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Senior Counsel, Pharmacy Law

Address: 106 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05123-01106-2

Job ID 1773701BR

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Job Summary

Lead and manage investigations involving board of pharmacy and other pharmacy regulatory agency complaints and concerns, in coordination with field leadership.

Serve as legal point of contact for board of pharmacy and other pharmacy regulatory matters for a geographic area.
Advise on regulatory requirements impacting pharmacy operations and prescription fulfillment
Partner with cross-functional leaders to embed pharmacy regulatory compliance into business functions.
Conduct factual and legal research, review complaints, consent orders and settlement agreements and prepare responses to audits and investigations in coordination with leadership.
Serve as trusted legal advisor to business on complex, sensitive and high-risk matters.
Oversee and guide 50-state surveys conducted by paralegals

Job Responsibilities

Primarily leverages knowledge of legal specialty in providing counsel as it builds its knowledge of the business context in which it operates.
Review and prepare legal documents prior to presentation to management for execution to ensure accurate expression of the legal content.
May receive specific direction from management or more senior law professionals as to the outcomes, process and schedules expected.
Collaborates with the business units that it serves in order to achieve corporate objectives and mitigate unnecessary business risk.
Research legal principles and precedents, engage and manage outside counsel, draft legal documents, gather relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods, provide work guidance to other professional, paraprofessional and support staff in developing solutions to problems presented.
Maintain currency and fluency in the legal and business trends that could impact those business units within Walgreens that it serves.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and at least 5 years of post-bar attorney legal work experience in a combination of law firm and corporate settings.
Required licensure to practice law in at least one state.
Required Illinois bar membership or active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.

Preferred Qualifications