Senior Counsel, Global Labor & Employment

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world through our global team of more than 7,000 employees committed to delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We serve more than 650 clients, from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies, helping bring innovative therapies to market and supporting the patients who depend on them. We embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences, believing our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture.

About the role

The Senior Counsel, Global Labor & Employment is a critical strategic role responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice and guidance on a wide range of global labor and employment matters while supporting broader litigation, investigations, and other legal matters as business needs require. Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, this individual will be the primary subject matter expert, ensuring the company's compliance with labor and employment laws across all jurisdictions of operation, mitigating risk, and supporting the company's growth and talent strategies. This is a highly influential individual contributor role requiring exceptional legal acumen, business judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day counseling in all areas of state and federal employment law, including discipline, terminations, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment, disability law leaves, and reductions-in-force.
• Develops and presents executive-level briefings, recommendations, and risk assessments to the Chief Legal Officer and others regarding employment litigation, workforce strategy, regulatory developments, and significant employment-related matters.
• Provides ex-US legal support for EU, UK, and APAC regions in all material aspects as provided domestically.
• Assists with Global Business Conduct cases regarding employee investigations and discipline arising from violations of company policy.
• Assists with onboarding of international employees.
• Creates and delivers employment law-based training programs to management and general employee audiences.
• Manages litigation arising from employment law claims and supports other litigation, investigations, and dispute resolution matters, as assigned, in partnership with internal and external counsel.
• Manages statistical analyses for pay equity, compensation review, variable compensation, and reductions-in-force.
• Advises on the use of temporary and contract employees and prepares/negotiates service agreements with temporary labor providers.
• Addresses all employment law issues in divestitures and acquisitions.
• Advises on employment contracts, non-competition agreements, confidentiality clauses (in collaboration with Intellectual Property attorneys), and enforcement of the same.
• Advises on workers compensation cases.
• Advises on Human Resource workplace policies (drug/alcohol, security/workplace violence).
• Advises on workplace closings, staffing reductions, redeployments, severance issues, and required WARN notifications.
• Advises on HIPAA and state-based privacy issues.
• Provides legal support for Department of Labor reviews of plans, information requests, and correction procedures.
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• Provides day-to-day counseling in areas of U.S. labor law.
• Provides strategic updates and risk assessments to the Chief Legal Officer and others regarding labor relations matters, workforce trends, union-related developments, and associated business risks.
• Defends charges under the National Labor Relations Act: unfair labor practices, grievances, and arbitrations.
• Provides training for management on union-free workplaces and defense of charges under the National Labor Relations Act.
• Drafts workplace policies consistent with labor law and “protected activities.”
• Provides day-to-day counsel regarding the administration and interpretation of EVERSANA’s ERISA welfare and tax-qualified plans.
• Provides support to Compensation/Benefits organization and to Treasury organization regarding plan amendments, new plan features, annuity lift-outs, discontinuation of benefits, and plan terminations.
• Collaborates on and reviews all communications to plan participants, including year-end election materials.
• Manages benefits-based litigation and the plan appeal process.
• Drafts, reviews, and assists in the negotiation of administrative services agreements.
• Advises the Company employee service center regarding employee and participant requests.
• Advises on benefit interpretations and benefits offered in collective bargaining agreements.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Bar admission.
• 10-12+ years of relevant law firm and/or corporate law department experience.
• Global labor and employment experience with APAC, EU, and UK.
• Collaborative style, accustomed to working on teams, excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills, pragmatic approach, and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to influence organizational outcomes through strategic legal counsel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Health privacy law expertise (HIPAA marketing, GDPR sensitive personal data/health data transfers, etc.).
• Prior in-house experience.
• Prior employment litigation experience required; broader litigation, investigations, or dispute resolution experience preferred.

Physical/Mental Demands and Working Environment

The physical and mental requirements along with the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach, grasp, stand and/or sit for long periods of time (up to 90% of the shift), walk, talk, and hear; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet, with frequent interruptions and multiple demands.

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $84,000 to $117,000 and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living).

Schedule

This role typically requires 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with minimal travel (maximum of two multi-day summits per calendar year).

Cultural Beliefs

• Patient Minded: I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.
• Client Delight: I own every client experience and its impact on results.
• Take Action: I am empowered and hold myself accountable.
• Embrace Diversity: I create an environment of awareness and respect.
• Grow Talent: I own my development and invest in the development of others.
• Win Together: I passionately connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime to achieve results.
• Communication Matters: I speak up to create transparent, thoughtful, and timely dialogue.
• Always Innovate: I am bold and creative in everything I do.