Senior Legal Counsel

Do you have a keen sense for navigating complex legal matters and want to contribute to securing freedom to operate and defending market exclusivity for highly innovative pharmaceuticals?

Are you excited by the prospect of taking on responsibility and working in a highly dynamic environment as part of the Corporate Department of Boehringer Ingelheim, being responsible for intellectual property?

In this exciting position located in Ingelheim, you will play a key role in supporting our human pharma and animal health business in bringing innovative products to the patients in need. Join us to shape the future of Boehringer Ingelheim!

• Leverage your extensive legal expertise to mitigate launch risks from third‑party patents for our newly developed products as well as to enforce and defend our patents against patent infringement.
• Develop complex launch risk mitigation strategies in a cross‑functional set‑up and provide tailored advice to the business on how to leverage upside potential from existing patent portfolios.
• Manage and instruct our network of external lawyers and patent attorneys in disputes, including in‑court infringement and nullity proceedings.
• Support the negotiation and drafting of complex agreements to find the best possible solutions for Boehringer Ingelheim.

• Fully qualified lawyer, preferably with honors in the second state examination; an additional qualification (LL.M. or comparable degree with a focus on IP law) is desirable.
• Long‑term specialization in intellectual property and the pharmaceutical industry at an international level, with extensive experience managing large international IP portfolios.
• Long‑term relevant professional experience in external law firms specialized in patent litigation or in a comparable in‑house corporate counsel position.
• Experience in leading, coordinating, and managing patent litigation.
• Knowledge and experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong strategic understanding and the ability to quickly grasp and clearly present legally and technically complex matters.
• High level of teamwork and excellent communication skills in English and German.

As part of our commitment to transparency and fairness, salary information will be shared during the recruitment process. We also offer a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing package.

Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.