Senior Legal Counsel PDx / Conseiller(ère) Juridique Sénior PDx (H/F)

Job Description Summary

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally.

Our Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) business is the number one global supplier of contrast media and a strong player in molecular imaging agents used to enhance medical imaging exams. Used throughout all major disease area diagnostic and treatment pathways, PDx products support three patients every second around the world.

We are now hiring for a Legal Counsel EMEA PDx who will provide legal advice on all aspects of the PDx business, including structuring and negotiating a variety of strategic commercial contracts with PDx’s key customers and suppliers throughout EMEA. These transactions and contracts typically include a wide range of product offerings related to the full lifecycle of our pharma products. Acting as a business partner, the Legal Counsel is expected to provide advice to the business leaders on opportunities and direction, as well as to advise team members on day-to-day legal issues.

The position will report directly to the Head of Legal EMEA. Though this role will focus primarily on matters related to EMEA, he or she will need to be flexible and ready to work on global matters or matters relating to other PDx regions, including subsequent support of larger Business Development projects.

GE HealthCare est un innovateur mondial de premier plan dans le domaine des technologies médicales et des solutions numériques, avec plus de 100 ans d’expérience dans l’industrie des soins de santé et environ 50 000 employés à travers le monde.

Notre activité Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) est le premier fournisseur mondial de produits de contraste et un acteur majeur dans les agents d’imagerie moléculaire utilisés pour améliorer les examens d’imagerie médicale. Utilisés dans l’ensemble des principales voies diagnostiques et thérapeutiques des maladies, les produits PDx soutiennent trois patients chaque seconde dans le monde.

Nous recrutons actuellement un(e) Juriste EMEA PDx qui fournira des conseils juridiques sur tous les aspects de l’activité PDx, y compris la structuration et la négociation d’une variété de contrats commerciaux stratégiques avec les principaux clients et fournisseurs de PDx dans la région EMEA.

Ces transactions et contrats incluent généralement une large gamme d’offres de produits liées au cycle de vie complet de nos produits pharmaceutiques. En tant que partenaire commercial, le/la Juriste est censé(e) conseiller les responsables de l’entreprise sur les opportunités et l’orientation stratégique, ainsi que conseiller les membres de l’équipe sur les questions juridiques quotidiennes.

Le poste relève directement du Responsable Juridique EMEA. Bien que ce rôle se concentre principalement sur les questions liées à l’EMEA, il/elle devra être flexible et prêt(e) à travailler sur des dossiers mondiaux ou concernant d’autres régions PDx, y compris le soutien ultérieur à des projets de développement commercial d’envergure.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Business’ commercial team for EMEA as a business partner to help identify opportunities to drive business forward and support growth opportunities and initiatives.
• Ensuring contractual rigor when drafting and reviewing a range of agreements, for example Sales & Supply agreements, Sourcing agreements, Contract Manufacturing Agreements, Clinical Development and Clinical research agreements, Co-development and licensing agreements, service contracts in accordance with the business’ policies and procedures.
• Supporting public procurement matters throughout the EMEA region.
• Supporting Business Development and licensing projects (due diligence, review and negotiation), initially in close collaboration with the Head of Legal EMEA with the prospect to autonomous and strategic support of such projects in the future. Reviewing advertising and promotional material.
• Applying combined business and legal judgment to proposed deals, relationships and other issues requiring legal or compliance attention.
• Managing outside counsel; to ensure clear instructions, timely performance and well managed budgets.
• In conjunction with global legal colleagues, supporting the management of disputes and litigation.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of a strong culture of compliance including supporting Compliance projects, trainings and support to the compliance specialists on forums such as the Compliance Review Board.
• Conducting impactful trainings in relation to legal, contractual, regulatory and Healthcare compliance matters.
• Helping to manage relationships with government authorities as and when needed e.g. in relation to corporate and business licenses, Healthcare authorities, ministries of health, in close partnership with our government affairs team.
• Providing specialist advice on matters of local law across the Region (in alignment with local colleagues where available), on public procurement laws, competition laws and integrity laws (anti-bribery and anti-corruption), anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing laws and international trade compliance matters in close partnership with our global specialists.
• Supporting PDx’s specialist on the screening and on-boarding of third-party vendors / suppliers / partners, including by way of conducting on-boarding interviews.
• Supporting Scientific Review Meetings as primary go-to-person for Legal EMEA PDx.
• Ensuring project governance by use of appropriate mediums and mechanisms such as meetings, work streams and teams calls to regularly govern the project by surfacing issues, making decisions and agreeing escalations to ensure that activities remain on track and targets are consistently met.
• Supporting, as and when applicable, the Business and the Region in relation to internal audits, external audits and follow up items resulting from such audits.
• Supporting the Business on all aspects of distributor/wholesaler relationships with distributors/wholesalers across the Region, including the (yearly or bi-yearly) renewal of distribution/wholesaler agreements, the delivery of training to the management and employees of the Business’ distributors/wholesalers incl. the management of go-to-market strategy changes .
• Working cross functionally to develop winning strategies on PDx contractual agreements.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer (with JD, or equivalent) with active practicing certificate or bar admission, preferably in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands or Norway (dual civil law and common law qualifications a plus).
• Up to 6 years of professional experience, ideally a mix of law firm and inhouse experience working on a variety of Pharma business legal matters.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English. Other EMEA language a Plus.
• Robust and demonstrated experience providing legal advice, negotiating contracts and closing business transactions in a highly regulated environment.
• EU competition law understanding and international commercial law.
• Experience related to direct and indirect supply of pharmaceutical products, including public procurement related knowledge.
• Experience related to Business Development/Licensing projects and litigation matters is advantageous.
• Previous experience in identifying and resolving legal issues quickly and effectively and ability to make on-the-spot risk calls.

Essential Skills

• Strong personal integrity and commitment to operating ethically and professionally.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• A proven team player.
• Strong customer service imperative.
• Significant experience prioritizing conflicting demands and managing multiple business clients in an extremely fast paced environment.
• Strong ability to collaborate, work cross-functionally while pragmatically and effectively driving results and solving problems.
• Adaptable/Flexible: Being open to change in response to new information or changes circumstances and comfortable working with ambiguity and nuance.
• Clear thinking: Simplifying strategy into specific actions with clear accountability, making decisions with speed and accuracy based on best available information, and communicating priorities clearly and concisely.
• External focus: Understanding areas of law, regulations, risks, marketplace dynamics, industry trends, and the compliance landscape.
• Experience of working in Lean culture or involvement in process improvement projects is beneficial.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize competing demands to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to professionally interact with employees at all levels of the organization.

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Behaviours

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviours: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Total Rewards

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No