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. This position is a fixed-term contract for 18-24 months.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 with a focus on marketing and distribution agreements but also contracts such as CDAs, or service agreements or intercompany agreements.
Provide business-focused and reliable legal advice to internal stakeholders on various topics, such as marketing and distribution activities, sourcing or medical projects.
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

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

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
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, Deutschland-Ticket, Corporate Benefits and JobBike

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