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.
How you'll make an impact:
• Provide legal and compliance guidance to the company including providing direction and guidance on project teams to execute tactical projects and/or initiatives. Such guidance may include/require conducting legal research; recommending courses of action; reviewing, drafting, and negotiating agreements; reviewing and interpreting legislation; managing litigation; patent application drafting, prosecution, trademark clearance analysis, risk assessment, address compliance issues and implement corrective actions and executing subject matter specific projects.
• Provide feedback and guidance to staff on assignments and assigned areas.
• Provide routine legal guidance to other attorneys in department.
• Apply his or her knowledge in following procedures or in determining which procedures to follow or determining whether specified standards are met.
• Provide training and guidance to employees on legal and compliance -related matters, fostering Edwards culture.
• Other incidental duties.
What you'll need (Required):
•Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent in University: Law Degree or equivalent and 8 years of Legal/business knowledge
•Other: Relevant industry experience (e.g., medical device, pharmaceuticals, etc.) or in highly regulated environments
•English and Portuguese perfect command; Spanish is nice to have
•Based in Sao Paolo, since this is a hybrid role with 30% of travelling involved.
What else we look for (Preferred):
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with interpersonal relationship skills and ability to drive achievement of objectives.
• Expert understanding of related aspects of legal processes and/or systems.
• Represent leadership on projects within a specific area interfacing with project managers and legal and compliance team.
• Must demonstrate to Legal and Compliance Standards.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Recognized as an expert in own area within legal discipline.
• Excellent analytical, detail-oriented and information seeking skills.
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Consult in project setting within specific area.
• Ability to provide leadership to outsourcing partners on a task level.
• 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.
For our legal terms and trademarks, please visit: https://www.edwards.com/legal/legal-terms
