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LOLonza

Associate Director, Legal Counsel (Employment Law)(m/w/x)

Basel
Part-timeOn-siteSenior

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

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent
  • GermanBusiness Fluent
  • OTHER_EUROPEANBusiness 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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