LEGAL COUNSEL ASSETS & BRANDS M/W - QUALIFIED LAWYER WITH 4+ YEARS’ PQE IN COMMERCIAL AND CONTRACT LAW, IDEALLY WITHIN PHARMACEUTICALS, LIFE SCIENCES, OR HEALTHCARE.
Type de Structure : Entreprise privée
Nombre d'employés ou de collaborateurs : + 1000
Présentation de l'entreprise :
We are a global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on bringing transformative medicines to patients in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Our pipeline is fueled by external innovation and supported by nearly 100 years of development experience and global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K.
Our teams in more than 40 countries and our partnerships around the world enable us to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries.
Site Internet https://www.ipsen.com/fr/
Critères de l'offre
Île-de-France / 75015 - PARIS
Type de contrat : CDI
Métier : Juriste
Domaine(s) d'activité : Droit de la concurrence et de la distribution, Droit des affaires (général), Droit médical et de la santé
Temps de travail : Temps Plein
Salaire : -
Date d'entrée en fonction : Immédiate
Profil du candidat
Expérience (Requis ): 4 ans
Formation (Requis) : BAC +5 (Master 2)
Type de Formation : CAPA
Compétences (Requis) : Droit des affaires (général), Droit médical et de la santé, Droit de la concurrence et de la distribution
Langues (Requis): Anglais
Descriptif de l'offre
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.
Key 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).