Assistant General Counsel DACH Manufacturing / General Legal

at  Elanco

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

We are looking for a lawyer / senior associate with very good English, trained at a reputable law firm / company, if possible, with bar exam and life science experience.
The Elanco Assistant General Counsel DACH Manufacturing / General Legal must be able to work independently, collaborate comfortably and effectively in global, cross-functional environment.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Responsible for General Legal matters with a focus on our German manufacturing sites, including E&C and Privacy affairs in close cooperation with the respective department and other areas as designated.

DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for providing strategic and operational legal support regarding broad range of legal affairs, including commercial contracts, anti-trust and competition law questions, corporate housekeeping, general legal questions from various areas of law.
• Ethics and compliance, data privacy and litigation in close cooperation with the respective internal department.
• Advise on the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of shareholders, managing directors, members of executive boards or supervisory boards and other committee members in fulfilling their legal obligations.
• Serving on relevant Affiliate’s Core Lead Team.
• Monitoring and supervising external counsels and legal spend.
• Supporting IP by collaboration with IP legal team.
• Supporting Regulatory by collaborating with Regulatory legal team.
• Supporting Procurement by collaborating with Procurement legal team.
• Developing training plans and providing legal training to staff.
• Other tasks as designated by supervisor to support Elanco’s business in central European cluster.