Job Description
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Work Your Magic with us!
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.
Your role:
As the Head of Legal DACH Healthcare you provide legal advice and support to mainly healthcare-related commercial and medical functions in local affiliates in Germany as well as support & advice to the three business sectors, country leadership and Group Functions in Austria & Switzerland.
Furthermore you:
- Act as legal business partner for local business functions & senior management. Actively participate in local leadership teams and represent legal function in meetings and interactions.
- In case of the German Healthcare business:
- Interacting closely with other colleagues in the Legal & Compliance organisation team (specially Compliance & Data Privacy) and fostering collaboration across sectors
- Draft, review, negotiate and provide advice on a broad range of healthcare-related contracts, including a variety of commercial agreements, non-interventional study agreements, investigator-initiated trial-agreements, rebate contracts, reimbursement agreements etc.
- Represent the Company in legal working groups of German pharmaceutical industry association ‘vfa'
- In case of Austria & Switzerland:
- Responsible for all legal matters across the 3 business sectors
- Interacting closely with other colleagues in the Legal & Compliance organisation team (specially Compliance & Data Privacy)
- Steer and interact with external counsels, especially in local inter-company complaints and litigations with a focus on advertisement of prescription pharmaceuticals in Germany, Austria & Switzerland
- Support local market access functions from a legal perspective, inter alia participate in reimbursement negotiations and discussions (as applicable) with local bodies in Germany, with a focus on AMNOG- and social security-laws (e.g. SGB V topics, rebate agreements) as well as in Austria & Switzerland.
- Support commercial supply- and distribution-related topics for pharmaceuticals from a legal perspective with a focus on antitrust- and drug law-specific topics
- Proactive identification and management of legal, compliance and data privacy (in these cases in collaboration with the Compliance & Data Privacy teams) risks in the country/subregion together with the relevant global teams as well as claims and litigations
- Leading ad hoc projects as assigned
- Development of local teams with focus on talent retention
- Allocate and ensure tem resource within the country/subregion in alignment with Regional Manager and corresponding organisation function leaders
- Manage country/subregion budget for legal expend in alignment with Global External Spend project guidance
Who you are:
- German Legal degree
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the Healthcare or Life Sciences sector or Electronics, preferably in a large law firm or the legal or compliance department of an international Healthcare or Life Sciences or Electronics company
- Familiarity with multinational corporate compliance and data privacy culture; knowledge in anti-bribery and anti-corruption as well as data privacy laws and regulations
- Proven track record to lead and develop a team
- Experience with an international environment and ability to work in different cultures
- Comfortable working and interacting with all levels of management including senior management
- Well balanced business counsel
- Experience in change and process management
- Open, energetic, self-starter, pragmatic, ability to act under pressure
- Excellent organizational, collaboration and communication skills
- Fluent in German; good oral and written English
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!
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