Independently manage existing and new Engagements; develop, support and provide strategic input for all legal solutions, aligned with various divisions / functions particularly relating to Contract, Compliance and IP support. Supports and facilitates exploring expansion plans for the function.
Major accountabilities :
* Act as a business partner in all activities relating to the contractual negotiations and company’s statutory obligations by substantiating recommendations and providing legal advice and assistance to the senior legal counsels / Head Legal.
* Draft basic transactions and contracts independently.
* Advise on, and assist management decision-making regarding, contract and other risks relating to business activities and provide potential solutions therefor.
* Manage and support activities regarding compliance issues, such as anti-trust and regulatory.
* Provide subject matter expertise, support and consultation to stakeholders.
* Ensure quality control (QC) checks for the assigned projects / deliverables to meet stakeholder expectations.
* Ensure functional onboarding of new associates, drive training and knowledge sharing sessions.
* Drive end-to-end and cross-functional thinking in all new projects.
* Work closely with various stakeholders to design deliverables and a comprehensive deliverable plan. Ensure timely, efficient, high-quality delivery for projects and activities.
* Follow and track key deliverables and milestones for assigned projects.
* Conduct training / mentoring for new joiners on assigned topics / projects.
* Comply with and support the group's project management tool, standards, policies, and initiatives.
* Follow Novartis specifications, policies, guidelines, and country guidelines for preparation and execution of contracts and prepare process maps / SOP etc.
Minimum Requirements :
* Law Degree / Post Graduate Degree.
* Experience in Contract Management.
* Strong scientific / management background.
* 9-13 years of overall work experience with a leading pharma company / legal service provider.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Familiarity with quality KPIs and operational issues / management.
* Effective communication, knowledge, and Best Practice sharing.
* Strong team player who is dynamic and result-oriented.
* Good project management skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
* Fair understanding of MIS reporting and advanced MS-office skills (Especially on MS-Word, MS-Excel (Macros and VBA coding preferred), and MS-PowerPoint).
* Ability to learn and understand data from various sources.
* Pharmaceutical industry domain knowledge – desirable.
Work Experience :
* Functional Breadth.
* Accountability.
* Ambiguity.
* Industry / Business Exposure.
* Project Management.
* Operations Management and Execution.
Skills :
* Business Networking.
* Business Partners.
* Contract Management.
* Decision Making Skills.
* Finance.
* Law (Legal System).
* Litigation (Law).
* Microsoft Office.
* Proactivity.
* Quality Control.
Languages :
* English.
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