Associate Corporate Counsel, EMEA
Position Overview
The Corporate Counsel, EMEA will assist in corporate legal matters and related processes for EMEA Region for a globally focused medical device corporation. Tasks will include preparing, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts and providing advice and counsel to various business functions, including clinical, sales, marketing, compliance and IT. Must be able to perform legal assignments with a high degree of independence, be detailed-oriented, and can adapt to changing priorities as well as a high volume of work under tight deadlines. Will perform legal work, conduct research and provide legal support and counsel to various functions.The position will reside within MicroVention Europe. Job duties:
- Performs contracts function, including negotiating and drafting agreements including but not limited to clinical trial agreements, consulting agreements, distribution agreements, master service agreements, no-disclosure agreements.
- Create, maintain and/or update templates of contracts.
- Assist in the advice and counsel on all kind of legal support to solve any specific issue including management of preliminary works and active negotiation, drafting and follow up.
- Work closely with MicroVention’s various business units, including Clinical, Sales, Marketing, compliance and IT to support their contract and advice needs.
- Assist with GDPR matters including assessment, drafting processes and agreements.
- Completes special projects as requested and participate in Legal Department initiatives and development.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Post graduate University Diploma in Law.
- Three (3+) years of relevant legal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.
- Proficient with MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Medical device, pharmaceutical or other healthcare-related experience highly desirable.
- Member of French Bar is a plus
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Well-organized and autonomous in the organization of duties assigned.
- Good responsiveness to priorities, strategic and problem solving.
- A self-starter who is able to function in an individual contributor role as well as in the capacity of counselor to others.
- Strong English language skills (business nomenclature).#LI-DNI