About this role
At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.
Senior Corporate Counsel – Commercial Legal: Healthcare Segment
Based onsite in St. Petersburg, FL
Jabil is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated attorney to join our Commercial Legal team as a Senior Corporate Counsel, Healthcare Segment. For over 20 years, the world’s leading healthcare companies have put their trust in Jabil and our foundational, patient-focused quality culture. Jabil is now the largest manufacturing solutions provider serving the global healthcare industry spanning medical devices, orthopedics, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical solutions. Jabil helps customers through every phase of product development and manufacturing at a global scale.
This role encompasses working on complex commercial transactions and customer engagements related to contract manufacturing and solutions businesses.
The ideal candidate will have experience drafting and negotiating product development, commercialization, sophisticated manufacturing and supply agreements, and other service and maintenance agreements.
Working closely with business partners and legal leaders, this attorney will:
- Support business units across the full product and/or services lifecycle, from concept and development through commercialization and post-market activities.
- Support services transactions and strategic commercial engagements.
What will you do?
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Draft, revise (redline), and negotiate global customer commercial contracts, including manufacturing, procurement and contracts for the provision of consulting and other services
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Draft and negotiate ancillary agreements, including statements of work, technical service agreements, quality agreements, professional services agreements, license agreements, tooling agreements, and other complex commercial contracts
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Advise business teams in consultation with subject matter experts on commercial risk allocation, including liability, indemnities, warranties, IP, termination, and dispute resolution
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Partner with sales, business development, finance, and operations to structure new business transactions
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Develop a deep understanding of Jabil’s Healthcare business models and risk profiles
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Develop strong working relationships with internal business clients and external customers
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Analyze and summarize complex legal, regulatory, and commercial issues for senior management
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Provide practical advice on contract interpretation, performance disputes, and ongoing customer matters
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Collaborate with subject matter experts, e.g., regulatory, compliance, IP, litigation, and quality teams, on governance and claims management
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Manage outside counsel as needed for specialized commercial matters
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Recommend and drive best practices in product governance and commercial contracting
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Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
What is the experience needed to be successful in this role?
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited or foreign-equivalent law school; member of a bar in good standing and eligible to practice law in Florida
- 3-5 years of legal experience, including demonstrated experience handling complex commercial contracts, serving as product counsel, or advising on product lifecycle legal issues and/or manufacturing and supply agreements; experience in medical device, orthopedics, diagnostics, or pharmaceutical industries preferred, but not essential
- Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, particularly manufacturing, supply, or development agreements
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills for various types of commercial contracts, including leading negotiations and handling commercial contract disputes and dispute resolution
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong business acumen and practical, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
- Proven track record of taking initiative, working proactively, being resourceful and taking on additional responsibility
- Amenable to attending calls with global business counterparts outside standard Eastern U.S. business hours
- Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, meet deadlines, and manage multi-faceted projects in a fast-paced environment
Benefits Package with Jabil
Along with growth, stability, and the opportunity to be challenged, Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Competitive Base Salary
- Annual Bonus
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options
- 401K Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Adoption Assistance
- Annual Merit Increases
- Community Volunteer Opportunities
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Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.