Chicago, IL, United States (Hybrid)Engagement or PermanentHealthcare

In-House Regulatory & Compliance Counsel - Healthcare / Medical Products

Job Description

Contract In-House Regulatory & Compliance Counsel - Healthcare / Medical Products Distribution (Hybrid, Chicagoland) (Part-Time to Full-Time, Engagement to Hire)

Latitude is seeking an experienced in-house regulatory and compliance counsel - a contract attorney with significant healthcare regulatory experience - for a hybrid engagement in the Chicagoland area with an established healthcare solutions and medical products distribution company serving customers nationwide. This is a high-impact opportunity to work directly with the company's senior legal and business leadership to rapidly build and strengthen critical regulatory, compliance, privacy, and contracting infrastructure. The engagement is hybrid (with WFH flexibility), and fully remote work will be considered for exceptional candidates. This role is an engagement to hire, so the lawyer who builds the framework may have the opportunity to stay on and run it.

The successful candidate will serve as a hands-on subject matter expert during a period of significant organizational growth and transformation. Rather than simply maintaining an established compliance program, this attorney will help build the framework - identifying and addressing regulatory gaps, developing policies and procedures, establishing a formal compliance program, and creating practical processes that can be maintained by the organization over the long term.

Initial priorities will include developing the company's Code of Conduct and broader compliance program; assessing and addressing healthcare regulatory gaps; developing a HIPAA compliance framework; modernizing privacy policies and practices; advising on data privacy and cybersecurity matters; and supporting commercial contracting needs.

This role will work closely with the company's sole in-house attorney and other business stakeholders and is particularly well suited for a practical, business-minded lawyer who can independently assess risk, develop solutions, and move multiple sophisticated initiatives forward simultaneously.

Basic Requirements for the Contract In-House Regulatory & Compliance Counsel:

5+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant healthcare regulatory and compliance experience
Meaningful experience advising healthcare, life sciences, medical device, pharmaceutical, healthcare distribution, or similarly regulated organizations
Experience developing, implementing, and/or enhancing corporate compliance programs, policies, procedures, and training
Strong working knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements, including HIPAA and healthcare fraud and abuse considerations
Experience identifying regulatory gaps and translating legal requirements into practical operational processes and controls
Experience advising on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity matters
Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
Ability to independently lead projects and produce polished, business-ready work product with limited day-to-day supervision
Strong project-management skills and demonstrated ability to prioritize and advance multiple workstreams simultaneously
Excellent academic credentials from an ABA-accredited law school
Excellent analytical, written, verbal and interpersonal skills
Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and eligible to serve as in-house counsel in Illinois
Outstanding professional references

Experience supporting a medical device, pharmaceutical, medical products, healthcare distribution, home infusion, or other FDA-regulated business is strongly preferred.

Representative Responsibilities:

Develop and help implement a comprehensive corporate compliance program
Draft and roll out a company-wide Code of Conduct and related compliance policies
Assess existing operations for regulatory and compliance gaps and develop practical remediation plans
Establish policies, procedures, controls, training, and reporting mechanisms designed to support an effective and sustainable compliance infrastructure
Develop and enhance the organization's HIPAA privacy and security compliance framework
Review and modernize privacy policies and advise on evolving privacy and data-protection requirements
Partner with business and technology stakeholders on cybersecurity and information-governance matters
Advise business teams regarding healthcare regulatory risks associated with new and existing programs, products, and commercial arrangements
Provide practical guidance regarding healthcare fraud and abuse and other regulatory considerations
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts and other business agreements
Work cross-functionally with operational leaders to translate legal and regulatory requirements into workable business processes
Help establish frameworks that can ultimately be transitioned to and maintained by permanent internal resources

Position Details of the Contract In-House Regulatory & Compliance Counsel:

Type of role: Contract In-House Engagement / Engagement-to-Hire
Schedule: Flexible based upon skill and efficiency; Part-Time to Full-Time
Location: Hybrid in the Chicagoland area (with WFH flexibility); fully remote considered for exceptional candidates

Compensation:

Pay: The annualized pay for this position ranges from $220,000 to $320,000 when calculated on a full-time basis. Pay for contract engagements is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and the candidate's preference (each candidate's pay rate affects the client bill rate which can affect the candidate's competitiveness for the position).
Benefits: In addition to pay, all Latitude Attorneys and other legal professionals working on contract engagements receive complimentary professional liability insurance coverage. All Latitude employees (including those on contract engagements) are also eligible for full benefits when working 20+ hours per week, including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance. A qualified 401k plan is also available. Benefits-eligible Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.

Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.

Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally-ranked flexible legal staffing company.

Latitude Contract Engagements & Secondments

Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals choose Latitude for contract, consulting, and secondment opportunities because we offer competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, access to work with top-tier clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

Our Specialty: Highly Skilled Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client's corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.

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