Senior Legal Counsel Neuroscience & Gene Therapies, International

Poste

Temps plein

Permanent

Senior

Juridique

Modalités

BASEL, Bâle-Ville

Hybride

Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: CHF 146.300 - 271.700

Exigences

5+ ans d'exp.

Master

Permis UE/AELE

Compétences

Legal expertiseAlliance managementCommunication SkillsBusiness DevelopmentRisk ManagementProject management softwareHealthcare System KnowledgeRegulatory Compliance in MedicineStakeholder engagementParalegal trainingFluency in German and EnglishCross-Functional Leadership

Langues

Anglais

Rémunération

Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: CHF 146.300 - 271.700

Description

### Key Responsibilities

Serve as a lead legal partner for a portfolio of innovative products and strategic initiatives within the International Neuroscience & Gene Therapies Therapeutic Area.
Provide strategic legal guidance to commercial, medical, value and access, and development teams and other key stakeholders.
Identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, and compliance risks across key business activities.
Lead drafting, negotiation, and management of complex research, development, and commercial agreements.
Support business development activities, alliance management, and integration of strategic assets and partnerships.
Enable compliant promotional, medical, congress, investor relations, corporate and other external communication and content.
Drive innovation by enabling novel business approaches and supporting successful product launch strategies.
Build organizational capability through legal training, cross-functional collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Close partnership and collaboration with global, region and country legal colleagues to ensure coordinated and consistent legal support across the product portfolio.

Responsabilités

Serve as a lead legal partner for a portfolio of innovative products and strategic initiatives within the International Neuroscience & Gene Therapies Therapeutic Area.
Provide strategic legal guidance to commercial, medical, value and access, and development teams and other key stakeholders.
Identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, and compliance risks across key business activities.
Lead drafting, negotiation, and management of complex research, development, and commercial agreements.
Support business development activities, alliance management, and integration of strategic assets and partnerships.
Enable compliant promotional, medical, congress, investor relations, corporate and other external communication and content.
Drive innovation by enabling novel business approaches and supporting successful product launch strategies.
Build organizational capability through legal training, cross-functional collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Close partnership and collaboration with global, region and country legal colleagues to ensure coordinated and consistent legal support across the product portfolio.

Exigences

Law degree and bar admission with strong legal expertise in a commercial environment.
Significant post-qualification legal experience, gained either within the healthcare or pharmaceutical sector, or with a top-tier law firm advising healthcare and technology clients.
Strong understanding of pharmaceutical legal frameworks, compliance requirements, and risk management principles.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide pragmatic and proactive advice in complex global organizations.
Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills across diverse cross-functional teams.
Track record of effectively managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines.
Fluency in English, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive solutions independently.

Avantages

Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: CHF 146.300 - 271.700.
A variety of competitive benefits in kind to help you thrive personally and professionally, such as insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs.
Flexible and hybrid working options, where possible.
Minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave.
Performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters.
Long-term equity awards granted at group level may also be part of your package.

Entreprise

Novartis Pharma AG

Pharmaceuticals

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients- lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?