Legal Counsel - Munich, Deutschland - Incyte Corporation

Incyte Corporation

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Munich, Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Incyte is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel medicines to meet serious unmet medical needs in oncology, inflammation and autoimmunity. Incyte is committed to the rigorous pursuit of research and development excellence to improve the lives of patients, make a difference in health care, and build sustainable value.

Since our start in 2002 with a small number of scientists, chemists and biologists in Wilmington, Delaware, Incyte has grown into a global organization with a robust portfolio of treatments across Oncology and Inflammation & Autoimmunity.

Today this passion for innovation is stronger than ever with a team of more than 2,000 employees worldwide who believe every challenge we face is a chance for a breakthrough and an opportunity to find meaningful solutions for patients.

In Europe we are represented in 16 countries.

We aim to make a difference—for patients, medical professionals, organizations, the broader healthcare community, and all our global stakeholders. To achieve these goals, we are committed to conducting business ethically. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards to ensure that all of our interactions are conducted appropriately.

Role Summary

This Legal Counsel role will be based in Munich, Germany and will report to the head of Legal Affairs Germany, who is a member of the Incyte Germany leadership team, and will be a member of the Region Europe legal team (headquartered in Morges, Switzerland).

This role presents an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated legal and compliance professional with a background and interest in the pharmaceutical industry who enjoys working in a dynamic and supportive environment.

The role will offer excellent exposure to a wide range of legal and business matters and is well-suited for an individual who is flexible, open minded, eager to learn and willing to be an active contributor to a high performing team in a fast-growing company.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide legal, privacy and compliance counsel for Incyte's business and clinical development activities in Germany
Legal support to corporate administration (Board of Director meetings/ resolutions, compliance with internal corporate requirements, powers of attorney etc.)
Drafting and negotiation of various types of contracts and development and maintenance of local contract template library
Provide support and assistance to colleagues responsible for third party contracting and engagement (process improvement and training)
Legal research on various topics to support internal decision making
Provision of clear, pragmatic legal, privacy and compliance advice on a wide range of business activities relating to pipeline and marketed products
Prepare and deliver training on legal and compliance topics
Contribute positively to a strong culture of business integrity and ethics
May provide legal support to other countries/projects, taking into account skills, experience and interests
Travel to the European HQ (Switzerland) and Incyte's CH-AT office (Vienna) as required

Requirements:

Legal education from a German university and preferably in possession of relevant qualifications to practice law in Germany
First experience in a law firm (life sciences/healthcare) or inhouse at a multinational life sciences/healthcare company is preferable
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex or technical content in a convincing way to nonlegal audiences
Ethical and respectful of others
Experience in pragmatic counselling on healthcare compliance issues, including interactions with healthcare professionals and market access stakeholders, data privacy, advertising, clinical research, product launches, anticorruption, the German social code and European competition law is an advantage
Experienced and interested in navigating international, multilingual, and crossfunctional organizational matrices is an advantage
Excellent analytical and organizational skills with a flexible mindset and cando attitude
Capability of properly assessing risks and proposing successful solutions, knowing when to escalate matters
Selfaware person who can prioritize effectively and successfully manage expectations
Proactive "selfstarter" who is results

- and solution-oriented

Solid commercial acumen, gained through professional training or prior experience is beneficial
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to function effectively among an entrepreneurial, highenergy team to support the business in meeting its collective objectives effectively and in a compliant manner
Fluency in English and German is required. Proficiency in other languages is an advantage.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job.

They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duti