and environments with minimal supervision. 
• ​Strictly adhere to safety requirements. 
• ​Maintain regular and punctual attendance. 
• ​Comply with the rules of professional conduct for attorneys, as required by the geography of licensure, accreditation, or certification. 
• ​Ability to learn and actively role model the Cook Values, and a desire to make an impact as part of a company that is Relentlessly Inventive and Deeply Connected. 
• ​Strong verbal & written communication.  

About Cook Limerick  

Cook Medical has been in Limerick since 1996, starting out with labelling and distribution and steadily growing and evolving to include manufacturing, centralised customer support and on to collaborative product development in the Innovation Centre. The Ireland location is our European headquarters and houses our EMEA Support Centre. This location currently employs more than 1000 people and manufactures 10% of Cook’s products for global markets.   

Our employee benefits include:   

• Hybrid Work Model    

• Company sponsored Defined Contribution pension scheme   

• Medical Health Insurance cover for you and your immediate family   

• Life Assurance and Income Protection cover   

• Educational Assistance    

• Performance related Bonus   

• Extensive health & wellness program including Indian head massages, healthy lifestyle seminars, mindfulness courses, physio sessions, flu vaccinations, nutrition talks   

• Fully equipped gym on site   

• 39-hour week with flexible start & finish times    

• Paid time off to participate in volunteer activities   

• Free parking   

• Subsidised restaurant   

• Sports & Social club 

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