Assistant Manager, HR (Legal Contracts & Employment law) - Energetic Workplace

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for providing appropriate and responsive legal support and advice to the Company globally on a variety of legal matters, particularly in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of contracts, domestic and international.  This position must have a solid business orientation and focus on practical problem solving, while upholding the Company’s strong ethics, culture, and principles of integrity.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate various types of agreements, from standard to complex, including commercial contracts, such as tenders, distribution, reseller and direct sales contracts, services agreements, vendors’ contracts and T&Cs, data privacy, and other agreements;
• Draft and maintain form sales contracts for all supported markets;
• Coordinate with and seek feedback and input from subject matter experts across Masimo to complete contract reviews and approvals;
• Identify legal risks and recommend and implement risk mitigation strategies:
• Support and advise Company on compliance matters, especially those relating to anti-corruption and data privacy;
• Provide responsive and effective legal support and guidance to all of Masimo’s business units as needed, including sales, marketing, supply chain, engineering, clinical research, and business development departments;
• Manage and direct outside counsel as necessary, including supervising their work and managing spend;
• Ensure compliance with U.S., EU and other international laws and regulations and Masimo policies and procedures;
• Support business initiatives and special projects, as assigned, including in areas of, intellectual property, compliance, and competition law.
• Develop, update, and maintain the company's employee handbook, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Review and analyze existing policies and procedures to identify areas for improvement or updates.
• Collaborate with legal counsel to ensure policies and procedures are legally sound and up to date.
• Communicate policy changes and updates to employees and ensure understanding and compliance.
• Manage the process of drafting, reviewing, and updating employment contracts for new hires, promotions, and terminations.
• Ensure employment contracts are following applicable laws and company policies.
• Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on HR policies, procedures, and employment contract terms.
• Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with HR policies and procedures.
• Investigate complaints or concerns related to policy violations and take appropriate corrective actions.
• Stay updated on changes in employment laws and regulations and make recommendations for policy updates as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of policies and procedures with organizational goals and objectives.

Minimum & Preferred Qualifications and Experience: 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of experience working in-house or a combination of in-house and reputable law firm:
• Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of contracts; 
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills;
• Proficiency in English;
• Excellent written and verbal communication, research and presentation skills; 
• Practical, logical, and efficient problem solve able to work cross-functionally; 
• Strong work ethic, team player and positive attitude;
• Organized and keen attention to detail;
• Results oriented, self-motivated, and self-directed;
• Able to handle multiple concurrent assignments and assume personal responsibility for deliverables under tight deadlines, working well under pressure in a rapidly changing environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working within a highly regulated industry such as medical device, biotechnology, or pharmaceuticals;
• Working knowledge of competition law and data protection laws, especially GDPR
• Knowledge of and experience with laws and regulations applicable to medical technology companies, such as U.S. FCPA and UK Bribery Act, and other laws, regulations, and ethical codes that apply to medical device manufactures;
• Experience managing and working with outside counsels.

Education:

Master’s degree in law or equivalent as required.

Physical requirements/Work Environment 

This position primarily works in hospital -like environments.  It requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, and lifting. Team members must be able to lift up to 20 kg. Daily use of a computer and other computing and digital devices is required. May stand or sit for extended periods when installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and upgrading Masimo products, facilitating meetings or walking in the facilities. Frequent local and domestic travel is necessary, so the ability to own and operate a motor vehicle and maintain a valid Driver’s license is required. Occasional international travel may be necessary, so the ability to obtain a valid passport may be required.

The physical demands of the position described herein are essential functions of the job and employees must be able to successfully perform these tasks for extended periods. Reasonable accommodations may be made for those individuals with real or perceived disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job described.