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Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and support your career? Join us to temporary replace our Lead Counsel and support our Global Manufacturing, Supply & Global Quality Legal (GMSGQ) team with focus on Divestments and Contract Manufacturing Business (CMB). This position is based in our Zurich office.
The Lead Counsel – Divestments & CMB is an important part of the GMSGQ Legal team with the key objectives of:
Your Tasks:
* Provide all kinds 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, including also ancillary agreements like manufacturing, transitional services or tech-transfer agreements.
* 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.
* 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.
Your Qualifications:
* Fully qualified lawyer in the UK or at least one European jurisdiction, with profound post-qualification experience.
* Profound 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 communication skills, including convincing presentation skills, excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills with an ability to influence others.
* Fluency (spoken and written) in English, any further European language is an asset.
* Demonstrated unquestionable integrity and professionalism.
* Willingness to travel: position could require approximately 20% travelling under normal circumstances.
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Temporary
Job function
Legal and Business Development
Industries
Biotechnology Research and Investment Management
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