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Associate Director, Legal Counsel (Employment Law)(m/w/x)
Advising on Swiss employment law and commercial contracts for global pharmaceutical manufacturing. 5+ years attorney experience required. Agile career path, high-performance compensation.
Requirements
- Master of Laws or equivalent with Bar Admission in Switzerland or EU jurisdiction
- Post-bar education in Law or Business is a plus
- Minimum 5+ years high-level attorney experience in private practice or in-house
- Proven track record in commercial legal matters
- Mastery of corporate law
- Mastery of general Intellectual Property
- Mastery of privacy laws
- Mastery of litigation management
- Qualified expertise in legal frameworks for pharmaceutical products
- Qualified expertise in quality frameworks for pharmaceutical products
- Qualified expertise in regulatory frameworks for pharmaceutical products
- Ability to drive "One Lonza" strategy
- Effective collaboration across global functions and time zones
- Securing high-value, long-term client investments
- Business fluency in English
- Professional proficiency in German or additional European languages is advantageous
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Focus on delivering impactful, lucrative outcomes
- Sophisticated verbal and written advocacy
- Travel as necessary to support global operations
Tasks
- Provide primary legal support on Swiss employment law
- Oversee employment law in additional European jurisdictions
- Advise on commercial contracts
- Advise on general corporate affairs
- Advise on transactional matters
- Ensure regulatory compliance in employment law
- Draft complex legal documents
- Review complex legal documents
- Negotiate complex legal documents
- Negotiate customer agreements
- Negotiate supplier agreements
- Identify legal exposures
- Mitigate risk with stakeholders
- Develop new legal templates
- Provide legal training
- Update legal documentation
- Build trust with internal business units
- Maintain high availability
- Proactively communicate legal strategies
- Align legal strategies with business objectives
- Lead communications with external customers
- Lead negotiations with external customers
- Lead communications with external suppliers
- Lead negotiations with external suppliers
- Manage commercial disputes
- Support litigation
- Demonstrate strategic value in daily legal matters
- Manage outside counsel
- Manage outside counsel budgets
- Travel to support global operations
Work Experience
- 5 years
Education
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
- German – Business Fluent
- OTHER_EUROPEAN – Business Fluent
Benefits
Competitive Pay
- High-performance compensation programs
Career Advancement
- Agile career
Informal Culture
- Dynamic work culture
Purpose-Driven Work
- Inclusive and ethical workplace
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Associate Director, Legal Counsel (Employment Law)(m/w/x)
Advising on Swiss employment law and commercial contracts for global pharmaceutical manufacturing. 5+ years attorney experience required. Agile career path, high-performance compensation.
Requirements
- Master of Laws or equivalent with Bar Admission in Switzerland or EU jurisdiction
- Post-bar education in Law or Business is a plus
- Minimum 5+ years high-level attorney experience in private practice or in-house
- Proven track record in commercial legal matters
- Mastery of corporate law
- Mastery of general Intellectual Property
- Mastery of privacy laws
- Mastery of litigation management
- Qualified expertise in legal frameworks for pharmaceutical products
- Qualified expertise in quality frameworks for pharmaceutical products
- Qualified expertise in regulatory frameworks for pharmaceutical products
- Ability to drive "One Lonza" strategy
- Effective collaboration across global functions and time zones
- Securing high-value, long-term client investments
- Business fluency in English
- Professional proficiency in German or additional European languages is advantageous
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Focus on delivering impactful, lucrative outcomes
- Sophisticated verbal and written advocacy
- Travel as necessary to support global operations
Tasks
- Provide primary legal support on Swiss employment law
- Oversee employment law in additional European jurisdictions
- Advise on commercial contracts
- Advise on general corporate affairs
- Advise on transactional matters
- Ensure regulatory compliance in employment law
- Draft complex legal documents
- Review complex legal documents
- Negotiate complex legal documents
- Negotiate customer agreements
- Negotiate supplier agreements
- Identify legal exposures
- Mitigate risk with stakeholders
- Develop new legal templates
- Provide legal training
- Update legal documentation
- Build trust with internal business units
- Maintain high availability
- Proactively communicate legal strategies
- Align legal strategies with business objectives
- Lead communications with external customers
- Lead negotiations with external customers
- Lead communications with external suppliers
- Lead negotiations with external suppliers
- Manage commercial disputes
- Support litigation
- Demonstrate strategic value in daily legal matters
- Manage outside counsel
- Manage outside counsel budgets
- Travel to support global operations
Work Experience
- 5 years
Education
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
- German – Business Fluent
- OTHER_EUROPEAN – Business Fluent
Benefits
Competitive Pay
- High-performance compensation programs
Career Advancement
- Agile career
Informal Culture
- Dynamic work culture
Purpose-Driven Work
- Inclusive and ethical workplace
About the Company
Lonza
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Description
Lonza is a global leader in life sciences, committed to improving lives through innovative solutions and ethical practices.
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