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About the Role

As a Legal Specialist in the Business Counsel organization, you will serve as a highly independent, business-facing legal professional. You will partner closely with lawyers and cross-functional teams to support compliant, practical, and efficient business execution across the Dental Solutions and Health Information Systems businesses. Your role is key in enabling the business through effective legal support, issue identification, and cross-functional coordination, helping teams navigate legal and regulatory requirements while maintaining speed and commercial focus.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day legal support to commercial, marketing, and functional teams, translating legal requirements into practical business guidance.
Serve as a first-line reviewer and issue spotter for routine commercial and operational matters, identifying legal and compliance risks and escalating to lawyers as appropriate.
Support marketing and claims review activities, coordinating closely with Regulatory, Quality, Intellectual Property, Privacy, and Compliance partners.
Assist in supporting contracting-related matters, working with lawyers and cross-functional stakeholders to facilitate efficient execution.
Maintain and enhance legal processes, templates, and guidance materials to support consistency, efficiency, and scalability.
Deliver training and guidance to business stakeholders on legal processes, claims, and key legal concepts related to marketing and promotional activities.
Support lawyers in the Dental Solutions and Health Information Systems businesses on a range of day-to-day legal matters and initiatives.
Coordinate across Legal, Regulatory, Intellectual Property, Privacy, and Compliance teams to drive alignment and timely execution.
Manage priorities across multiple workflows and contribute to continuous improvement of legal processes and tools.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher, OR a diploma, or professional certification in Paralegal Studies or a related discipline, and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience working in a legal, compliance, regulatory, contracts, or corporate legal support environment.
A minimum of five (5) years of experience working in a legal specialist, senior paralegal, or comparable legal support role within a corporate, legal, compliance, regulatory, or similar environment.
Experience supporting one or more of the following areas: claims review, marketing review, contract administration, or operational legal processes.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Skills

Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries
Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, business-facing setting
Familiarity with claims substantiation, regulatory review workflows, or quality/compliance processes
Experience developing training materials, guidance documents, or standardized legal processes
Strong judgment and ability to identify, assess, and appropriately escalate legal and compliance risks
Experience working effectively with lawyers and cross-functional partners in complex, regulated environments
Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Location

Remote – USA or Canada

Work Type

Remote
Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum of seven (7) years of experience
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a legal specialist, senior paralegal, or comparable role

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or higher
Diploma or professional certification in Paralegal Studies or a related discipline

Salary/Compensations

The expected compensation range for this position is - CAD

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of benefits available to employees in Canada
Programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially

About the Company

Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best.
At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue.
Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges.
We enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives.
We pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best.
We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy.
Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.