Legal Counsel - Medical Device Company
- Recruiter
- Henderson Hall Recruitment
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 22 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 22 Mar 2017
- Ref
- TLAM222
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Company / Commercial, Pharmaceuticals, Regulatory
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Fast growth medical device company have created a great opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join their EMEA legal team.
Based in Amsterdam and reporting to the Regional GC you will provide business-oriented legal advice and solutions on a wide range of matters. There will be a particular emphasis on supporting regional sales and marketing operations. Your responsibilities will include:
- Proactively counselling the business on marketing and sales initiatives, promotional campaigns/materials and providing guidance on new forms of interactions with patients, healthcare providers and customers
- Advising on, monitoring and working to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, codes and internal policies and procedures particularly in areas such as, relationships with healthcare providers and patients, promotional regulation, IP, competition, data protection and anti-corruption matters
- Advising on commercial agreements (e.g. marketing, sales, supply, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, confidentiality etc.) and the adaptation of agreements to suit regional markets
- Providing legal advice, support and training to regional business units to help them assess and manage legal risk
- Interfacing with other members of the global legal team, working on international projects and proposing process, system and policy enhancements
- Managing external law firms
You should be a highly motivated and adaptable qualified lawyer with at least four years’ experience. This should include solid exposure to advising on the marketing, promotion and distribution of pharmaceutical, medical device or other regulated products, preferably across multiple jurisdictions. Experience at a medical device, pharmaceutical or other life sciences company or at a law firm serving those sectors would be a distinct advantage.
An enthusiastic team player, you will demonstrate solid business acumen, persuasive interpersonal skills and should be comfortable independently making sound judgments and recommendations. A skilled multitasker able to prioritize workload and competing priorities, you will operate effectively in cross functional teams and in a multi-national environment.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a fast paced legal team of a dynamic and rapidly growing company with clear vision, strategy and inspiring leadership. A generous salary and benefits package is on offer.
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