Healthcare & Life Sciences Regulatory Partner
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 400000 - 800000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Vicente LLP is a national law firm at the forefront of cannabis psychedelics and other highly regulated industries. Our attorneys bring unmatched regulatory policy and legal expertise to help clients navigate complex and rapidly evolving markets. As we continue to expand into adjacent regulatory sectors including healthcare FDA and life sciences we are seeking an experienced Lateral Healthcare/FDA Non-Equity Partner to join our dynamic and collaborative team.
This role is ideal for a partner with an established and scalable practice who is interested in leveraging Vicente LLPs national platform to grow their book of business. The successful candidate will bring deep regulatory expertise meaningful client relationships and an entrepreneurial mindset while playing a key role in practice development and firm growth.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to healthcare life sciences and FDA-regulated clients on complex regulatory compliance and transactional matters.
- Advise clients on FDA issues including the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act medical devices dietary supplements pharmaceuticals and emerging therapies.
- Counsel clients on federal and state healthcare regulations including HIPAA Stark Law Anti-Kickback Statute licensing reimbursement and compliance program development.
- Maintain and grow an existing book of business while identifying new client and cross-practice opportunities.
- Represent clients in administrative regulatory and enforcement proceedings before federal and state agencies.
- Monitor and interpret regulatory and policy developments affecting healthcare and FDA-regulated industries.
- Collaborate across practice groups to deliver integrated multidisciplinary legal solutions.
- Contribute to firm leadership mentoring and strategic firm-building initiatives consistent with a partner-level role.
Qualifications
- JD from an ABA-accredited law school with strong academic credentials.
- Significant experience practicing healthcare and/or FDA law in a law firm government or in-house setting.
- Portable book of business of $400000.00 - $800000.00 annually.
- Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (CO MA NY FL TX DC or CA preferred but not required).
- Deep working knowledge of federal healthcare regulations and FDA frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to originate manage and expand client relationships.
- Excellent legal writing communication and client counseling skills.
- Entrepreneurial collaborative mindset aligned with a growing national firm.
- Commitment to client service integrity and contributing to a diverse and inclusive firm culture.
- This job can be done from: CO MA NY FL TX DC OR CA or other US locations.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with cannabis- or psychedelics-adjacent health products telehealth or digital health companies.
- Familiarity with DEA registration clinical trial regulations or Schedule I research.
- Comfort advising innovative or emerging companies in regulated markets.
Why Join Vicente LLP
Vicente LLP offers a mission-driven collaborative environment where lawyers are encouraged to take ownership of their work and make meaningful contributions to client outcomes. As a nationally recognized leader in cutting-edge regulatory sectors we offer a unique opportunity to help shape emerging industries while advancing your legal career.
Job Environment and Conditions
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk write speak or hear. This position will work in an office environment conditions are indoors in environmentally controlled conditions. Must be able to remain in a stationary position for up to 75% of the time. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Vicente is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age (40 or older) disability and genetic information (including family medical history or any other characteristic protected by law.
Key Skills
- Revenue Cycle Management
- HIPAA
- Healthcare Management
- PMBOK
- Microsoft Outlook
- Project Leadership
- Data Management
- Project Management
- Affiliate Marketing
- Project Management Software
- Supervising Experience
- Workday
About Company
National cannabis law firm providing legal and policy services to marijuana, hemp, and psychedelics businesses, ancillary companies, investors, and governmental bodies
