Senior Legal Counsel PDx

These transactions and contracts typically include a wide range of products offerings related to the full lifecycle of our pharma products. Acting as a business partner, the Senior 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., Working with the regional PDx Commercial team as a business partner to help identify opportunities to drive business forward and support growth opportunities and initiatives -

• Draft and review 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.
• Review advertising and promotional material.
• The Senior Legal Counsel will:
• Work cross functionally to develop winning strategies on PDx contractual agreements.
• Ensure contractual rigor.
• Draft, review, and negotiate strategic and commercial business agreements and transactions with PDx key strategic customers (e.g. GPOs, wholesalers, contractors etc..) and suppliers.
• Provide regulatory and Pharma compliance advice (in conjunction with the Regulatory and Compliance specialist areas in PDx) in relation to Pharma compliance and Pharma regulatory matters.
• Assist in the due diligence, review, and negotiation business development/M&A opportunities.
• Apply combined business and legal judgment to proposed deals, relationships and other issues requiring legal or compliance attention.
• Manage outside counsel; to ensuring clear instructions, timely performance and well managed budget.
• In conjunction with legal colleagues, support the management of disputes and litigation.
• Support the development and maintenance of a strong culture of compliance including supporting Compliance projects and trainings, including e.g. support to the compliance specialists on forums such as the Compliance Review Board.
• Conduct impactful trainings in relation to legal, contractual, regulatory and Pharma compliance matters.
• Help manage relationships with government authorities as and when needed e.g. in relation to corporate and business licenses, pharmaceutical authorities, ministries of health, in close partnership with our government affairs team.
• Provide 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, in close partnership with our global specialists.
• Support PDx's specialist on the screening and on-boarding of third-party vendors / suppliers / partners, including by way of conducting on-boarding interviews.
• Ensure 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
  
  Qualified lawyer (with JD, or equivalent) with active practicing certificate or bar membership, preferably in the UK, France or Norway (dual civil law and common law qualifications a plus).
• Substantial professional experience (8+ PQE), ideally a mix of law firm and inhouse experience working on a variety of Pharma business legal matters.
• 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 of a range of sourcing/procurement contract types and larger supply chain projects 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.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English; a second working language (such as French, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Dutch) is a plus.
• 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.
• Commercial experience working in Africa and or the MEACAT region, is a plus.
• Experience of working in Lean culture or involvement in process improvement projects is beneficial.
  
  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 Senior Legal Counsel who will provide legal advice on all aspects of the of PDx business, including, structuring and negotiating a variety of strategic commercial contracts with PDx's key customers and suppliers.