The Microsoft Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) Healthcare team has an immediate opening for a dynamic and highly motivated product attorney to support Microsoft’s growing health and life sciences business in the role of Principal Corporate Counsel, Clinical Applications.

This is a unique opportunity to partner with our engineering clients on AI and other product development issues, serving as a trusted legal advisor to help ensure our growing healthcare business can scale internationally while remaining compliant.

The Healthcare CELA team supports the Health and Life Sciences Solutions and Platform team (HLS S&P). HLS S&P, which was formed in 2023 following Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance Communications, is focused on driving growth for a combination of first and third-party products.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the HLS S&P business team on regulations applicable to Microsoft’s healthcare business and/or that of our customers as regulated healthcare entities.

• Provide advice grounded in an understanding of how relevant laws and regulations may impact Microsoft’s fast-growing business while accounting for the business’ transition to Microsoft’s scale motion.

• Collaborate with numerous Microsoft subject-matter experts (SMEs) to interpret compliance requirements for the business and recommend a clear course of action to senior-level business leaders in a clear and concise manner.

• Maintain trusted advisor relationships with business clients and executives.

• Monitors business activity to understand clients’ strategy and assist them in developing creative solutions to mitigate potential risk arising from complex issues.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 4+ years experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm or an in-house legal department.

• OR equivalent experience.

• Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications 

• “Team player” who enjoys partnering with cross-functional teams to solve complex issues in a highly matrixed environment.

• Desire and ability to work as part of a diverse and inclusive team.

• Legal experience in advising clients on the development of technology generally, and health technology specifically, is preferred but not required.

• Ability to deliver impact through superior collaboration both independently and in a team.

• Ability to adapt to and facilitate a team-based approach to knowledge sharing in a flexible environment that emphasizes collaboration and team performance over management hierarchy.

• Ability to work efficiently, meet demanding deadlines and manage competing priorities, and stay calm under challenging circumstances.

• An aptitude for and interest in understanding technology, including a desire to apply technology, including AI, to improve the team’s legal work and improve efficiency.

Legal Counsel IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $129,200 - $227,500 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $162,000 - $243,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 25, 2024.

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