LEGAL ADVISOR BELUX HF

Job description

BELGIQUE(Diegem)
du01 juin 2020au01 juin 2022(pour24mois)
ETABLISSEMENT :SANOFI-AVENTIS GROUPE
REMUNERATION MENSUELLE :1814€ (indemnité non contractuelle fixée par décret et arrêté, dont le montant peut varier notamment en
fonction de l’évolution du barème de référence, de la localisation de la mission et des cas d’abattements prévus par les textes)

Sanofi is a global life sciences company committed to improving access to healthcare and supporting the people we serve throughout the continuum of care. From prevention to treatment, Sanofi transforms scientific innovation into healthcare solutions, in human vaccines, rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, diabetes and cardiovascular solutions and consumer healthcare. More than 110,000 people at Sanofi are dedicated to make a difference in patients’ daily life, wherever they live and enable them to enjoy a healthier life.

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.
PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.
PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide.
Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered.

We are looking for a candidate for a VIE mission of:

Legal Advisor Belux - VIE Contract (W/M)

JOB PURPOSE

The VIE will provide general legal support to the Legal Head Belux in accordance with the legal guidance provided by the Legal Head Belux.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Main duties

- Contribute to the realization of the objectives of the Legal Department
- Give legal support to the BUs (Business Units) in case of general and healthcare related legal questions/projects
- Contractual support: Review of contracts concluded with external parties and contractual drafting (essentially in English)
- Contract management: Keep local digital contract management system up to date and coordinate follow-up on new global e-contracting initiative with Sanofi Global; Manage and coordinate contract templates; Organize training on contract procedures and other legal issues; Classification – Procedures’ updates

Other legal duties

- Litigations: follow-up & reporting
- Support to cross-border M&A (Mergers and acquisitions) operations
- Legal support on data privacy issues
Corporate housekeeping formalities (Board & shareholders’ meetings)
- Legal department entry point for legal questions
- General day to day issues and backup requirements
- Assistance in legal questions regarding public tenders and digital issues
- Budgetary follow-up of outside counsel fees & reporting
- Coordination of legal monitoring and memos & update of - - Legal intranet site for Sanofi Belgium

REQUIREMENTS

- Education: Master’s Degree in law (Business law/Health law)
- Experience: skills in contract drafting in English are a must have; experience in healthcare sector is an important asset; additional knowledge in digital and data privacy matters is a plus; analytical and legal problem-solving capabilities with ability to summarize / be concise in advising a business environment; multi-country educational/professional experience is of advantage; M&A experience is a plus; international experience is welcome
- Soft skills: strong communication and interpersonal skills; positive & open-minded; reliable and honest; quick-learner, easily adapting to change, stress-resistant; multi-tasker
- IT tools: MS Office (proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Languages: fluent English and French mandatory; Dutch would be a big plus