Associate Director, Legal - London, United Kingdom - MSD

MSD

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our Enabling Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization.

Our Enabling Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

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.

Your role is integral to ensuring that our legal interests are protected by handling all legal and critical compliance matters across the UK, Ireland, Nordics and Baltics.

You'll provide clear and pragmatic legal and compliance advice to the region to help support the business objectives while leading the way through best practice implementation, risk identification and mitigation.

This role reports into the Executive Director, Head of Legal and Compliance, UK, Ireland, Nordics and Baltics.

Your advice and support will be required across all areas of the business including but not limited to:

Commercialisation, Marketing and Advertising
Commercial and contract law, including the review, drafting, negotiation of and advice on a wide variety of contracts to secure and protect the Company, including the protection of intellectual property rights and other assets
Public procurement and tendering
Competition law, including pricing, discounting and rebates and procompetitive programs and offerings
Anticorruption/ antibribery (including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act)
Market access, including supporting health technology appraisals across both medicines and vaccines
Government and Public Affairs, including policy and communications

Skills, Competencies, Knowledge and Experience:

Qualified lawyer (barrister or solicitor) with pharmaceutical sector experience particularly in the areas of product marketing, advertising and commercialisation, competition law, healthcare compliance, commercial and contract law, product liability, data privacy, and litigation management
Demonstrated, results driven individual with high energy, and drive who can work collaboratively, with the ability to build strong working relationships with stakeholders across the business
Sound and pragmatic commercial judgment with the ability to make difficult decisions when necessary. Ability to own decisions and articulate a contrary position constructively when needed. Proven ability to make rapid, disciplined decisions to make timely decisions at the right level with the right data and support them once made
Strong legal judgment with the ability to anticipate future issues and assess potential implications for the Company

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world.

Here, you have that opportunity.

You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time.

Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Specified

Shift:

Not Indicated

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Requisition ID:
R239311