Mission
Reporting to the General Counsel, the Legal Manager is a business partner to the internal clients. He/she works collaboratively with peers and other stakeholders in the organization and is accountable for advising on strategic and relevant, routine commercial transactions in Spain and across geographies. His/her tasks include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and providing legal advice regarding the related commercial transactions.
Tasks and Responsibilities
1. Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal documents, including agreements and policies.
2. Analyze and advise on different kinds of regulations.
3. Collaborate with others in the global general counsel team to ensure consistency and alignment with the company's legal strategy and standards.
4. Serve as advisor to assigned internal business partners such as procurement, manufacturing operations, R&D, clinical operations, providing legal guidance on projects and business opportunities and implementing key risk management strategies.
5. Work closely and manage relationships with legal service providers as directed, to ensure that the best services are provided to the company at reasonable cost.
6. Collaborate with colleagues on projects for standardization and efficiency.
Education
1. Bachelor's in law or equivalent degree in Law.
2. Post-graduate studies (MBA, LLM) are a plus.
Experience
1. In-house or law-firm total minimum experience of five (5) years. Such minimum experience is required to advise operations and business units in local and international settings.
2. Experience in the pharmaceutical sector is a plus.
3. International experience is preferable.
Specific Knowledge
1. Knowledge and hands-on experience in areas such as antitrust, contracting, including contracts with healthcare professionals, clinical studies, licensing, and commercial transactions.
2. Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
3. Good document drafting and proofreading skills.
4. Strong negotiation skills.
5. Good communication skills.
Values and Competencies
1. Care: We listen & empathize. We value diverse perspectives & backgrounds. We help each other to succeed.
2. Courage: We challenge the status quo. We take full ownership. We learn from our successes & failures.
3. Innovation: We put the patient and customer at the center. We create novel solutions. We empower entrepreneurial mindsets.
4. Simplicity: We act decisively and avoid over-analysis. We are agile & keep things simple. We understand why before we act.
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