Head Legal and Compliance Saudi and North Africa

🏢 Sandoz
📍 Saudi ArabiaFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 5d ago🔄 Updated: 5d ago
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Sandoz is seeking a Head Legal and Compliance for Saudi and North Africa, based in Riyadh. This role involves acting as a legal business partner, drafting contracts, providing legal advice, identifying and managing risks and disputes, and leading legal projects. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in law, 10+ years of experience in healthcare/pharmaceuticals, and proven experience in managing legal and compliance teams and interacting with government authorities. Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and business partnering skills are essential. English fluency is required, and Arabic is highly preferred.
Required Skills
Engineering, Construction & Trades
Risk Assessment
Finance, Legal & Governance
HR Compliance
Other
Legal Advice
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in law, residency in Riyadh, and 10+ years of experience ideally in healthcare/pharmaceuticals. Must have experience managing Legal & Compliance teams and projects, analyzing complex legal issues, leading interactions with government and regulatory bodies, strong communication and negotiation skills, and financial/business acumen.
Description
Major AccountabilitiesAct as a legal Business Partner to the Country Head in all activities relating to the contractual negotiations and statutory obligations.Draft complex transactions and contracts independently and provide complex and contextual legal advice and guidance (incl. training of key customers in specified legal areas).Identify risks relating to business activities and potential solutions thereof; raise business awareness of legal issues and ensure early legal involvement.Conduct robust risk assessments that substantiate recommendations, and advise on and determine appropriate actions to support the management decision processes.Manage significant disputes and litigation and/or investigations and make decisions independently within a broad framework.Guide, counsel and support the work of more junior Legal counsels, paralegals and support staff.Provide expertise in one or more substantive areas (e.g. Transactions, Litigation, HR and Regulatory).and lead legal projects and transactions (i.e.: Licensing and Divestment).Lead, direct and develop the legal resources within one business unit or across all business units in the country (depending on whether unit or cross-unit role).Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable) Key performance indicators:Provide problem solving, business oriented legal advice; to be assessed with appropriate customer feedback.Compliance with reporting obligations.Setting priorities and managing a wide-ranging work load.What You'll Bring To The RoleBachelor's degree in lawResidency in Riyadh is required10+ years experience is required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment.Experience in managing Legal & Compliance teams, work and projectsAbility to analyze complex legal and compliance issues.Proven experience in leading interactions with government authorities, and regulatory bodies on compliance and legal matters.Strong verbal & written communication skills; together with a high ability to influence and negotiate.Proven ability to deal positively when working within tight time pressures & demanding clients.Financial/business acumen and business partnering skillsDemonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethicsChange agility and resilienceEnglish fluency is required, and Arabic is highly preferredWhy SandozSandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world's medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.Commitment To Diversity & InclusionWe are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.#Sandoz
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