Legal Counsel
Location: Kaiseraugst, Switzerland
Employment Type: Full time
As Legal Counsel, you support the business strategy and operations by providing active, results-oriented, and creative legal support and advice while acting as a trusted and value-adding business partner. In a highly dynamic and regulated life science environment, topics like international commercial transactions, e-business, and digital transformation bring new legal risks and exposures that demand constant focus from our law department on all new developments and opportunities.
Your key responsibilities:
Support managing the legal risks connected with the business strategy and operations and draft, negotiate, and advise on contracts and related legal documents;
Ensure compliance of business operations with relevant laws and regulations and keep up to date with actual developments in legislation, regulations, and jurisprudence;
Perform legal audits at group companies and liaise with the legal departments in the regions and at corporate level;
Manage corporate matters of the Swiss companies, as well as manage and report claims and litigations;
Advise the human resources department in employment-related matters;
Actively support the implementation of dsm-firmenich’s values, code of ethics, and corporate requirements.
You bring:
Legal degree on Master’s level and admission to the bar in a European jurisdiction, preferably the Swiss bar;
A minimum of 3 years of professional work experience in a relevant field of law and exposure to the Life Science industry;
Practical experience in negotiating and drafting contracts;
Good organizational abilities, priority setting, time management, and flexibility;
Excellent command of English; German is an advantage.
dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drive unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there’s a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.
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