Legal Counsel, Asia Pacific

Work Shift:

Why Merit?

At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.

• lntercompany Agreements: Coordinate establishment of legal entities, prepare intercompany agreements for transfer of IP ownership, licensing agreements and company cost-sharing arrangements.
• Transactional Support: Advise business team on legal aspects of business transactions, including transaction structure, terms and conditions.
• Labor and Employment Support: provide support for labor and employment issues.
• Transactional Agreements: Prepare and negotiate wide range of transactional agreements and documentation relating to business activities, including sales & distribution, clinical trials, consulting, supply & purchasing agreements, tender documentation, real estate and template documentation.
• Governmental Relations: assist with governmental and regulatory matters relating to the operation of the Company's business. Emphasize and demonstrate operational excellence and a balanced risk-taking approach.
• Data Privacy: maintain and coordinate, in coordination with the data privacy council, the requirements of data privacy.
• Supervision of External Counsel: Supervise and coordinate activities of external counsel retained by the Company in connection with legal matters and transactions.
• Processes and internal controls: Engage proactively and advise colleagues on the prioritization of risks and identify, monitor and improve key processes and internal controls.
• General Knowledge: Maintain familiarity with legal issues and developments relating to the Company's operations in Asia Pacific, including product liability, healthcare law, corporate law, regulatory compliance, employment, and litigation. Work on the smallest and simplest, as well as the most complex, legal matters faced by the Company.
• General Company projects: Support general legal operations, including drafting and reviewing of policies and procedures, and regularly engaging with the broader global Legal team at regular meetings as well as in relation to regional legal projects.

To see more on our culture, go to www.merit.com/careers .