Deputy General Counsel

Job Description

Job Overview

At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, our mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases drives everything we do. As a key member of our Legal Department leadership team, the Deputy General Counsel will play a pivotal role in supporting this mission by providing strategic legal guidance to our executive leadership, faculty, and staff. In this role, you will collaborate with fellow Deputy General Counsels and departmental leaders to manage legal matters and mitigate risks. You will also supervise a team of lawyers and / or staff, fostering a culture of integrity, collaboration, and innovation.

Your expertise will be instrumental in facilitating departmental and institutional strategic initiatives, guiding change management processes, and ensuring that our legal strategies align with St. Jude’s core values. You will advise on a wide variety of issues such as conflicts of interest, healthcare regulatory compliance, research compliance, federal grants compliance, clinical trials contracting, biosafety, health care innovations, contracts, employment law issues, and / or medico-legal issues.

Job Responsibilities :

• Serve as a key resource on complex legal issues, and as a key legal / departmental contact in the absence of the Chief Legal Officer.
• Manage litigation and investigations while minimizing adverse publicity and other exposure.
• Review and approve law firm engagement letters and invoices and manages interactions with law firms, including around cost and responsiveness.
• Actively participate in resource planning and budget management.
• Attend leadership or Board committee meetings as requested by the Chief Legal Officer.
• Assist Chief Legal Officer in the preparation and presentation of materials to staff, internal committees, and Board of Governors, including giving those presentations when appropriate.
• Respond and interface with governmental agencies as needed.
• Closely coordinate and cooperate with peers to ensure all relevant legal aspects of the business operations are addressed, communicated, and escalated in a proactive and effective manner.
• Look at the pipeline of talent within Legal as an organizational pool - investing in future skills, spending time on development through feedback and coaching, and challenging high-potential members with different assignments.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

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Licensure, Registration and / or Certification Required by Law :

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Compensation

In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $170,560 - $357,760 per year for the role of Deputy General Counsel.

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