Legal Counsel, UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics

Key Responsibilities: Support business operations across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, coordinating with global stakeholders and subject matter experts. Lead negotiation of high-value customer agreements, strategic partnerships, and complex commercial transactions. Advise business leaders on legal, regulatory, and commercial risks. Manage escalations from contract managers. Support disputes, claims, pre-litigation matters, and customer issue resolution. Advise on new products, services, and business initiatives. Partner with the broader UPS legal teams on employment, litigation, privacy, M&A, compliance, and IP matters. Draft and review legal policies and templates. Support regulatory, quality, healthcare, and pharmaceutical distribution, data privacy, and compliance matters affecting highly regulated life sciences operations. Deliver training to business stakeholders. Drive process improvements and legal operations initiatives.

Qualifications: Juris Doctor (JD) and active U.S. bar license.5 - 8 years of post-qualification experience, including at least 3 years of in-house legal experience. Significant commercial contracting experience. Strong business judgment and pragmatic risk assessment skills. Experience supporting international markets Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced global environment.

Preferred Experience: Experience supporting healthcare, pharmaceutical, logistics, transportation, or regulated industries strongly preferred. Clinical trial logistics. Pharmaceutical distribution. Regulatory compliance. Cross-border transactions. Global commercial contracting.

Additional Information: Position location: Must be located in or willing to self-relocate to Raleigh/Durham, NC