Senior Legal Counsel

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

 

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet the team:

We are looking for a highly organized attorney to serve as a Dexcom Senior Legal Counsel and make an impact at Dexcom.  Reporting to the Senior Director, Legal Counsel for Operations, R&D & IT, this role will globally support Indirect Procurement.  You will work with a team of motivated and passionate attorneys, paralegals, and business partners.

 

Where you come in:

• Serve as a strategic, practical legal partner supporting a broad portfolio of operational functions through commercial contracting, transactional counseling, dispute resolution, and practical risk management.
• Legal advisor for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, while collaborating with Subject Matter Experts across the enterprise.
• Participate in the development of legal support personnel, including providing direction regarding contract review, issue identification, workload prioritization, and escalation of legal and business issues.
• Support the development and maintenance of contract templates, playbooks, training materials, and other contracting resources.
• Responsibilities may expand over time based on business needs.

 

What makes you successful:

• 5+ years drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex commercial agreements, preferably in regulated industries (i.e., life sciences, healthcare, or technology)
• Build trusted relationships across business functions and levels of the organization.
• Balance legal risk management with practical business objectives.
• Communicate complex legal concepts in clear and actionable business terms.
• Proven track record of successfully managing a diverse portfolio of matters while balancing competing business priorities and stakeholder needs.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and manage matters from inception through resolution, appropriately balancing autonomy, collaboration, and escalation of significant issues.
• Leverage legal support personnel by providing direction, reviewing escalated issues, and focusing attorney resources on matters involving heightened legal, commercial, or business complexity.

 

What you’ll get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

 

Travel Required:

• 5-15%

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5-8 years related experience

Flex Workplace: Your primary location will be a home office. You will not have an assigned workstation and will work with your manager to determine office visit needs. You must live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km).

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [email protected]. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at [email protected]. 

Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided:  https://health1.meritain.com/app/public/#/one/insurerCode=MERITAIN_I&brandCode=MERITAINOVER/machine-readable-transparency-in-coverage?reportingEntityType=TPA_19874&lock=true

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Salary:

$135,100.00 - $225,100.00

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