Associate Legal Officer

Required education: Juris Doctor (J.D.) with undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Economics or a related field.
Preferred education: Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a biomedical science.

Required experience: Two years of legal experience in a law firm or healthcare organization.
Preferred experience: Two years of legal experience in a law firm, health care organization, academic medical center or related entity, and biomedical research experience. Knowledge and experience with laws governing basic science, animal and human subjects and FDA-regulated research, federal grants, and research integrity. Experience as university or in-house legal counsel for research misconduct matters.

Required license: Licensed to practice law by the State Bar of Texas within 1 year of job entry.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html