About the Job

Job Purpose:

To proactively and independently operate as a strategic Legal business partner to contribute towards the growth of Sanofi business by providing high quality, solution-oriented and efficient legal support; proactively identifying, evaluating and advising management, business and function partners on areas of legal risk and opportunity; ensuring compliance with Sanofi Legal policies; and fostering an environment of team work that promotes individual professional growth and collective success of the company.

Key Accountabilities:

Provides legal support to all the global business units (“GBU”), R&D and global support functions (“GSF”) in HKTW MCO, including without limitation:

• Draft, review and negotiate complex agreements including but not limited to licensing, co-marketing, co-promotion, manufacturing & supply, wholesaler, distribution & warehousing services and promotion agreements.
• Provide strategic legal advice & support in business development projects, commercial transactions, marketing, pre & post product launch and clinical trial related issues.
• Provide strategic legal advice and guidance to all GBU, R&D and GSF including but not limited to healthcare related law, competition law, commercial law, civil laws and privacy law (by working with DPO).
• Manage investigations, litigations and disputes including investigations by any government agencies, including but not limited to the Food and Drug Administration, Privacy Commission and Competition Commission.
• Monitor legal environment development, understand and anticipate relevant new legislations and enforcement trends, and advise leadership team, GBU, R&D and GSF on the legal interpretation, implications and opportunities for the company’s business strategy and operations.
• Engage business leaders to promote risk prevention and mitigation mindset for business operations.
• Manage corporate formality and restructuring work in cooperation with Sanofi Group’s Company Law unit.
• Provide legal training to GBU, R&D and GSF.
• Manage performance, relationship and budget with outside counsels.
• Create contract templates based on real business needs, supervise contract specialist and conduct relevant trainings.

Sanofi employee must understand of own roles and responsibilities in avoiding health risk (Health), preventing accidents (Safety) and environment protection (Environment). Involved in any such activities must comply with HSE policy.

About You

Education

• Qualified to practice law in Taiwan.
• Preferably with Master Degree in a reputable local or foreign university.

Experience & Knowledge

• At least 10 years’ post qualification experience, preferably a combination of private practice (in a reputable law firm) and in-house experience (preferably in a multinational company and/or in the pharmaceutical field) or just in private practice in a reputable law firm.
• Excellent knowledge of commercial, civil, competition, anti-corruption and privacy law and preferably healthcare related law.

Core Competencies/Skills

• Excellent legal, strategic and analytical skills
• Excellent drafting and communication skills in both Chinese and English
• Able to communicate complex legal issues and risks in terms that non-legal colleagues can understand
• Able to prioritize, manage expectations, deadlines and deliver within an appropriate timeframe
• Able to stay firm in demanding situation and work in a highly autonomous role
• Able to manage conflicts and stressful situations in an effective and efficient way
• Able to build and maintain strong professional relationships across the business and effectively & efficiently collaborate transversally
• Able to lead and develop team or peers

Sanofi Behaviors and Skills

This position is required to demonstrate behaviors such as Stretch, Put the interest of the organization, Act in the interest of our patients and customers and Take Action. During the interview we will also be asking for examples of skills such as Strategic Thinking, Result Orientation, People Leadership (if applicable), Relationship and Influence.

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