Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

Rapiscan, an OSI Systems, Inc. company, empowers those who safeguard our world with the technologies, services, and expertise needed to detect threats, secure commerce, and protect communities. An industry leader in X-ray inspection, radiation and trace detection, metal detection, and optical inspection solutions, Rapiscan has over 100,000 scanning systems installed around the world to assist customs agencies, border security, aviation authorities, law enforcement, military organizations, and security professionals in combatting terrorism, smuggling, and trade fraud.

Rapiscan is seeking an experienced, business-minded attorney to serve as lead legal counsel for Rapiscan's U.S. Federal business, and to provide legal support to other OSI Security division businesses. The Senior Counsel will serve as the legal subject matter expert for U.S. Government contracting and a key advisor to business leadership, providing practical, risk-based guidance on government and commercial contracting, compliance, disputes, corporate matters, and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support business leaders and cross-functional teams on legal, contractual, and regulatory matters throughout the lifecycle of government and commercial contract opportunities.
• Serve as the principal legal subject matter expert for U.S. Government contracting, including interpretation, application, and compliance with the FAR, DFARS, other agency supplements, and related laws and regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate government and commercial agreements, solicitations, and related documents, including customer contracts, subcontracts, supplier agreements, teaming and channel agreements, service and technology agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Collaborate with other business stakeholders, including Sales, Finance, Program Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Product Management, Operations, and Supply Chain, to assess risks, navigate contract performance challenges, resolve potential disputes, and drive timely completion of matters.
• Work closely with the Contracts Department to support and facilitate the company’s review and approval process for contracts, proposals, and other related contractual actions.
• Draft, review, update, and maintain contract templates, playbooks, guidance, and training materials, and support the continuous improvement of contracting processes, approval workflows, risk management practices, and legal operations.
• Advise on government contract representations and certifications, schedule and contract-vehicle administration, reporting obligations, entity registrations, and related administrative and compliance infrastructure.
• Support corporate governance, entity management, strategic transactions, internal investigations, litigation, and other legal matters affecting assigned businesses, coordinating with other Law Department attorneys and outside counsel as appropriate.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and provide clear, timely, and practical guidance to business stakeholders.
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct. 
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• At least 8 years of relevant legal experience, including at least 5 years advising on U.S. Government contracts and at least 3 years of in-house experience or equivalent direct counseling of internal business clients.
• Demonstrated expertise in federal procurement law and regulations, including FAR and DFARS requirements, prime contracts, subcontracts, proposal support, contract negotiation, administration, compliance, claims, audits, and disputes.
• Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex government and commercial agreements and translating legal requirements into practical business guidance.
• Strong understanding of how legal, contractual, financial, compliance, operational, and customer considerations affect business decisions and contract performance.
• Excellent legal and business judgment, analytical ability, and communication and relationship-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to act independently, serve as a business partner, take ownership of complex matters, manage competing priorities, identify and escalate material risks, and operate in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision.
• Selected candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance issued by the U.S. Government throughout the course of their employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Significant experience in one or more of the following areas of government contracting: commercial products and services, data rights, domestic preference laws, ethics and compliance, cybersecurity, claims and protests, and cost reimbursable contracting.
• Prior law firm and/or government agency experience focused on US government contracting.
• Experience with product manufacturing companies, international transactions, and/or state and local procurement.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Practical legal and business judgment; government contracts expertise; independence and ownership; contract drafting and negotiation; risk assessment and mitigation; executive presence; clear communication; collaboration; integrity; responsiveness; and ability to manage competing priorities.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel may be required from time to time based on business needs, including travel to company offices, customer locations, and other domestic or international business locations.

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Pay may range from $195,000 to $220,000 annually

The pay range above represents annual base salary only. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as your job level, geographic location, date of hire, experience, job-related knowledge and skills, and education in conjunction with market and business considerations.

Base salary is one component of your total rewards package. You may be eligible for long-term incentives, potential discretionary bonuses, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discounted rate through the Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP). OSI also offers comprehensive benefits including various options for health plans, access to 401(k) retirement plan, health savings account, disability insurance, life insurance, AD&D insurance, leave of absence programs and an array of voluntary benefits. In addition, paid time off is offered to be used for vacation, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. Full-Time salaried employees are entitled to flexible time-off.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

OSI Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “OSI”) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. If any person or entity, including a recruiter or agency, submits any information, including any resume or information regarding any potential candidate, without a signed agreement in place with OSI, OSI explicitly reserves the right to use such information, and pursue and/or hire such candidates, without any financial obligation to the person, recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited information or resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are considered and deemed to be the property of OSI. 

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OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defense, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.