Senior Legal Counsel

Job Title: Senior Counsel

Location: Santa Rosa, CA (On-Site)

Department: Legal

Reports To: General Counsel

About NeilMed Pharmaceuticals

NeilMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global leader in the manufacture and sale of over-the-counter healthcare products, including its best-selling NeilMed Sinus Rinse Kits and Nasaflo Neti Pots. With a mission to deliver effective, affordable, and medically sound solutions for consumers worldwide, NeilMed emphasizes safety, regulatory compliance, innovation, and customer trust. Our portfolio includes saline nasal rinses, first aid products, baby care products, and other consumer healthcare products distributed in the U.S. and internationally.

Position Overview

NeilMed Pharmaceuticals seeks a skilled and pragmatic Senior Counsel to join our in-house legal team. Reporting to the General Counsel, the Senior Counsel will provide strategic legal advice and operational support across all functions of the business, with a focus on intellectual property management and advertising law. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in drugs and devices and/or healthcare consumer products industries and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment on a broad spectrum of legal matters.

Key Responsibilities Include:

· Developing and implementing policies for functional departments to comply with

· Reviewing marketing practices and materials to ensure compliance with FDA, FTC, and other promotional laws

· Assessing and challenging competitors for IP infringement, misleading advertising and unfair competition

· Drafting and reviewing submissions to the FDA, FTC and other regulatory bodies

· Creating templates, drafting and reviewing a wide variety of contracts, including distribution agreements, supply agreements, acquisition agreements and others

· Submitting and responding to cease-and-desist letters and other pre-litigation matters

· Support the protection of NeilMed’s intellectual property, including trademarks, patents, and trade secrets.

· Assisting General Counsel with other legal matters as needed

Skills and Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school; member in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar (California preferred).
• 5–10 years of relevant legal experience, with at least 3 years in-house preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with advertising and intellectual property law
• Eagerness to get up-to-speed on less familiar areas of the law
• Strong research, negotiation and drafting abilities
• Efficiency in managing multiple projects and priorities .

Compensation

· $175,000 and discretionary bonus

NeilMed Pharmaceuticals is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.