Legal Counsel Healthcare Development & Franchises (all genders)

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role can be done in a hybrid model from Warsaw.
Your Role: 
As Legal Counsel, you will join our Healthcare’s Development & Franchises Legal Team, reporting to the Head of Legal Healthcare for Therapeutic Area Oncology. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert and strategic legal partner to the Healthcare’s Global Development Operations organization. You will also collaborate closely with other members of the Legal Team on matters relating to global development operations and the conduct of company-sponsored clinical trials. Your responsibilities will include contracting and supporting the company’s relationship with its CRO partner, and potentially drafting and negotiating other clinical trial vendor agreements. 
Furthermore, you will play a crucial role in supporting Development, Medical Affairs, and Commercial activities for the company’s marketed Oncology products and its robust pipeline of clinical-stage Oncology assets. You will provide legal guidance to the cross-functional Global Program Team for your assigned asset(s), helping them manage legal risk within their development programs, including for internal and external interactions, activities and communications.

Depending on your background, you will also provide strategic and operational support for commercial assets and activities, including participating in the Medical-Legal-Regulatory review. 
In all of these areas, you will be expected to interact with and provide pragmatic, solutions-oriented, risk-based legal advice to colleagues across all levels of the organization. This role will primarily involve working with business partners in Europe and North America, with flexibility to engage with colleagues in other time zones as needed. Additionally, you will participate in Legal Department projects and initiatives and carry out other related duties as assigned, including supporting other D&F and Healthcare activities as necessary.

Who You Are:

• An Experienced Lawyer with a legal degree, admission to practice law in at least one jurisdiction for around 8 years
• experience in the legal department of an international pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or clinical-stage biotech company or a Clinical Research Organization would be advantage
• Comfortable working and interacting with all levels of management, including senior management.
• Able to assess legal risk and provide pragmatic, solutions-oriented, risk-based legal advice.
• Experienced in an international environment with the ability to work in different cultures and manage global matters.
• Proficient in English.
• An open, energetic self-starter who can act under pressure, handle multiple priorities, and maintain excellent organisational, collaboration, and communication skills.

Your main benefits:

• Health and well-being: Get access to private medical care, life insurance, and sports card, receive prepaid lunch card  
• Work-Life balance: Enjoy additional paid days off, flexible working hours.
• Learning and Development: Take advantage of co-financing for language courses, trainings, and certifications as well as other development opportunities
• Employee support and engagement: Benefit from Employee Assistance Program and join employee engagement groups for support and connection.

Information on how we process your personal data for recruitment purposes, you can find on the registration form in our Recruitment Portal.

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
 
Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!