Senior Lead, Legal & Compliance

Additional Locations: N/A

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role: Lead, Legal & Compliance

This role provides legal and compliance support with a strong focus on third-party engagement management. The Legal Counsel will draft, review, and negotiate contracts with third parties, while ensuring compliance with internal policies, industry standards, and local regulatory requirements.

The role will also support compliance operations relating to third-party due diligence, audit readiness, post-audit remediation, training, and monitoring. The position requires close coordination with global and in-country Legal & Compliance teams, as well as with commercial stakeholders, to ensure consistent and compliant execution of business strategies.

Location: Gurugram, India

Job Responsibilities:

• 
  Contract Management & Legal Operations

  • Draft, review, and negotiate local, regional, and global agreements, including but not limited to Channel partner contracts, Third-party service agreements.
  
  
  • Manage contract lifecycle processes, including renewals, extensions, amendments, and terminations, ensuring alignment with both global standards (templates, playbooks, policy requirements) and local regulatory frameworks.
  
  
  • Strengthen contract governance by ensuring consistent use of standardized templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and SOPs across markets to promote efficiency, transparency, and risk mitigation.
  
  
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure contract terms are practical, enforceable, and aligned with business objectives while managing legal and compliance risks.
  
  
  • Support legal operations by contributing to contract repository management, digital workflow tools, and data reporting on contract status, cycle times, obligations, and renewal triggers.
  
  
  • Provide training and guidance to business teams on contract principles, approval processes, and third-party engagement rules, fostering a culture of compliance and accountability.

  
  Third-Party Engagement & Compliance Support

  • Support end-to-end third-party engagement processes, including risk-based due diligence, onboarding, and monitoring.
  • Assist in maintaining accurate documentation and audit trails for distributor, agent, and healthcare professional engagements.
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders on third-party risk assessments, red-flag escalations, and approval processes.
  • Support M&A integration activities related to third-party arrangements and onboarding.

  
  Audit & Monitoring

  • Support audit preparation and provide documentation for third-party and distributor reviews.
  • Assist in post-audit remediation activities, ensuring timely resolution of findings.
  • Monitor compliance with anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws, FCPA, and applicable local regulations.

  
  Training & Awareness

  • Contribute to the development and delivery of compliance training programs for employees and third parties.
  • Support internal communications to strengthen compliance culture and awareness of third-party risks.

  
  Others

  • Lead strategic projects/initiatives for the compliance team.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Your Experience:

Functional Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in law (LL.B. or equivalent).
• 8–10 years of post-qualification experience in contract management, legal operations, and compliance, preferably in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or healthcare sector.
• Proven expertise in managing third-party compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of third-party engagement models, distributor management, and healthcare compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with due diligence, audit processes, and compliance monitoring.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of FCPA, local anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws, industry codes, and distributor/HCP compliance standards.
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and at least one language used in APAC region is essential for effective communication with team members.

Collaboration and Relationship Management

• Establish and maintain strong relationships internally and externally.
• Contributes to a culture of respect, diversity and inclusion.
• Works effectively in cross-functional teams to drive shared goals and compliance excellence.

Stakeholder Engagement and Balanced Decision-Making

• Proactively identifies stakeholder needs and ensures compliance solutions align with business expectations.
• Capable of balancing regulatory requirements with commercial objectives to enable compliant growth.

Organizational Skills and Execution

• Demonstrates strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.
• Effectively manages competing priorities and ensures timely completion of tasks, documentation, and follow-up actions.

Adaptability and Problem Solving

• Adapts quickly to changing regulations, business environments, and priorities.
• Uses sound judgment and a solutions-oriented mindset to resolve complex compliance challenges.

Leadership, Strategic Partnership, and Values-Driven Culture

• Ability to engage the team to execute a shared vision.
• Ability to plan and achieve business objectives.
• Engage with leaders across the organization to understand their business and provide insights that Influence business outcomes.
• Build credibility and trust with key stakeholders and across the broader business through solid relationships.
• Proven resilience with an ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Anticipate, assess changes in business, external environment and customers and drive meaningful innovation.
• Demonstrates the Company’s values by actively contributing to a culture of integrity, respect, diversity and inclusion.

Requisition ID: 613066

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!