Legal Counsel (Divestments & CMB)
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Our client, a global Pharmaceutical company in Zurich is looking for a Legal Counsel to support their Global Manufacturing, Supply & Global Quality Legal (GMSGQ) team with focus on Divestments and Contract Manufacturing Business (CMB).
General Information:
Location: Zurich (hybrid working - 5 days per month in the office are requested)
Start date: 15.05.2025
Duration: 8 months (Maternity leave replacement)
The Lead Counsel - Divestments & CMB is an important part of the GMSGQ Legal team with the key objectives of:
* Providing legal services, amongst others, to clients from global CMB & Quality divestiture teams
* Being the Legal lead for such GMS Divestment & CMB related matters, including M&A transactions and high value and complexity contract advise
* Acting as SME for global product divestments with respect to GMSGQ topics
* Supporting CMB & Divestments with the development of standards and templates
* Actively contributing to initiatives of global manufacturing and quality lawyer network
A Typical Day Will Include:
* Provide all kind of legal advice on CMB and Divestments matters
* Assist on the correct M&A deal preparation and execution, including deal structuring, CIM and VDR, drafting and negotiation of APA, SAPA, SPA agreements in the context of divestiture activities, incl. also ancillary agreements like manufacturing, transitional services or tech-transfer agreements, etc.
* Screen for contractual risks and manage potential disputes with respect to CMB-partners
* Work in collaboration with colleagues from Tax, Regulatory, IP, IT and the Legal Department, especially from the EUCAN BD-Group
* Coordinate and oversee divestment cases with external law firms and efficiently manage them
Dimensions & Aspects:
Leadership:
* Supervises a variety of assigned projects or tasks within a project widely independent and pro-active
* Develops concise strategies in alignment with the requirements & CMB clients
* Demonstrates humility and approachability in encouraging others to challenge ideas and openly raise issues
Decision Making & Autonomy:
* Makes transaction decisions and develops strategies in alignment with the Head Counsel GMSGQ
* Ensures business opportunities are properly balanced with sound (legal) risk management
Interaction:
* Can clearly communicate with the GMSGQ clients, including also the leadership teams and his/her teams
* Works as an interface to clients from the CMB-Group, Corporate BD-Group and external counsels
* Proactively joins - and contributes to global lawyer network (VPG) GMSGQ
Complexity:
* Cultivates a network of relationships throughout law firms
* Enables the VPG network to work collaboratively
* Creates an environment that promotes agility, information exchange and the open and honest expression of opinions, thoughts and beliefs
Qualifications:
* Fully qualified lawyer in UK or at least one European jurisdiction, with at least 10 years of post-qualification experience
* Minimum of 5 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry
* Strong knowledge in Civil law and contract law
* Strong background on M&A and technical pharma agreements & good technical (manufacturing or cGMP) understanding
* Strong verbal and written communication, research, organizational as well as analytical skills
* Team player
* Strong communication skills, including convincing presentation skills, excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills with an ability to influence others
* Fluent (spoken and written) in English, any further European language is an asset
* Position could require approximately 20% travelling under normal circumstances.
All candidates must hold a Swiss work permit or a Swiss or EU Passport
If this job interests you please do send us your CV today through the link in the advert. However, should you have any questions please contact Elaine Kanwar at +41 61 282 22 23
