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Senior Legal Manager Venecenca - 2406202548W

Description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.

We know that the success of our business – and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions – depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential.

At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

We are searching for the best talent for Legal Senior Manager VENECENCA to be in Bogota, Colombia

Purpose: The Legal Sr. Manager will be in charge of all legal matters for all of Johnson & Johnson’s Innovative Medicine business in the VENECENCA Cluster, including all therapeutic areas, and will join the VENECENCA Leadership Team. This is a Board Attorney role and will directly provide strategic and operational day-to-day legal counsel and advice in all areas of law, and across a wide range of proposed business initiatives and projects in areas such as sales and marketing, tenders, regulatory affairs, contracts, ethics and compliance, litigation, privacy, and intellectual property. The attorney will be supported by a secondment resource that is the employee of Outside Counsel in Panamá.

In general terms, the Legal Sr Manager will be accountable for driving the strategy, enhancement on risk management & legal support, collaboration, consistency and simplification across processes within the cluster, serving as the trusted legal advisor to the cluster leadership team, as well as other senior leaders and key stakeholders, offering advice, analysis and drive strategic discussion, including new and/or enhanced approaches as per business strategies, activities and evolving legal risk & opportunities across the cluster.

You will be responsible for :

• Becoming an active member of the VENECENCA Innovative Medicine Leadership Team, advising on a broad range of corporate matters including strategic partnerships, commercial deals, compliance issues, talent strategy, intellectual property, risk assessment and external engagement activities as part of the Legal strategy.

• Supporting transformational projects, such as those impacting our Innovative Medicine distribution networks and new go-to-market models, as well as projects intended to improve the way the Legal Organization works in VENECENCA and in the Latin America region more broadly, as well as acquisitions and divestitures.

• Preparing, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements in several areas, including distribution, supply, and sales agreements, private or through public tenders.

• Supporting the local HCC and Privacy organizations and other functions (i.e. Quality, Finance, Regulatory, Medical Affairs and Market Access).

• Engaging with the business and other global functions to ensure compliance by aiding in the continued development, monitoring and adjustment of appropriate compliance and disciplinary procedures and frameworks.

• Providing support in investigation processes (with other members of the Law Department and other corporation functions, including HCC and Corporate Internal Audit) on sensitive compliance issues and addressing governmental inquiries, and may be called upon to interact with enforcement authorities and outside counsel in the resolution of such matters.

• Aligning with key stakeholders on legal priorities, training and educational needs and consistent compliance efforts and ensuring that appropriate training is provided to local teams on key legal topics, such as essentials of competition law, sanctions and anti-boycott laws, anti-corruption laws and public procurement.

• Monitoring and analyzing critical new legislation and regulations that may impact the business or its reputation in VENECENCA.

• Managing legal and corporate governance structures for the business in VENECENCA, in coordination with corporate legal, tax and finance colleagues.

• Acting as a leader and driver of the J&J Global Legal Organization strategies in VENECENCA.

• Working with the IP Group at Corporate to manage our IP portfolio for the Innovative Medicine Business in VENECENCA ensuring close connection with the business in terms of our IP Protection Framework.

• Working with other members of the Legal Organization in VENECENCA and across Latin America region to develop and optimize systems and processes.

• Helping to create a level playing field in VENECENCA through active engagement in trade associations.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Law School.

• License to practice law.

• More than 7 years of experience in legal practice.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is recommended. Experience as a Corporate Lawyer is a plus.

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish.

• Experience drafting, negotiating and reviewing complex agreements is highly desired.

• Ability to lead project teams across multiple business units and functions.

• Proven track record interacting with senior executives and ability to influence senior leaders, as well as other levels within an organization is required.

• Broad business experience and a proven ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization, negotiate and influence business decisions, and work towards solutions to drive compliant growth.

• Ability to advise senior leaders and key stakeholders on business initiatives or complex legal issues.

• Sound and Independent judgment.

• Aptitude for managing through ambiguity and creating solutions.

• Strong stakeholder management skills.

• Percentage Traveled: At least 25%

Primary Location Latin America-Colombia-Distrito Capital de Bogotá-Bogotá

Organization Janssen Cilag S.A. (7060)

Job Function Law Business Partners

Req ID: 2406202548W