Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

The family of Diagnostics companies at Danaher (“DHR Dx”) work with conviction that every moment matters and realize that behind every test is a patient waiting for an answer. Our teams collaborate in an inclusive environment focused on the world’s biggest health challenges such as cardiac disease, infectious disease, and cancer. At DHR Dx, you’ll thrive and quickly see the impact of your contribution. Join us to drive change and improve patient lives.

Role

The Senior Legal Counsel in Italy will provide legal advice, guidance, direction and assistance in connection with a wide variety of legal and compliance matters. This role primarily supports the companies in the DHR Dx Platform (Beckman Coulter, Cepheid, Radiometer and Leica Biosystems, the Operational Companies, “OpCo”) serving as lead counsel for Italy. The role will also support Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. This role reports to the Deputy Regional Counsel DHR Dx, Europe and is on-site.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and update a broad range of commercial agreements, including sale, rental of equipment, service provision, distribution, cooperation, and other commercial contracts.
• Review and negotiate third-party provided commercial agreements and consult colleagues from the business on the relevant legal risks.
• Draft, review, and update standard agreements.
• Support public tender processes, including drafting RTI agreements, legal support in reviewing tender documentation, and advising on public procurement legislation.
• Assist Quality and Regulatory Affairs with regulatory law support.
• Track the latest developments in EU legislation (including cybersecurity/NIS 2, sustainability, AI Act, and related areas), monitor their interaction with Italian law, and drive their implementation across the DHR Dx OpCos in Italy.
• Actively participate in relevant industry organizations and maintain professional networks to stay current on industry and regulatory developments.
• Support legal work in emerging and new areas such as sustainability, digital and software contracting, new technologies, and AI.
• Manage corporate governance matters, including board member appointments, preparation and review of powers of attorney, board resolutions, statutory auditor communications, and coordination with external corporate counsel.
• Support 231 Model compliance, including periodic review and updating of relevant documents, tracking organizational changes and reflecting them in relevant corporate documents, and monitoring and updating issued powers of attorney.
• Manage and advise on disputes and litigation in close collaboration with OpCo General Counsels and the Danaher Chief Litigation Officer; coordinate with external counsel and monitor proceedings and expenses.
• Conduct legal training and education for the business; prepare and deliver compliance training materials, including training on the Italian Sunshine Act and HCP engagement policies.
• Support the Compliance Program by implementing planned activities such as policy and procedure management, leading training, conducting monitoring, and directing investigations; promote use of the Compliance Hotline and awareness of the Code of Conduct.

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice law in Italy.
• 8 or more years of practice, preferably from an international law firm, or equivalent in-house experience, or a combination of both, in the Life Sciences, Medical Device or Pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge and understanding of compliance programs, including data protection laws, health-related regulations, HCP interactions and compliance approval of HCP events.
• Experience managing and prioritizing multiple concurrent projects with regular and transparent reporting on progress.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, enabling effective communication in a multinational and multicultural environment.

Preferred Additions

• Experience working in a multinational company headquartered outside the EU, supporting geographically dispersed teams.
• Proficiency in additional European languages, especially Spanish and Portuguese, and qualification to practice law outside of Italy.
• Experience in a dynamic and fast-paced multicultural business environment.

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