Head of Legal - Associate General Counsel, Franchises

Posted 5 days 18 hours ago by Ferring Holding SA

125 000,00 € - 150 000,00 € Annual
Permanent
Not Specified
Other
Paris, France
Job Description
Head of Legal - Associate General Counsel, Franchises

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women's health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

In this role you will be the commercial lawyer responsible for advising the Urology & Uro-Oncology and Gastroenterology franchises and the Global Operations department. You will identify and address legal risks and other opportunities, enabling business success and the achievement of Ferring's growth agenda in a legally compliant way. You will be accountable for providing legal leadership in a collaborative, strategic, success and solutions-oriented way on product commercialisation and marketing activities, review of promotional materials and other legal matters. This role also includes support for late-stage business development and alliance management projects within the franchises.

Your day at Ferring
  • Advise, educate and guide global, regional and local stakeholders on legal and compliance aspects of all pharmaceutical marketing activities, including promotion, medical education and interactions with healthcare providers.
  • Review and provide practical feedback on promotional materials for pharmaceutical products in a variety of therapeutic areas.
  • Provide legal and strategic advice to internal stakeholders on projects and initiatives.
  • Provide legal and strategic advice on complex commercial agreements and lead negotiations to a successful conclusion.
  • Collaborate effectively with internal global functions including Commercial, Compliance, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Finance and the Science and Medical Organisation.
  • Provide legal advice and support to the Global Operations function to enable excellence in commercial execution, data-driven decisions, streamlining tools and platforms, and digitalisation.
  • Coordinate with and manage external legal counsel on selected legal matters, such as litigation, complex transactions, disputes with third parties, and queries from applicable authorities.
  • Embrace and implement opportunities to rethink how legal services are provided, focusing internal expertise on complex, high value matters, and automating, streamlining, or outsourcing high-volume, lower complexity matters.
Behind our innovation There's you
  • Qualified lawyer with over 15 years post qualification experience in either a multinational company or reputable law firm.
  • Commercial experience in the pharmaceutical industry is essential.
  • Business development experience.
  • Expertise in EU Pharmaceutical Legislation and other EU legislation relevant to the pharmaceutical industry, e.g. anti-bribery, parallel trade, competition etc.
  • Strong communication and analytical skills.
  • Fluent in written and spoken English.
People come first at Ferring

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member's contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it's Ferring + You.

Location:

Ferring Denmark