Senior Legal Counsel; m​/f​/d), Germany

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Senior Legal Counsel (m/f/d), Germany

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Legal Counsel (m/f/d) to further strengthen the German Legal Department and to advise Gilead Germany on a broad range of legal matters. As a Senior Legal Counsel you will assume an important role within the German Legal Department reporting to the Head of Legal and Business Conduct Germany. You will be responsible for advising and managing the legal topics of a business franchise and other departments, providing guidance, direction and possible solutions to all franchise related activities in an international context.

You are a strong individual contributor with reliable judgement, substantial knowledge of the relevant areas of law and business. You will apply your strong project management, communication and interpersonal skills both in a national and international environment. The role will play an integral part in the further development of the Legal/Business Conduct team, working to ensure compliance with all applicable healthcare laws, regulations and codes of practice.

The Senior Legal Counsel will also work and liaise with colleagues in the international and global legal function.

Specific Role

The Senior Legal Counsel will advise one of the affiliate’s business franchises and other departments on all legal topics across all potential legal areas including but not limited to contract law, pharmaceutical law, advertising in the health care sector, unfair competition, compliance and business conduct, data privacy law, clinical research contracts and litigation.

The Senior Legal Counsel will be responsible for providing all kinds of legal services required to fully support and counsel the company’s business in Germany as well as managing and supervising outside counsel where necessary.

The Senior Legal Counsel works collaboratively with other members of the Global or International Legal department as well as internal client departments. She/he sets appropriate priorities with clients and delivers results within established timelines and contributes to multidisciplinary and/or international projects, implements / supports legal oriented projects, and takes responsibility for legal aspects of projects.

• Serves as member of the German team as a strategic resource representing the legal function.
• Acts as strong and true business partner to the Head of Legal, the General Manager, the local senior management team and internal clients (Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Distribution, etc.) having in-depth understanding of the company products and the market environment and corresponding business processes to identify any opportunity to drive business forward and raise the knowledge of the business.
• Independently develops templates for the business franchise and drafts tailored contracts where necessary.
• Is responsible for analyzing and determining legal risks associated with Gilead’s business.
• Ensures…