Working at Dexcom – Senior Commercial Paralegal

Job Description:

The Senior Commercial Paralegal, Strategic Contracts will report to the Director, Legal Affairs – New Markets, Strategic Transactions & SEC, and will support all aspects of the end-to-end contract operations process for Dexcom’s Legal Strategic Transactions group. This is a high impact role supporting a rapidly growing business and expanding legal function. You will be working with experienced attorneys, corporate strategy professionals and other business stakeholders on day-to-day matters and strategic initiatives. You will validate contract requests, draft, review and negotiate agreements with attorney supervision, obtain approval of non-standard terms, manage the execution and filing of agreements, help develop and maintain templates, support ongoing contract process improvement efforts, and track and report on open matters for the group.

Job Responsibilities:

• Obtain approvals for non-standard terms and conditions and review of contract terms.
• Assist attorneys to create, improve, and implement applicable forms, templates, processes, and procedures to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with other members of the Legal team and work cross-functionally with other teams, including strategy, quality, regulatory, clinical affairs and finance teams; assist with legal project management and coordinate among functional groups.
• Support process changes in alignment with stakeholders where needed and contribute to organization and maintenance of contract repository.
• Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with strategic customers, collaboration partners and vendors, including non-disclosure agreements and master services agreements.
• Effectively manage outside vendors and coordinate efforts across multiple internal teams.
• Support all aspects of the end-to-end contract operations process for Dexcom’s Legal Strategic Transactions group, including drafting, finalization and execution of agreements and relevant schedules and exhibits, archiving of execution copies etc.

Job Requirements:

• Paralegal certification or equivalent legal education or training.
• 5 to 8 years of progressive responsibility as a paralegal with recent experience in contract negotiation, administration and/or management.
• Bachelors’ degree or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Ability to exercise sound independent judgment; excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong writing, editing, negotiation, prioritization and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to formulate or contribute to creative and practical legal business solutions.

Job Details:

Company: Dexcom

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Los Angeles, CA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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