Boston Scientific Senior Legal Counsel & Venture Capital 

United States, Massachusetts, Marlborough 

997514501

About the role:

• Primary role
• Secondary role– Helping manage and maintain a strategic venture capital portfolio of active companies, assist with diligence and pre-closing regulatory matters associated with large acquisitions, reviewing and analysis of complex acquisition and financing structures, and providing general corporate legal support for Business Development’s everyday needs.

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M&A

• Advise on large and small-scale M&A and divestiture projects, including day-to-day work with outside counsel to draft and negotiate principal deal agreements.
• Work with Business Development team to draft, review and negotiate term sheets and deal-related documents.
• Direct and work with outside counsel on transaction process from start to finish, including coordination of corporate legal diligence on M&A and VC targets.
• Advise on matters related to deal strategy and regulatory filings.
• Lead internal legal deal team and coordinate across functions for various inputs needed to announce, close and integrate an acquisition.

Venture Capital

• Work with venture capital team to draft, review and negotiate term sheets from a legal and business perspective.
• Review and advise on portfolio company actions, including review of follow on investment documents and requests for board or shareholder consents.
• Direct outside counsel on drafting and negotiation of investment documents.
• Review and monitor limited partner investments in venture capital funds.
• Advise the venture capital team on legal impact of subsequent financings, recapitalizations, debt transactions or exits by portfolio companies.
• Work with the finance and accounting teams on reporting impacts of venture capital investment terms and transactions.
• Coordinate with treasury and contract management teams to timely close investments.

General

• Analyzing, drafting, reviewing and negotiating corporate agreements and complex contracts in support of the Corporate Legal Group more broadly, as appropriate.
• Work with Business Development and Corporate Legal Team to identify ways we can improve on process and template agreements.

Required Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate
• Four to seven years of M&A, venture capital and general corporate at a top law firm and/or at a public company.
• Process oriented, able to multi-task, team player and ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Confidence in navigating long form merger agreements, stock and asset purchase agreements and NVCA venture capital agreements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent attention to detail, legal research and writing, communication and project management skills.
• Self-motivated and dedication to completing deliverables in a timely and effective manner.
• Process oriented, able to multi-task, team player and ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Good judgment, keen diplomacy and strong interpersonal skills. Collaboration across multiple legal and non-legal teams is key to success.

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions:It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.