Director, Legal

Job Description

We partner with the business to ensure we maintain our company’s values and high ethical standards, comply with the law, protect our people and enhance our reputation. We strive to foster an environment that is inspiring, supportive and diverse.

The Director, Legal & Compliance – Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong (collectively, the “Cluster Markets”) shall have the primary responsibility of providing legal and compliance advice whilst protecting the legal interests and compliance standards of all our company businesses (e.g. Human Health and Animal Health), divisions and functions in the Cluster Markets, in support of the Regional Managing Counsel, Asia Pacific.

The position is open to candidates based in any of the Cluster Markets, with a preference for Taiwan or Malaysia.

The successful candidate will manage an Associate Director, Legal and Compliance and handle legal and compliance matters arising from our company businesses in the Cluster Markets or as designated by and under the supervision of the Regional Managing Counsel, Asia Pacific. As a member of the Asia Pacific Legal and Compliance team, the successful candidate will work closely with the Market Leadership Team, the Human Health Business Practice Officers (BPOs) in the Cluster Markets, as well as other members of the Asia Pacific Legal and Compliance team, colleagues from the Offices of the General Counsel, external counsel and relevant headquarters and subsidiary staff and functional groups, as needed.

Primary scope of work includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Supporting the legal and compliance needs of all key stakeholders in the relevant areas of law which may include but is not limited to privacy, anti-corruption/anti-bribery, fair competition, and trade practice legislations. Separately, the successful candidate shall also have a good grasp of our company’s policies, compliance standards and local industry guidelines. In particular, he/she shall:
• Commercial and Contractual Matters
  • Advise on day-to-day commercial transactions and business undertakings
  • Advise on business development, marketing and business initiatives, patient programs and disease awareness campaigns/initiatives, review and draft/negotiate related agreements
  • Advise on commercial/corporate and employment issues and negotiate with external parties on behalf of our company, where needed or appropriate
  • Advise on innovative solutions with a particular interest in digital, technology and data analytics
• Regulatory Requirements
  • Monitor changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment within which our company businesses operate, advise local management and develop appropriate strategies
  • Provide advice and legal support, as needed and in collaboration with regulatory affairs, on application and maintenance of all authorizations, permits and licenses needed for local operations, including importation, listing/reimbursement and marketing of products, conducting clinical trials, handling adverse experience incidents and implementing product recalls where needed
  • Support our company in interactions with regulatory and other relevant government agencies on legal and compliance issues and development of appropriate strategies for resolution of issues
• Promotional Review
  • Provide and/or oversee internal legal review as part of our company’s medical-legal process for promotional materials according to local laws and our company policies and standards
  • Collaborate with the medical teams and business colleagues in initiating and/or responding to regulatory/competitor challenges on promotional practices
• Business Standards & Compliance
  • Develop, monitor and implement compliance and risk management strategies and processes, and work with divisional compliance and local BPOs and management.
  • Where appropriate, conduct legal & compliance training; monitor and resolve legal & compliance issues, work with local management to formulate and implement appropriate local business standards and procedures consistent with local laws, US laws (including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)), industry standards (including local…