Director, International Legal

vor 2 Wochen

Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz MSD Vollzeit

The position is responsible for providing a broad range of legal & compliance support to our business operations outside the United States, with a focus on data acquisition and stewardship, innovative uses of data analytics and artificial intelligence and collaborations with third parties operating in these areas.

The position is also responsible for advising on key marketing initiatives and patient programs at a global/ex-US level, and will collaborate closely with regional/market legal & compliance teams as well as the US counterparts, to ensure global alignment and consistency in approach.

The position will report to the VP of International Legal and Compliance.

Specific areas of responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Data acquisition and stewardship and related privacy issues, pharmaceutical regulatory issues, antitrust compliance
  • Licensing and IP protection
  • Support to Global Oncology team on exUS initiatives, including, in particular, acting as the primary global legal & compliance reviewer and approval for exUS companion diagnostic initiatives and related programs
  • Ex-US commercial and access initiatives (e.g. digital health, global innovation and partnerships, patient programs, contracting) and regulatory issues
  • Fraud, abuse and antibribery/anticorruption issues
  • Contract negotiation
  • Supervising activities and managing relationships with outside counsel

Education Minimum Requirement:

  • Holder of a _Juris Doctor_ or Bachelor of Laws degree from an accredited Law School; admission to the Bar of at least one (1) US State or an equivalent common law or civil law jurisdiction

Required Experience and Skills**:

  • Member in good standing of a Bar of at least one US state or an exUS jurisdiction;
  • At least 5 years of legal experience in a law firm or corporate setting, some of which must have been working in at least one of the following areas: (1) the pharmaceutical industry, (2) licensing of data or digital technologies, or (3) data security and management

Preferred Experience and Skills:

  • Superior analytical skills and ability to assess potential risks that are not readily apparent
  • Experience in managing a significant workload, with the ability to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to be proactive, take initiative, and manage a portfolio of issues
  • Sound judgement demonstrated by rapid and disciplined decision making and founded on strong ethical values
  • Experience with business counseling is a plus
  • Experience in advising exUS clients in life sciences or U.S. commercial/regulatory experience in life sciences is a plus

Location:

  • Rahway (NJ, USA) or Zurich (Switzerland)

COMPANY
Our company has had a presence in Switzerland since 1963. With a regional office and manufacturing/packaging facility, Lucerne is considered the center of operations. Approximately 1,000 people work collaboratively at the four Lucerne locations (Tribschenstrasse, Citybay, Schachen and Kriens).

A fifth location has been recently established in Zurich, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of many of our company's medicines and vaccines, which supports our mission to save and improve lives around the world.

The new location has a target date of 2021 for operational readiness.


We are proud to be certified as a "Top Employer Switzerland" and "Top Employer Europe" showing the company's commitment to our employees and the community around us.

The Switzerland Head Office of our company's Swiss Subsidiary is based in Lucerne's city centre.

Located in the heart of the city, employees work collaboratively across many departments including commercial, market access, medical affairs, clinical research, regulatory affairs, and policy & communications.


Who we are


We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else.

For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases.

Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.


What we look for


Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world.

Here, you have that opportunity.

You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time.

Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.


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