Assistant General Counsel- Business Development

at  Elanco

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and at least five (5) years of relevant corporate and commercial experience within an international corporation.
• Significant experience drafting, negotiating, and successfully executing complex corporate and commercial transactions.
• Effective, concise communicator.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines and act decisively.
• Familiarity with specialized subjects that arise in transactional matters, including securities laws, tax, IP, antitrust, employment, data privacy, regulatory and technology.
• Excellent interpersonal, strategic thinking, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proactive, positive leadership style that thinks holistically and addresses issues before they arise.
• Demonstrated ability to perform successfully in cross-functional teams by breaking down silos, ensuring consistent information flow, building trust, and developing strong relationships.

Additional Skills and Preferences:

• Familiarity with the animal health or crop science industry or prior experience in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotech or medical devices.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with business development leadership and other partners to successfully execute asset divestitures, strategic partnerships and other corporate transactions with a particular focus on Europe and Asia Pacific region, ensuring transactions are consistent with business strategies and reflect appropriate legal risk positions.
• As a key member of a cross-functional deal team, work on legal due diligence, develop and negotiate key deal terms, draft asset purchase and other agreements of varying complexity, ensure compliance with regulatory and other requirements, and manage post-closing integration and other activities.
• Leverage thought leadership and external networks to conduct training and other professional development activities for Elanco’s global legal and business development organizations, ensuring continued understanding of material developments related to corporate and transactional law.
• Assist with the selection and engagement of outside counsel to provide critical support on complex legal, regulatory, and business issues.
• Collaborate with and create business solutions with other members of both legal and business teams to mitigate risk to Elanco, optimize service levels, and minimize the utilization of outside counsel where practicable.
• Leverage legal expertise and business acumen to support Elanco in achieving its objectives.
• Help Identify process improvements available to the business and ensure continuous improvement across the corporate law and global legal teams, the business development organization, and anywhere else relevant within Elanco.