The Charlotte office of McGuireWoods seeks an Associate to join its Healthcare Department.

Join one of the largest and most established national healthcare and life sciences teams in the country. This AmLaw 100 team embraces diverse perspectives, impeccable service and innovative delivery of business-minded healthcare solutions. We believe that one-on-one mentorship, training and collaboration maximize professional growth and performance. As part of a leading law firm, your healthcare expertise will contribute to a robust foundation and expanding services in life sciences regulatory work and other key clients across the health care industry.

Our healthcare and life sciences group and individual lawyers from across the country have been ranked by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Legal Elite and Super Lawyers as among the top legal providers in the nation.   We are regularly sought out for our opinions and insights on healthcare and life sciences issues by industry journals and major news organizations ranging from The Daily Law Bulletin and American Health Lawyers to Medical Laboratory Observer, MSNBC and HFM (a publication of the Healthcare Financial Management Association).  

Our clients recognize the value of our depth in regulatory, litigation and transactional matters, and come to us from all critical sectors of the healthcare and life sciences industry to advise private equity funds, academic medical centers, pharmaceutical (prescription and OTC) and device companies, dietary supplement manufacturers, cosmetics, contract research organizations (CROs), cannabis multistate operators, imaging facilities, pre-clinical and clinical laboratories, site management organizations (SMOs), clinical trial networks, physician-hospital organizations (PHOs), pharmacies (retail, nuclear, 503(A) and 503(B)) and specialty medical clinics, as well as related distributors, suppliers, third-party logistics providers, and trade associations. We also represent venture capital firms, commercial banks, specialty lenders, investment bankers and individual investors in healthcare-related transactions.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

• Qualified candidates will have 3-5 of relevant experience in a top 100 law firm setting.
• Successful candidates will have 3 to 5 years of FDA regulatory compliance experience, including preclinical through commercial product development, product approvals, labeling, inspections, manufacturing, recalls, 483 responses, adverse event management, contract drug and device manufacturing, quality agreements, life science diligence of acquisitions, experience with DSHEA, Food Drug and Cosmetics Act, and Federal Trade Commission Act, advertising and promotional practices for devices, drugs, dietary supplements, biologics, and cosmetics.
• Additional experience in state Boards of Pharmacy regulations and licensure, FDA market denial orders, credit agreements, IPOs in life sciences, cannabis licensure and regulation, telemedicine-based drug delivery, and experience advising in litigation adjacent roles in life sciences a plus.
• We are specifically seeking candidates with experience servicing clients in the life sciences industry and understand the clients in the space through prior work.
• Candidates with experience in the foregoing with other complimentary areas of experience should also apply.
• Prior employment in a sophisticated law firm environment, healthcare experience, employment at FDA or life sciences company, and life sciences coursework in particular is favored.
• Please submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.
• Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with client, business, and legal teams.
• Must have a strong academic record, excellent writing, and oral communication skills.
• North Carolina Bar is required.

Please be advised that this is a national search with a focus on the following markets: New York, Washington D.C., Chicago and Charlotte.

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