Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Transactions & Business Development

Location: Indianapolis

** As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.*
* ** At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
**** Your Role:
Assistant General Counsel, Business Development
** As Assistant General Counsel, you will be a key member of the Elanco Legal team, supporting business development and certain other key functions (including finance and tax). You will be responsible for supporting complex domestic and international distribution in agreements, complex licensing and collaboration agreements, M&A and related transactions as well as finance transactions and other key initiatives. In this role, you will also have a unique opportunity to support the development and implementation of process improvements leveraging internal and external AI tools .
** Your Responsibilities:
** Work with business development and other partners to successfully execute asset divestitures, strategic partnerships and other corporate transactions on a worldwide basis, ensuring transactions are consistent with business strategies and reflect appropriate legal risk positions.

As a critical member of a cross-functional deal team, work on legal due diligence, develop and negotiate key deal terms, draft asset purchase and other agreements of varying complexity, ensure compliance with regulatory and other requirements, and manage post-closing integration and other activities.
** What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):*
* ** Education**:
Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school; admission to at least one U.S. state bar.
** Experience**: A minimum of 5 years of experience in business development, corporate law, preferably in a corporate or law firm setting – significant experience drafting, negotiating and executing (multi-jurisdictional) deals.
** Top Skills**:
Strong understanding of business development and general corporate law; demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects in a complex, fast-paced environment and exercise sound legal judgement and capable of providing legal and strategic guidance to senior management and functional organizational leadership.
** What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (preferred qualifications):
** Experience in the animal health or pharmaceutical industry. Familiarity leading and executing fast paced business development deals with business acumen.

Excellent interpersonal, strategic thinking, communication, and organizational skills and innovative hands-on problem-solving mentality.

Strong ability to develop visual ideas and communicate messaging and guidance to senior leaders with a dedicated following.

Familiarity with specialized subjects that arise in transactional matters, including securities laws, tax, IP, antitrust, employment, finance, data privacy, regulatory and technology.

Familiarity with the utilization of technology including AI in a legal team.
** Location**:
Indianapolis HQ Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians, stakeholders, and society as a whole. With nearly 70 years of animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a meaningful impact on our local and global communities.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching life and our Elanco Healthy Purpose CSR framework – all to advance the health of animals, people and the planet. Learn more at .
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