Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Transactions & Business Development

Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Transactions & Business Development

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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.

• Provide legal counsel on business development, commercial, and general corporate laws inclusive of contract law, regulatory frameworks relevant to a global business.
• 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.
• Advise on various finance, tax and treasury related initiatives.
• Leverage thought leadership and external networks to conduct training and other professional development activities for Elanco’s global legal and business development organizations, ensuring continued understanding of material developments related to corporate and transactional law.
• Assist with the selection and engagement of outside counsel to provide critical support on complex legal, regulatory, and business issues.
• Collaborate with and create business solutions with other members of both legal and business teams to mitigate risk to Elanco, optimize service levels, and minimize the utilization of outside counsel where practicable.
• Leverage legal expertise and business acumen to support Elanco in achieving its objectives.
• Support the identification of process improvements and the development and implementation a comprehensive strategy for systematically optimizing how the business development and overall legal team works, including, but not limited to the use of technology, AI, development of internal workflows, processes, and playbooks.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to address legal issues in new and existing initiatives with an eye towards automation through technological advancements and opportunities to insource legal work.

• 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…