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Posted June 22, 2020

General Counsel

Olympus
Center Valley, PA Full Time

Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? At Olympus, we help make people’s lives healthier, safer...

Are you looking for a company that cares about people’s lives and health, including yours? At Olympus, we help make people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, every day.

Let’s inspire healthier lives, together.

Job Description

The Vice President, General Counsel maintains responsibility for serving as the senior legal advisor of the corporation with ultimate functional responsibility for leading the organization’s legal affairs and for setting legal policy. The incumbent maintains responsibility for day-to-day management of the OCA Legal team, including budgeting, forecasting, technology migration, and managing outside counsel both domestically and outside the United States. He/ she provides senior management with legal counsel. He/ she serves as the Corporate Secretary. Liaises with international teams of cross functional stakeholders to provide legal support. The successful candidate will be expected to work both independently and as part of a team.

Job Duties

As a General Counsel working on the OCA Legal Team, you will be empowered and inspired to do your best work. In a typical day, you will:

* Provides counsel on a broad range of topics and leads the Company in matters involving complex legal issues.

* Identifies the need for, and participates in the definition and development of policies, procedures and programs which address areas of risk and ensure compliance with the law.

* Ensures the delivery of quality, timely and cost-efficient legal services.

* Develops and implements protocols, infrastructure and systems to manage legal matters as appropriate for a U.S.-based corporation, which operates internationally. Engages and oversees work of outside counsel.

* Provides legal advice in areas of significant organization-wide impact, including the formulation of strategic plans.

* Serves as principal legal advisor for the OCA Board of Directors and senior management, providing legal advice on a broad range of topics, including real estate, corporate/commercial, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, banking, tax, insurance, financial services, employment, immigration, information technology, trade compliance, litigation, regulatory, compliance, ethics, and corporate governance.

* Remains current with developments in the law; understands medical, scientific, and consumer products, including issues and defenses involved with cases or matters.

* Identifies risks, educates senior management on risks and mitigates risks through implementation of appropriate measures such as the careful review, negotiation, drafting and administration of agreements and other legal documents.

* Serves as Secretary to the OCA Board of Directors with

responsibility for planning the agenda for Board meetings, ensuring that proper corporate governance is followed at Board Meetings, preparing minutes of Board Meetings, maintaining corporate books and records for OCA and certain subsidiaries, and overseeing corporate governance issues. Provides direct support to the committees of the Board of Directors as assigned.

* Serves as a principal assistant to the Global General Counsel. Responsible for management of the delivery of legal services to support all regions, as well as administrative and legal affairs delegated by the Global General Counsel.

* Perform all other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school.

* Active license to practice law; eligible for a Pennsylvania Limited In-house License.

* Minimum 15 years of practice in a law firm or in-house law department.

* Medical Device experience required.

* Willingness to undertake approximately 20% of international and domestic travel.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Experience partnering with senior management to understand their needs and to develop strategy for meeting needs

* Experience with health care compliance and risk assessment.

* Demonstrated leadership skills and success in managing a team of lawyers and paraprofessional staff.

* Proficient use of Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes.

* Understanding of Japanese norms and culture essential.

* Excellent written and verbal communication and maintaining a positive professional image required.

* Exceptionally organized and prepared to work under pressure gracefully in a fast-paced, expanding and dynamic corporate

environment.

* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

We realize work isn’t just a job to you.

It’s a big part of your life, but not the only part. That’s why we offer competitive salaries, a robust 401(k) program, annual bonus program and comprehensive medical benefits, as well as tuition reimbursement, flexible schedules, parental and adoption leave, on-site services and Colleague Affinity Networks — so you can be ready for where life can take you.

Olympus is passionate about the solutions it creates for the medical, life sciences, and industrial equipment industries, as well as cameras and audio products. For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping detect, prevent, and treat disease, furthering scientific research, ensuring public safety, and capturing images of the world.

Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,500 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com.

Olympus…True to You. True to Society. True to LIFE.

Olympus embraces diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, our policies as well as our values prohibit unlawful discrimination based on an employee's or applicant's race, color, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, genetic information, ancestry, military or veteran status, or any other federal, state or local protected classification. EOE Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled

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