Legal
Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our Legal team works to protect our patients, team members, and innovations with the utmost diligence and care. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team and build lasting partnerships with stakeholders across our global organization. Your legal knowledge and contributions will help us ensure that we are supporting the needs and interests of the patients we serve.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct research and complex analysis of legal issues
- Prepare and file complex documents, tasks, and/or projects in specialized area
- Secure necessary signature/authorizations and approved documentation
- Communicate with internal business clients and external vendors as needed within the area of specialization
- Compose related correspondence for attorneys independently
- Respond to moderately complex requests from outside entities applying knowledge of different jurisdictions (e.g., government agencies, vendors, outside counsel, embassies)
- Prepare, review, and negotiate complex contracts (e.g., purchase, supply, employment, NDAs)
- Assist attorneys in the conduct of litigation and internal discovery
- Other Incidental duties
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in law, with 3-5 years’ experience of related experience in an international law firm and/or multinational corporation, while prior experience with pharmaceutical/medical device industry in Korea is preferred.
Additional Skills:
- Excellent English and Korean language skills are required.
- Proven expertise in MS Office Suite (e.g., Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including collaborative and relationship management skills
- Excellent independent problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills
- Substantial knowledge and understanding of Edwards’ policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to legal
- Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
- Strict attention to detail
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and key contact representing the department on projects
- Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations
- Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
What We Do
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more.
Our roots date back to 1958 when Miles Lowell Edwards, a retired engineer with a background in hydraulics and fuel pump operations, set out to build the first artificial heart. Edwards believed the heart could be mechanized and was encouraged by Dr. Albert Starr to focus on developing an artificial heart valve. After just two years, the first Starr-Edwards mitral valve was developed and successfully placed in a patient. This innovation spawned Edwards Laboratories. Miles’ fascination with healing the heart and helping patients with heart disease stemmed from his own experience with rheumatic fever as a teenager and continues to fuel our patient-first culture today.
Today, we are as passionate about providing innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease as we have ever been. It's our Credo. It takes integrity, collaboration, innovation, and focus. We are leaders in the design and manufacture of tissue replacement heart valves and repair products as well as advanced hemodynamic monitoring. We partner with physicians to innovate products designed to help patients live longer, healthier, and more productive lives.
Our work is both rewarding and a privilege. The importance of what we do defines our approach. We work together to create an environment where ideas can flourish and we provide our people with the resources, expertise and support to bring those ideas to life.
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