Counsel

Location: Minneapolis, MN 

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job.  RTI Surgical, Inc. reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances warrant (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel or staffing, workload, or technical developments).   

ABOUT RTI:

RTI Surgical is a global, industry-leading CDMO with expertise in allograft and xenograft, RTI began operations in 1998 when it spun off from the University of Florida Tissue Bank in 1998 with the goal of expanding the gift of tissue donation by pioneering tissue-based innovations that promote natural healing. Today, through integrated partnerships with customers, RTI develops and delivers restorative solutions to physicians and their patients. 

As a Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, RTI provides comprehensive turn-key services for development and product life cycle management in support of patients and leading medical technology companies. RTI’s implants are used in multiple surgical applications including dental, spine, sports medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, urology/urogynecology and trauma.

RTI is rooted in a steadfast commitment to quality, integrity, and patient safety with a focus on five key values:

• Agile
• Accountable
• Growth Mindset
• Customer Centric
• Inclusive

RTI’s headquarters is located near Gainesville, FL. in North Central Florida’s growing life sciences region, and has additional state-of-the-art facilities in Neunkirchen Germany, West Lafayette, IN., Eden Prairie, MN and Glencoe, MN (formerly Collagen Solutions of MN.).  Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”), a leading European private equity firm, acquired RTI in 2020 and has supported the transformation of the company to its next level of potential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drafts contracts on behalf of the company, including all required business and legal terms.
• Reviews and edits counterparty contracts to ensure the terms meet the company’s business and legal requirements.
• Collaborates with internal business partners to complete all contract requests, which include customer contracts, consultant contracts, non-disclosure contracts, service contracts, and supply contracts.
• Analyzes and interprets contract provisions for internal business partners and makes recommendations.
• Manages prioritization of all contract requests according to business priority.
• Evaluates and advises on legal issues and questions that arise from internal business partners.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

• J.D. degree from accredited law school

Experience

• 0-4 years of transactional experience in a corporate in-house environment

Certification

• Admitted to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction

Skills 

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Contract Management
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Negotiation

Travel 

• N/A

SAFETY

Physical Requirement

• Move or lift objects up to 25 pounds
• Frequent (>75%) stationary position (standing or sitting) while utilizing digital displays
• Frequent (>75%) fine manipulation using hands and fingers (typing, opening, writing, clicking, paper sorting, etc.)

Working Environment

• Onsite: Office environment with assigned workstation
• Remote positions only: Home office environment with minimal distractions