Legal Counsel (10 Months FTC)

Company: Library Systems & Services, LLC
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Employing IAC: Mundipharma International Ltd. Mundipharma Job Function: Legal Duration in Months (FTC): 12 Company Description Mundipharma is a global (ex-US) network of independent associated companies that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines and consumer healthcare products. We are an agile and fast-paced company seeking to increase access to health care through programmes and effective partnerships. We are forward-looking and dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to many of the world's most challenging conditions and diseases including: Pain Management & Supportive Care, Consumer Health, Anti-Infectives, Biosimilars, CNS, Diabetes, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory and transplantation immunity. We make a difference to patient lives by delivering value to healthcare professionals in 120+ countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Our guiding principles, centred around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything we do. We encourage our people to think differently and our inclusive culture of continuous learning and collaboration make Mundipharma a great place to work. For more information visit Job Description Supporting legal matters in the Technical Operations and Quality global functions. Qualifications Understand the activities of the Technical Operations and Quality functions to assist and advise the function from a legal point of view to facilitate effective operations and manage risk Support the function's legal matters Assess existing and proposed commercial relationships to ensure their implications are fully understood Contracts:advise on, draft, negotiate and finalize wide range of definitive agreements in conjunction with various departments to ensure relationships align with international templates and processes and are properly defined and recordedsupport process of preparation and approval of contractswith Legal Operations, developing, implementing and maintaining appropriate standard form contracts and templates and standard operating proceduresmonitoring key contractual relationships for proper performance by both partiescoordinate, draft and finalize intercompany agreements and corporate documentscontractual due diligence activities Adviceadvising on all legal aspects relevant to the organisation's businesses including commercial / pharma law; IP law; competition law; employment law (with HR) Litigationmanaging litigation cases related to the function's activitiesprevention from SOPs, policies (employment, health & safety, fair competition), customer complaints, product labelling review(s)implementing and maintaining processes for retention and destruction of documents Data protectionwith Data Privacy Officer, implement and maintain documents, policies, processes (including training) to ensure efficient and compliant handling of data External legal counsel management and liaison (including robust handling of costs, and management of local external legal budget) Advise on legal risks and opportunities for the business Draft and amend legal policies and procedures and provide training to employees Maintain knowledge of current relevant law and undertake ad hoc legal research as required Provide training of relevant law to staff Collaborate with global organisation including Global Legal and provide support as required Support the Compliance Programme, as required Undertake ad hoc legal matters as required Additional Information Degree-qualified Qualified as a lawyer (minimum of 3+ years PQE) Pragmatic and solutions-focussed Confident and credible with a high level of integrity A track-record demonstrating commitment and achievement Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with various stakeholders, with strong influencing skills and sufficient gravitas to work with senior management effectively A collaborative working style with willingness to challenge the status quo and ability to navigate between commercial and legal needs A self-starter, with the drive to achieve goals, streamline process, continuously aim for operational efficiency and a willingness to be fully accountable Analytical and organisational skills Good knowledge of IT applications (like MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.) Expertise in drafting legal documents, including licencing agreements, distribution agreements, CDAs, service agreements and corporate documents Demonstrates our guiding principles of high performance, patient centricity, global first mindset, working with pace and agility and integrity: able to outline how personal values align with these requirements

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