Senior Legal Counsel, Regulatory Investigations (Northfield, IL)

Job Summary

Medline is seeking a Regulatory Investigations Attorney to lead internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, and enforcement-related matters. This role will serve as a central integrator across Legal, Quality, and Regulatory, ensuring timely, defensible, and well-structured responses to government and internal issues.
The Attorney will not only manage investigations, but also design and implement scalable processes, escalation triggers, and governance mechanisms to strengthen Medline’s ability to detect, assess, and respond to regulatory risk.

Job Description

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead Regulatory Investigations End-to-End

• Direct internal investigations involving regulatory, quality, safety, and compliance issues

• Assess facts, legal risk, and regulatory exposure; develop investigation strategy

• Advise on remediation, disclosure decisions, and corrective actions

• Interface with external counsel where appropriate

Integrate Legal–Quality–Regulatory Decision-Making

• Act as embedded legal partner to Quality and Regulatory teams

• Align stakeholders on risk framing, decision pathways, and timing

• Identify when matters require escalation to senior leadership

Build Investigation and Escalation Frameworks

• Develop and implement investigation protocols and playbooks and escalation triggers and decision thresholds

Drive Proactive Risk Identification and Mitigation

• Identify patterns, root causes, and systemic risks across investigations

• Partner with stakeholders to implement preventive measures

• Support development of compliance and quality programs

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Juris Doctor degree.

Certification / Licensure

• Member of a state bar in good standing.

Relevant Work Experience

• 5 or more years of post-law school experience in regulatory, investigations, compliance, or FDA-related matters (law firm, in-house, or with the government)

Additional

• Strong judgment in high-risk, ambiguous situations

• Experience leading internal investigations or regulatory responses

• Ability to synthesize complex factual records into clear legal positions

• Excellent cross-functional communication and influence skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority matters simultaneously

Preferred

• Experience with healthcare, life sciences, or FDA-regulated environments

• Familiarity with product quality systems, complaint handling, or recall processes

• Experience building processes, playbooks, or governance frameworks

• Comfort working in lean, fast-paced environments with high responsibility

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The anticipated salary range for this position:

$177,000.00 - $266,000.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here.

We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.