Manager - Legal - LLB - Medical Business

1. POSITION VACANT: Manager- Legal, Uttar Pradesh Medical Supplies Corporation (UPMSC), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

Headquartered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Medical Supplies Corporation (UPMSC) is registered under the Companies Act 2013. It shall be headed by an IAS officer and will act as the nodal organization for centralized procurement and distribution of drugs and equipment to Government Health Facilities in Uttar Pradesh. It shall replace the existing decentralized procurement involving Chief Medical Store Depot (CMSD) and district level authorities.

UPMSC's vision is to ensure availability of quality drugs, medical equipment at lowest cost at all public health facilities

Besides procuring medicines and equipment, UPMSC will also enter into private-public partnerships for bringing changes in the health sector.

Basic Objective of UPMSC:

1) Ensuring coverage of all the essential drugs under Rate Contract;

2) Facilitating supplier selection, contract negotiation and share of business allocation;

3) Establishment and execution of Centralized procurement systems for the procurement of drugs, consumables and medical equipment in Uttar Pradesh;

4) Ensuring quality control and availability of all the drugs & consumables and medical equipment at district drug warehouses, procured through UPMSC;

5) Ensuring timely payments to the suppliers against the procurement of drugs, consumables and medical equipment by UPMSC;

6) Maintaining records related to indents/ requirements, purchase orders, supply and consumption of drugs, consumables and medical equipment and support in preparation of annual forecasting and budgeting process;

7) Reconciliation of indents vs budgetary allocations and budget variance analysis for procurement of drugs, consumables and medical equipment;

8) Procurement of medical equipment or other materials based on purchase requests received from others department/ organization of Government of Uttar Pradesh.

For more information about the organization, please visit www.upmsc.in

3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to the Manager Admin, the Manager- Legal shall be responsible for managing all legal aspects of UPSMC's operations.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

1) Ensuring resolution of issues and disputes, thereby minimizing potential for litigation and foster protection of UPMSC's reputation;

2) Reviewing ongoing cases and advising management accordingly;

3) Liaising with relevant functions to ensure legal risks have been identified and appropriate course of action has been taken;

4) Providing legal protection and risk management advice to senior management;

5) Identifying the best sources of litigation services and managing all communication/ action;

6) Reviewing progress of outstanding litigation and liaising with and managing external lawyers.

4. QUALIFICATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualification:

Essential

Applicants must have a LL.B degree from a recognized university/ institution.

Experience:

Essential: 

Applicants must have minimum five years of legal experience.

Skills and Attitude:

1) In-depth knowledge of legal issues;

2) Ability to develop and institutionalize legal processes and controls;

3) Knowledge of the India medical supplies (drugs and equipment) industry.

5. Age: Maximum age limit 45 years

6. VACANCY DETAILS: 1 Vacancy (UR)

7. CONTRACT TYPE AND PERIOD:

The position is on offer on a contractual basis, initially for a period of three years, extendable thereafter, based on performance and subject to further approval by the UPMSC.

8. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

Maximum Honoraria for the position is approx. Rs. 80,000 per month.

9. LOCATION: Lucknow

10. REFERENCE: ML-AHL

11. CONTACT INFORMATION:

Senior Consultant

Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
011- 2684 2162; 4165 3612

12. LAST DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Eligible candidates interested in this position are requested to apply  by or before 11:59:00 PM on April 16, 2018.