Our client – a Global Pharmaceutical MNC is currently looking for a Legal Director for Asia to be based in Singapore. The primary focus of the role is to be responsible for providing legal advice, support and assistance in all areas of law and regulation, with prioritization on regional goals and objectives.
The Role:
• Being a crucial part of the leadership team within the region
• Team management responsibility
• Being a key legal driver and Business Partner to the senior management team
• Growing, Exciting, dynamic and fast paced environment
The Responsibilities:
• Provide support and legal assistance to functional programs in all areas of the business including corporate governance, internal audit, data protection, regulatory inspections and audits, incident management, security and disaster recovery, litigation reports
• Manage legal affairs relating to third parties distributors, with particular regards to the various existing and future organizational models
• Manage, in coordination with the International Legal function, the legal budget for the region
• Advice on commercial policies and competition law related matters, as appropriate
• Provide guidance and advice to the commercial teams, working closely with the Compliance function to pro-actively supporting compliance projects and mitigate risk
• Lead, manage, develop the in-house country lawyer
• Hire and build a top-class team of in-house lawyers to support the Asia Region
• Interface with Business (Sales, Marketing, R&D, Medical) Personnel, Support Functions (QA, HR, Finance, IT, Regulatory, Supply Chain) and Senior and Executive Management
• Delivery updates to Leadership on a regular basis as a permanent member of the leadership teams required
About You:
• Minimum 8 years of corporate legal experience within the Healthcare / Pharmaceutical / Medical Device industry
• Organisation, analytical, project management, leadership and team building skills
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to influence multiple stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams across business divisions
Next Steps:
Please contact Sabrina Ho at Sabrina@KSLegalPartners.com or telephone (+65) 6521 3157 for further details.
*Only applicants meeting the criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
To apply for this job email your details to sabrina@kslegalpartners.com