Corporate Counsel Specialist II

ThermoFisher Scientific; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Corporate Counsel Specialist II in Brazil to support public tenders, government sales, and administrative proceedings. This role provides strategic guidance across global operations and partners with the bidding team to ensure compliant, reliable contracting and risk management.

Join a multinational corporate legal team focused on Brazilian procurement, cross-border collaboration, and continuous process improvements.

Qualifications

• Law degree and Brazilian licensing eligibility.
• At least 4 years in comparable roles within medical devices or multinational enterprises.
• Experience with government bidding and Brazil procurement laws.
• Fluent in English and Portuguese.

Responsibilities

• Analyze offers, proposals, customer orders, and contracts for compliance with local laws and internal policies.
• Support bidding procedures and communicate between clients and business units.
• Review commercial offers and contracts with public clients to ensure legal requirements are met.
• Conduct risk analyses of ongoing bidding processes and advise on GO/NO GO decisions.
• Coordinate with other legal teams across Latin America to improve bidding processes.
• Provide training with Compliance and bidding teams for government clients in Brazil.

Skills

Bid risk assessment

Contract review

Regulatory compliance

Leadership & confidentiality

Bilingual English/Portuguese

Education

Law degree (Brazil)

Eligible to practice law in Brazil

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Corporate Legal team as a Corporate Counsel Specialist II, supporting public tenders, government sales and administrative proceedings while providing strategic guidance across our global operations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Analyze offers, proposals, customer order acceptances, and contracts, ensuring compliance with local laws and internal company policies.


• Help develop business policies and procedures for government sales alongside Brazilian partners and Latin American bidding leaders.


• Aid in the bidding procedures, supporting the bidding team in facilitating communication between clients and business sectors.


• Review commercial offers and contracts with public clients, ensuring that all legal requirements are met and bidding conditions are fulfilled.


• Conduct risk analysis of ongoing bidding processes.


• Support the \"GO/NO GO\" decision analysis to authorize participation in the bidding process based on risk analysis.


• Advise, analyze, and propose alternatives to resolve controversial situations arising from bidding processes.


• Maintain communication with other areas of the company to ensure timely updates and follow-up on bidding procedures.


• Assist in other necessary tasks to fulfill the requirements of the department and the company's different businesses.


• Coordinate initiatives and projects with other members of the legal department team in other Latin American countries, always seeking improvement opportunities and innovative ways.


• Partner with the bidding team and Compliance to jointly conduct sales-focused training for government clients in Brazil.

Minimum Basic Requirements:

• Extensive knowledge of government bidding processes in Brazil.


• Previous roles in international corporations.


• Bilingual: Portuguese and English (advanced level).

Educational Experience:

• Professional with an academic degree in law eligible to practice in Brazil.


• Minimum of 4 years of demonstrated work background in comparable roles within the medical devices sector or multinational/transnational enterprises.

Skills and/or Proficiencies:

• Ability to plan, prioritize, assess risks, and analyze, as well as issue reports and contractual mentorship related to bidding procedures for different businesses.


• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and respect for confidentiality, organization, and colleagues.


• Capability to thrive in a diverse and global setting.


• Critical thinking to inspire change, collaborate at all levels, involve internal customers, and assist with decisions concerning bidding processes the company chooses to engage in.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.


• Capability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced setting, consistently meeting departmental timelines.


• Ability to handle/manage tasks and delivery deadlines with multidisciplinary teams.


• Ability to analyze and identify potential risks for the company, as well as propose and/or define action plans or process improvements under their responsibility.


• Integrity, intensity, innovation, and involvement.


• Integrity and accountability for the work performed.


• Ability to conduct meetings in English and Portuguese languages.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.