YOUR CONTRIBUTION Join our global legal team and grow with exciting challenges. With your passion and expertise and together with our international colleagues, you will contribute to achieving our company goals. As a Legal Counsel, your responsibilities will include the following tasks:
Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of agreements along the entire value chain of a pharmaceutical company such as CDAs, IT agreements, agencies, service providers, freelancers, HCP contracts, as well as distribution agreements. Provide business-focused and reliable legal advice to internal stakeholders on various topics, such as clinical studies, marketing and medical projects and the release of promotional and medical material. Identify and analyze legal risks, and develop and implement legally and economically sound solutions to mitigate them. Identify training needs among business stakeholders and develop and present training and education on relevant legal topics. Collaborate with the tax department on intercompany contracts and restructuring projects. Coordinate and manage external counsel as required for advice across various jurisdictions. YOUR PROFILE Fully qualified Lawyer ("Volljurist*in") or equivalent education, preferably with additional qualification such as LL.M. Several years of experience in an international law firm or industry, ideally in a pharmaceutical company. Excellent knowledge of commercial and contract law, preferably knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical law. Expertise in drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex contracts. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and German. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to present complex issues to various target groups. Independent, proactive, and customer-oriented working style. Team player with intercultural competence, strong communication, and excellent organizational skills. YOUR BENEFITS Individual career development in a purposeful job: you improve the quality of life of our patients! Hybrid work model that allows a good work-life balance. Attractive location with good transport links, modern workplaces and a company restaurant (€4.13/menu). Global family business with flat hierarchies and an open, respectful corporate culture. Attractive remuneration with extensive social benefits. Variety of employer-subsidized benefits such as WellPass (€17.90/month), Germany ticket (10€/month), Corporate Benefits and JobBike. Find out more about our benefits here. ABOUT US Welcome to Merz Therapeutics, a leading pharmaceutical company that helps people with movement disorders, neurological diseases, liver diseases and other health conditions regain their quality of life.
We are proud to be a family-owned and value-driven company that has been dedicated to serving the needs of our patients for 110 years and is now a global innovation leader with products in more than 90 countries.
Our goal is to use our products to improve treatment outcomes for patients around the world, thereby reducing the burden of suffering for affected people and their surroundings.
Our dedication and commitment to relentless research and development is to ensure that unmet patient needs are identified and appropriate treatments are provided.
Therefore, become part of our international and motivated Merz Therapeutics family now and help us achieve our goal: "BETTER OUTCOMES FOR MORE PATIENTS" For more information, visit https://www.merztherapeutics.com/.
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