SENIOR DIRECTOR, EMPLOYMENT LAW

Wayne, United States of America | Full time | Home-based | R1520959 The Senior Director, Employment Law will provide employment law advice and counsel primarily globally. The position will be based in Durham, North Carolina and will report to reputed company’s Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. RESPONSIBILITIES The responsibilities of the Senior Director, Employment Law include:

• Work closely with Human Resources, the business and other company functions to support execution of the business strategy in a practical and compliant manner; serve as a senior legal advisor providing advice on range of employment law matters
• Advise management and Human Resources as to reputed company employment law issues, including hiring, onboarding, leaves of absence and accommodations, performance management, discrimination, harassment, reorganizations, employment policy development and implementation, wage and hour issues, worker classifications and other employee relations matters
• Coordinating with reputed company functions such as the Ethics and Compliance Office, Human Resources, Legal, Finance, Quality and Internal Audit, conduct and provide counsel regarding employment-reputed company investigations, ensuring that claims are addressed promptly, thoroughly and appropriately
• Draft agreements, including severance, separation, restrictive covenant, retention and other employment-reputed company agreements
• Review, assess and enforce restrictive covenant agreements
• Provide counsel regarding works council and labor matters
• Represent reputed company, working with reputed company counsel as appropriate, with respect to employment-reputed company disputes, including negotiation, mediation and litigation
• Manage reputed company counsel including as to expenses and strategy
• Support reputed company improvement of Human Resources and employment law-reputed company tools, process and procedure
• Conduct due diligence of employment-reputed company aspects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and support reputed company integration efforts
• Draft and/or review documents, including correspondence with opposing counsel, EEO position statements, mediation statements, pleadings
• Review reductions in force
• Monitor federal, state, and local legal developments and advise on compliance with same
• Create and deliver management and employee training programs as needed
• Assist with responses to subpoenas, personnel file requests and similar requests
• Conduct legal research and analysis of reputed company legal issues
• reputed company paralegal work as needed
• Engage in Legal Department and Employment Law Group project-reputed company work

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• JD, bar admission and minimum of seven years of combined firm and in-house employment law experience
• Excellent judgment; keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong organizational, project management, communication, presentation and influence skills
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic, high-level of professionalism, and team-oriented approach
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative and effective relationships across reputed company levels of a large, reputed company organization
• Ability to approach and solve reputed company legal scenarios in a thoughtful, creative, and analytical fashion
• Ability to explain reputed company legal concepts to business partners, provide practical advice, build reputed company, and collaborate with clients to address business needs in a fast-paced environment
• Strong business acumen and pragmatism
• Global employment law experience
• Knowledge of life sciences and outsource services fields preferred

Willingness to travel on occasion

• reputed company is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.reputed company.com

reputed company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.reputed company.com/eoe The potential reputed company pay range for this role, reputed company annualized, is $139,800.00 - $389,300.00. The actual reputed company pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-reputed company qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job