
Associate General Counsel Research and
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The Associate General Counsel provides legal advice and representation to MCW across higher education, research, health care, and community service, with emphasis on contracts and research operations. The role advises on research compliance, clinical partnerships, procurement, philanthropy, intellectual property, and legislative developments. It works with senior leaders and attorneys, carries out assignments independently, and makes final legal determinations on matters of substantial impact.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Summary Provide legal advice and representation to MCW regarding a variety of legal matters in higher education, research, health care, and community service. Job emphasis will include contractual matters and research operations of MCW. Primary Responsibilities Provide legal guidance on research issues including federal and Wisconsin laws relating to clinical trials and IRB, compliance with federal research regulations and guidelines, advising on data sharing and HIPAA privacy and security issues, bioethics, human and animal subject protections, industry collaborations, scientific misconduct, material transfer agreements, and corporate compliance. Have an understanding of global laws impacting research operations, including GDPR and export control laws. Review, draft, negotiate and manage a variety of contract and business matters relating to transactions with clinical partners, including such items as professional service agreements, medical director contracts, and related clinical affiliation agreements. Must have knowledge of fraud and abuse laws and billing and reimbursement. Provides key legal support to the Purchasing/Procurement office including review of contracts related to new business, procurement and general operations. Advise on matters relating to insurance, indemnification and limitation of liability. Advise philanthropy operation on legal matters relating to charitable giving, sponsorship, building naming agreements or other philanthropic specific agreements; Provide legal advice on intellectual property matters including trademark, copyright, trade secrets and possible infringement. Serve as resource on brand and marketing matters. Advise on fair use questions. Draft legal documents including confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements. Advises on legislative and other important legal developments that could affect MCW and its operations; performs research and drafts policies and legal documents; and provides opinions on a broad range of legal matters. Deals regularly with officers, senior associate deans and department chairs of the organization, faculty, and top-level management officials and senior attorneys in other organizations. Carries out assignments independently and makes final legal determination in matters of substantial impact. Knowledge - Skills - Abilities Law & Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, procedures, state and federal regulations, executive orders, and political processes Complex problem solving and problem sensitivity - Skilled at identifying and anticipating legal risks and selecting the best course of action to... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability The Medical College of Wisconsin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/B999211D54CF4197 Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,662 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$152–231K/yr1,908 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 35 open Legal Counsel jobs in Wisconsin and 2,662 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
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- Experience
- Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (2,293 postings).
- Education
- 1,924 of the 2,662 open Legal Counsel jobs (72%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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