Senior Legal Counsel Asia Pacific – Pharmaceuticals/Cosmetics
http://www.legaljobscentre.com/jobs/in-house-senior-legal-counsel-asia-pacific/14266
Our US Pharmaceutical/Cosmetics client is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for their Asia Pacific operations who will be responsible for pro-actively providing legal guidance and review to business units and functions across the Asia Pacific region.
Working with the Asia Pacific Legal Lead and other members of the legal team on major transactional matters (including M&A work, establishing and managing key business relationships with distributors, agents, clinical research organizations, health authorities, consultants and other external stakeholders), and other aspects of managing legal risk.
Key Responsibilities include
Drafting and review of contracts (including cross border transactions) with various key third parties including CROs, clinical sites, distributors, logistics providers, customers, consultants & other vendors.
Providing pro-active partnership to the management, business and functional units in providing legal advice and support on the company?s contractual and legal rights and liabilities.
Litigation management including managing the prosecution and defence of the firm?s IP portfolio in Asia including its trademarks
Anticipating & managing business and legal risks, working with regulatory affairs, finance, medical affairs, human resources and others to provide strong cross-functional support to the business.
Providing support for business development opportunities.
The ideal candidate will have 8 years of post qualification experience gained within a MNC or a large law firm within their commercial and corporate teams. Prior experience in pharmaceutical, medical devices, or other health related industries is highly desired, while candidates with strong experience within FMCG and Asian language skills will also be very favourably considered.
A good understanding of the increasingly complex and challenging healthcare regulatory environment, anti-corruption laws (USFCPA, UK Bribery Act, etc) would also be an advantage for this role.
Effective communication, strong commercial skills and being a detail and task-orientated professional are essential.
This is a highly visible role within a rapidly growing business and provides a great opportunity for a talented young legal professional.