What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Corporate Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions position at Quest Diagnostics?
Overview:
With corporate headquarters in Secaucus, NJ, Quest Diagnostics is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DGX) and included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, with 2024 revenues of $9.87 billion.
Responsibilities:
Competencies
EEO:
Recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies,” Quest Diagnostics (www.QuestDiagnostics.com) is the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that doctors and patients need to make better healthcare decisions. We are pioneers in developing innovative diagnostic tests and advanced healthcare information technology solutions that help improve patient care.
With corporate headquarters in Secaucus, NJ, Quest Diagnostics is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DGX) and included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, with 2024 revenues of $9.87 billion.
Responsibilities:
Position Description
Quest Diagnostics seeks a Senior Corporate Counsel to work as part of its award-winning in-house legal team. This Senior Corporate Counsel will be a Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) specialist and commercial generalist. The mix of duties may change from time to time and vary based upon the Company’s needs. Primary responsibilities would include providing strategic legal advice and counsel to internal business partners on M&A, joint ventures and strategic investments and with respect to a range of commercial and transaction activities, including international businesses, collaborations, strategic alliances, master services agreements, and laboratory operations or functional areas or divisions. The successful candidate could proactively support a range of regulatory, contracting, and operations work and general legal needs of internal clients. It is expected that activities would include drafting and negotiating contracts, and counseling clients on a range of business and legal regulatory issues, including anti-trust and fraud and abuse laws.
The Senior Corporate Counsel will be based in our Secaucus, NJ corporate office and will follow a hybrid work schedule with a presence in the Secaucus office 3 days per week.
Qualifications:
Competitive candidates will have a J.D, be duly licensed to practice law, and have 10 years of relevant experience. Top-tier credentials are required for consideration.
This is a unique opportunity for a motivated, high-quality attorney interested in the dynamic, global health care industry and in making a difference in people’s lives. To join our high-energy, fast-paced team, the ideal candidate will have:
- Outstanding judgment
- Expert legal, communication, and negotiation skills
- An understanding of how to support the achievement of business objectives while considering the regulatory landscape
- M&A experience
- Joint Venture experience
- Licensing experience is desirable
- Health care experience is desirable
- Familiarity with or exposure to fraud and abuse and privacy laws
- Strong commercial or transactional experience
- Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with all levels of staff, management, and executives
Competencies
The successful candidate for Senior Corporate Counsel will demonstrate through education and experience the following competencies:
- Drive for Results
- Outstanding judgment
- Strategic Agility
- Business Acumen
- Customer Focus
- Managing and Measuring Work
- Motivate Others/Manage Vision
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Perspective
- Collaboration
EEO:
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.
