Sandoz

Legal Counsel, Global Transactions

Sandoz

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Holzkirchen • Germany

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About the role

  • Key legal partner to the global M&A, divestment and BD&L teams (Biopharma and Small Molecule), providing strategic legal advice to drive successful dealmaking in the interests of Sandoz
  • Independently lead global transactions, bringing specific transactional legal expertise to drafting and negotiations and in the provision of practical, relevant legal advice
  • Demonstrate agility in leading different types of transactions across diverse geographies and across different stages of transactions, from internal coordination on DD and structuring advice through to post-closing and integration/separation or alliance management matters, including efficiently managing disputes
  • Lead negotiations and drafting with and without external counsel support, in close alignment with key business partners
  • Assess, identify and communicate material risks and recommendations to mitigate in a pragmatic, business-orientated way and proactively implement solutions where appropriate
  • Ensure a close coordination between Legal (in-house and external counsel) and key stakeholders, including collaborating with experts across all relevant functions as well as with regions/countries to drive consistency and efficiency across Sandoz
  • Monitor and manage external counsel appropriately, properly allocating work between internal and external and actively managing legal spend
  • Manage workload and prioritize appropriately with manager support, in close alignment with Sandoz’s risks and opportunities, including simplifying processes and practices where appropriate
  • Pro-actively develop and roll out legal resources for transactions, including standardized template agreements, effective trainings and workshops, harmonization of standards and processes to enable simplification and optimize management of risk and resources

Requirements

  • Law school graduate and Bar member
  • At least 5 years of experience working as legal advisor in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house, ideally including experience within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment
  • Transactional experience in an international environment.
  • M&A experience a plus.
  • Proven ability to handle a high volume of activity involving multiple, often complex projects simultaneously
  • Strong drafting skills, as well as excellent verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate
  • Ability to analyze complex legal issues and risks under time pressure and communicate impact and practical recommendations to business and management clearly and succinctly
  • Deep interest in understanding Sandoz’s business, purpose and strategy and passion to add real value in that context
  • Professional & culturally sensitive work ethic
  • Ability to handle detail and keep overview, seeing issues in a broader context
  • Fluency in English.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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