Sr. Lead Counsel, Pharmacy
About the Company
Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: a commitment to helping customers save money so they can live better. Today, Walmart is reinventing the shopping experience and its associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join their family and create a career you're proud of.
About the Job
The Senior Lead Counsel—Health & Wellness Legal (Pharmacy) role is for guiding business partners with respect to legal issues including: pharmacy operations and billing; pharmacy board issues; and contract issues. This role oversees negotiating complex agreements such as: pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) agreements, merchandising and wholesaler agreements for the purchase of pharmaceuticals, and 340b agreements. You will also help pharmacists and the business understand and comply with applicable regulations as well as navigate ambiguity and uncertainty. You will collaborate with cross functional teams to mitigate legal and business risk, providing legal advice and counsel to business clients and compliance. You will also retain, manage, and collaborate with outside counsel when necessary.
Responsibilities
Manage a team of lawyers working on various aspects of the pharmacy business
Create legal strategies for the Company’s complex pharmacy related agreements
Advise pharmacists and the business on how to maneuver in high stakes situations with sometimes ambiguous and conflicting regulations
Help the business develop best practices and procedures that will mitigate corporate risk
Identify the need and provide the right legal support for business transactions and projects
Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Law degree from an accredited law school and over 7 years’ experience in law
4 years’ experience leading cross-functional teams
License in good-standing to practice law in at least one state
Preferred Qualifications:
Subject matter expertise in pharmacy operations, pharmacy billing, pharmacy board issues, PBM and/or pharmaceutical supplier agreements, 340b
Self-motivation
Strong oral and written communication skills to interact with senior leadership and stakeholders
