Legal Manager - Roche
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Job Description
Roche fosters diversity equity and inclusion representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding peoples varied healthcare needs. Together we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche where every voice matters.
Purpose
Roche Diagnostics Saudi Arabia (RDSA) is currently looking for an inhouse Legal Manager to join its dynamic team. You will play a pivotal role in providing legal guidance and support to ensure legal compliance risks mitigation and facilitation of RDSAs strategic objectives within a complex internal setup and a highly regulated healthcare environment. You will also work in close collaboration with the Head of Legal and Compliance Middle East Compliance Officer and with the Roche Diagnostics Middle East (RDME) Legal & Compliance team.
You will be a member of the RDSA Leadership Team as well as the RDME Legal & Compliance team reporting directly to the General Manager of RDSA with dotted lines to the Head of Legal and Compliance Middle East Compliance Officer.
Responsibilities
1. Legal Advisory
- You will proactively provide expert legal advice on an extremely wide range of legal matters to the business including but not limited to commercial corporate competition and labor data privacy law matters for Saudi Arabia
- You will act as RDSAs Board Secretary as and when needed
- You will draft review and negotiate various agreements ensuring legal protection and compliance with applicable laws and regulations
- You will conduct legal and risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential risks and legal liabilities associated with business operations actual policies practices and contractual relationships and you will develop risk mitigation strategies
- You will proactively conduct legal research on key matters such as antitrust data privacy distribution public procurement product liabilities etc. and convey legal advice and recommendations to the Head of Legal and Compliance Middle East in consultation with external lawyers if need be
You will contribute to the development and review of company policies ensuring alignment with legal frameworks
6. Training and Education
You will provide advice education and training to RDSA in order to raise awareness within RDSA about legal risks and mitigation strategies
7. Litigation Support
You will provide support to the Head of Legal and Compliance Middle East in order to protect and defend RDSAs best interests and coordinate with external lawyers as required
- Uncompromising commitment to ethical conduct and upholding the highest standards of professional integrity as well as the Roche Values (Integrity Courage and Passion)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex legal concepts to nonlegal stakeholders
- Ability to provide accurate highquality strategic yet practical and concise legal advice
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills as well as business acumen to assess legal implications and provide sound and pragmatic recommendations
- Strong interpersonal skills that will be essential in interacting with senior stakeholders from diverse cultures and background
- Ability to challenge status constructively and proactively contribute to improvements
- Bachelor degree in law graduate or equivalent and bar membership in good standing is required; post graduate degree is a plus
- At least 7 years of experience as a practicing attorney inhouse and/or at a law firm
- Indepth understanding of Saudi laws including but not limited to commercial corporate competition labor data privacy healthcare laws regulations and compliance requirements
- Proven experience in drafting reviewing and negotiating a variety of contracts within the healthcare sector
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required
At Roche more than 100000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together weve become one of the worlds leading researchfocused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation curiosity and diversity.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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