Legal Counsel Assets & Brands M/W

We are seeking a highly skilled and business-oriented Legal Counsel to join our Global Legal Assets & Brands team within a leading international pharmaceutical company. In this strategic role, you will manage the full contract lifecycle and provide high-level legal support to global business teams across R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety, Procurement, and Portfolio Strategy. You will play a critical role in safeguarding operations, ensuring compliance, and enabling business growth worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end contract management: draft, review, negotiate and execute a broad range of agreements (consulting, service and master services agreements, development, manufacturing and supply agreements – clinical and commercial).
• Act as the primary legal contact for contract lifecycle oversight and governance.
• Provide strategic legal advice in contract law, pharmaceutical law, commercial law, competition law, and data privacy.
• Protect the company’s interests by identifying, mitigating, and managing legal risks while enabling business opportunities.
• Support global and transversal projects, including Patient Affairs initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and corporate policies.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, develop and maintain contract templates, and deliver internal legal training.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Global Legal teams (Centre of Excellence, IP, Data Privacy, Ethics & Compliance, Risk & Insurance) as well as Finance, Procurement, Quality, and Regulatory functions.
• Monitor regulatory developments in the healthcare sector and integrate learnings into internal policies and guidance.

Profile

• Qualified lawyer with 4+ years’ PQE in commercial and contract law, ideally within pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or healthcare.
• Proven expertise in complex contract drafting and negotiation.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory and commercial landscape of the life sciences industry.
• Solid knowledge of anti-bribery, competition law, and data protection frameworks.
• Business-minded, proactive, and solution-oriented.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills in a global matrix environment.
• High level of integrity and sound judgment.
• Fluent in English and French (written and spoken).