Overview:
Incyte is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel medicines to meet serious unmet medical needs in oncology, inflammation, and autoimmunity. Incyte is committed to the rigorous pursuit of research and development excellence to improve the lives of patients, make a difference in health care, and build sustainable value.
Since our start in 2002 with a small number of scientists, chemists, and biologists in Wilmington, Delaware, Incyte has grown into a global organization with a robust portfolio of treatments across Oncology and Inflammation & Autoimmunity. Today this passion for innovation is stronger than ever with a team of more than 2,000 employees who believe every challenge we face is a chance for a breakthrough and an opportunity to find meaningful solutions for patients. To achieve these goals, we are committed to conducting business ethically. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards to ensure that all of our interactions are conducted appropriately.
Role Summary
This role is based in Madrid, Spain, and is a key member of the Incyte Iberia leadership team and the Global legal team. The Director, Legal Affairs (Iberia) will primarily provide legal, compliance, and privacy support to Incyte’s business activities in Spain and Portugal. The role may also support select regional or global projects from time to time, as required. This is the first in-country legal hire in Iberia, requiring an experienced legal counsel to establish and grow the legal function over time. The position will report to the Head of International Legal Affairs (based in Switzerland), and the reporting line may differ depending on the experience level and profile of the successful candidate and their development needs.
This role presents an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated legal and compliance professional with a background and interest in the pharmaceutical industry who enjoys working in a dynamic and supportive environment. The role will offer excellent exposure to a wide range of legal and business matters and is well-suited for an individual who is flexible, open-minded, eager to learn, and willing to be an active contributor to a high-performing team in a fast-growing company.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Lead legal, privacy, and compliance counsel for Incyte’s activities in Spain and Portugal, including legal and compliance support to marketing and sales, market access, public affairs, patient advocacy, employment, clinical trial contracting, corporate governance, compliance program implementation, etc.
* Partner with global and regional functions and the local Iberia leadership team to ensure legal, privacy, and compliance risks are identified and well managed.
* Provide strategic and tactical legal advice to both the haematology/oncology and IAI business units to ensure consistency between franchises as appropriate.
* Work in close partnership with regional Privacy and Compliance leads to ensure the needs of the Iberian operations are well understood and that relevant aspects of global and regional plans are successfully implemented.
* Provide training to the Iberian team in support of legal, privacy, and compliance training needs and to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.
* Lead the corporate governance and legal administration of the Spanish entity to ensure legal requirements are met.
* Implement and manage a compliance program that meets legal and self-regulatory requirements.
* Represent Incyte at relevant trade association legal and compliance events and initiatives.
* Manage the external network of legal advisors to ensure budget is effectively used.
* Draft and negotiate all types of contracts related to the Incyte business.
* Ensure risks are identified and proactively managed based on evolving regulation and enforcement.
* Provision of clear, pragmatic, and high-quality legal, privacy, and compliance advice on a wide range of business activities relating to Incyte’s pipeline and marketed products.
* Legal support to company-sponsored and company-supported clinical trials and non-interventional studies in Iberia.
* Lead healthcare compliance and privacy efforts within the scope of geographic responsibility in line with global and regional strategy.
* Lead the local compliance committee in line with global and regional policies and processes.
* Identify, recommend, and/or implement measures to continuously improve the legal function in Iberia and the region.
* Implement the annual integrated Legal, Privacy, and Compliance plan in Iberia.
* Contribute positively to a strong culture of business integrity and ethics.
* Occasional travel to the International HQ (Switzerland), Portugal, and potentially other European countries as required.
Requirements
* Law degree from a recognized Spanish university and in possession of relevant qualifications to practice law in Spain. Bar admission strongly preferred.
* Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a Spanish law firm (life sciences/healthcare) or in-house at the Spanish office of a multinational pharmaceutical company.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex or technical content in a convincing way to non-legal audiences.
* Ethical and respectful of others.
* Experience in counselling on a wide variety of matters, including interactions with healthcare professionals (advertising, education, anti-corruption, etc.), hospitals and patient associations, market access, employment, data privacy, clinical research, product launches, competition law, tendering, public entity contracting and interactions, etc.
* Solid understanding of Spanish regulatory and self-regulatory requirements applicable to the pharmaceutical industry. Knowledge of Portuguese requirements a plus.
* Experienced and adept at navigating international, multi-lingual, and cross-functional organizational matrices.
* Strong knowledge of privacy regulations in the EU generally and Spain specifically (Portugal a plus).
* Excellent analytical and organizational skills with a flexible mindset and can-do attitude.
* Exceptional judgment and maturity; capable of properly assessing risks and proposing successful solutions, knowing when to escalate matters, and capable of taking a firm stand when necessary.
* Self-aware person who can prioritize work effectively and successfully manage expectations.
* Ability to identify and implement effective and innovative system- or process-level improvements to drive efficiency.
* Proactive “self-starter” who is results-oriented and capable of taking the lead on projects to drive clear and timely outcomes.
* Solid commercial acumen, gained through professional training or prior experience.
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to function effectively among an entrepreneurial, high-energy team to support the business in meeting its corporate objectives effectively and in a compliant manner.
* Fluency in English and Spanish is required.
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