Assistant General Counsel DACH Manufacturing

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today

Role Overview:

Responsible for General Legal matters with a focus on our German manufacturing sites, including E&C and Privacy affairs in close cooperation with the respective department and other areas as designated.

Executive Summary:

We are looking for a lawyer / senior associate with very good English, trained at a reputable law firm / company, if possible, with bar exam and life science experience.

The Elanco Assistant General Counsel DACH Manufacturing / General Legal must be able to work independently, collaborate comfortably and effectively in global, cross-functional environment.

Day-to-Day responsibilities:

Responsible for providing strategic and operational legal support regarding broad range of legal affairs, including commercial contracts, anti-trust and competition law questions, corporate housekeeping, general legal questions from various areas of law.Ethics and compliance, data privacy and litigation in close cooperation with the respective internal department.Advise on the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of shareholders, managing directors, members of executive boards or supervisory boards and other committee members in fulfilling their legal obligations.Serving on relevant Affiliate’s Core Lead Team.Monitoring and supervising external counsels and legal spend.Supporting IP by collaboration with IP legal team.Supporting Regulatory by collaborating with Regulatory legal team.Supporting Procurement by collaborating with Procurement legal team.Developing training plans and providing legal training to staff.Other tasks as designated by supervisor to support Elanco’s business in central European cluster.

Required skills and experience

Must have:

At least eight years of experience as in-house counsel or a lawyer in an internationally respected law firm (2nd state examination in law).Excellent communication skills in German and English.Sound business acumen and commercial awareness and practically oriented, ability to identify and resolve legal issues quickly and effectively.Ability to work independently and make confident decisions.Strong collaboration skills with individuals from various areas, seniority levels, nationalities and cultures.Demonstrated ability to provide strategic advice to leadership, influence decision-making, and handle challenges effectively.Self-motivated, detail-oriented, clear thinker, quick learner.Strong team player with a proactive attitude.Experience in leveraging external counsel to provide efficient critical legal support.Experience with collaborative and outsourced business relationships.Computer literacy.
 

Nice to have:

Admission to a German bar.Experience in the life science, animal health industry, food industry or other consumer-oriented or regulated industries.

Travel:

10%

WHAT WE OFFER

Pension plan with employer matching contribution40 hours/week30 days vacationHealth and fitness benefitsSubsidized Job Ticket and bike leasingAttractive remuneration Work with an active team in an international company with flat hierarchiesScope for personal initiative and individual further training opportunities in an appreciative working environment

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