SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:

This position provides strategic legal advice to management on a variety of commercial issues relating to USP’s business development and growth, and other matters affecting the organization, both in the United States and globally.  The incumbent is expected to have the judgment, maturity and skill to act with broad discretion in performing the responsibilities of the role.  This role is ideal for an experienced attorney with first chair experience that can successfully navigate business and legal issues to get things done quickly and efficiently, in a practical and pragmatic fashion for a forward-thinking, agile and global-focused organization. The incumbent will be responsible for performing legal work associated with projects throughout their entire life cycle, from inception to completion. The Counsel will also have exposure to, and the opportunity to work on, a wide variety of legal matters affecting the organization.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides advice on structuring key business initiatives in a manner that helps USP achieve its public health mission, while protecting USP’s nonprofit status and integrity as a standard setting organization.
• Provides legal and policy support to USP and serves as a resource on corporate laws and associated nonprofit tax laws and regulations.
• Serves as key liaison to transactional outside counsel, including coordinating due diligence and assisting with negotiations.
• Advises USP staff on legal and policy issues relating to new USP product and service venture development, on topics related to business formation, acquisitions, and tax implications.
• Drafts, negotiates, and advises business clients relative to commercial agreements, including data licensing, SaaS agreements, strategic partnerships, professional services agreements, product support, and other agreements with commercial customers and partners.
• Works collaboratively with global cross-functional teams to drive deal closure.
• Effectively manages varied transactions, while balancing appropriate legal and business risks.
• Assists with implementing associated USP policies; conducts training as appropriate.
• Develops form contracts, policies, processes and other legal forms to ensure a high performing organization.
• Liaises as appropriate with key internal and external legal, regulatory, and other stakeholders.
• Contributes to the management of outside counsel relationships, including obtaining fee estimates for projects.
• Develops a thorough understanding of and familiarity with USP, its people, products, markets, facilities, customers, and competitors in order to identify trends and formulate structures and strategies accordingly.
• Establishes rapport and a working relationship with management and staff at all levels to encourage and continue the proactive use of in-house legal counsel.
• Performs special assignments or projects, without significant supervision, as assigned by the VP, GLA – Corporate, and assists with other Legal department matters as member of the Legal team.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

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Law degree from an accredited law school and admittance to at least one state bar; MD preferred. 

Five (5) years of demonstrated legal experience gained with a law firm or as in-house counsel.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

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The incumbent operates independently and collaboratively at all levels of the organization. Must have strong analytical skills and the ability to write clearly and concisely. Must possess strong oral communications skills. Ability to recognize, evaluate and offer mitigation alternatives to address risks. Ability to foster trust with both external and internal customers.  Ability to move a project from inception to completion. Able to juggle multiple clients/projects simultaneously. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven innovative problem-solving, prioritization, and planning/decision making skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Demonstrates flexibility, open mindedness and adaptability to a rapidly changing environment.
• Sophisticated range of both written and verbal communication and presentation skills appropriate to the target audience including PowerPoint skills.
• Exercises good judgement in a crisis; remains objective and action-oriented
• Ability to recognize and focus on opportunities that simplify and standardize processes, educate and inform travelers, as well as well maintain and/or improve policy and process compliance.
• Accountable; delivers creative, value-added business results through superior execution. Ability to interact with and influence different partners (local or remote).
• Active listener - seeks to understand. Embraces creativity and innovative ways of working.
• Ability to work independently, exercising discretion and judgment. I think this is a given for candidate we select and best assessed in interview vs. self-selection in job description. I know this is common PD language but feels extraneous.
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a matrix organization and achieve objectives both within and outside of direct reporting lines.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple levels within the organization.
• Sensitive to cultural and national diversities and is able to create empathy, influence and motivate in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ensures business partners deliver quality work in a timely manner.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

USP offers an impressive benefits package, including:

• Generous paid time off – 13 paid holidays, 10 sick days and 15 vacation days per year to start
• An annual 401(k) contribution, beginning after 1 year of service, of 10% of pay (base and bonus) every pay period that vests immediately
• Comprehensive individual and family healthcare plans with affordable premiums and low annual deductibles ($250/individual or $500/family)

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is a scientific nonprofit organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements manufactured, distributed and consumed worldwide. USP’s drug standards are enforceable in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, and these standards are used in more than 140 countries.

Being a part of USP means belonging to a diverse culture made up of more than 1,000 talented professionals working together at five international locations. We share our expertise in science, IT, human resources, quality assurance, communications, administrative management, and more...all to support an overall mission dedicated to making a difference by providing standards and programs that help improve the quality of medicines, dietary supplements, and foods worldwide.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP. 

Required Skills Required Experience

• Good understanding & knowledge on semiconductor device physics, electromagnetic theory, circuit design, and semiconductor process technology
• Experience in device modeling, SPICE simulation, high-frequency (RF/MW) measurements and/or electromagnetic simulation is a strong plus
• Experience in semiconductor device design & characterization, and/or process integration (CMOS, BiCMOS or III-V) is a strong plus
• Strong data analytics skills and programming skills in scripting languages are highly preferred
• D. or MS in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or related and 3 years of industrial experience in semiconductor device engineering

COMPANY OVERVIEW

MaxLinear is a global, New York Stock Exchange-traded company (NYSE: MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, designing highly integrated, radio-frequency, and mixed-signal Communications ICs for broadband and infrastructure applications.

We hire the best people in the world and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities in our broadband and infrastructure markets. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems.

MaxLinear began by developing the World’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products for satellite communications, cable modems, and terrestrial TV; diversified into high speed products addressing Datacom applications such as 400 Gbps fiber-optic interconnect chips for high-speed networks; and MoCA technology for home networking.

Our headquarters is in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, CA; in Vancouver, Canada; in Valencia, Spain; and in Bangalore, India.

We have approximately 800 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees, and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our engineers thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building great products.

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