Legal Associate Director

Lilly; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 120.000 - 160.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A global healthcare leader is seeking an Associate Director Legal for its Brazilian affiliate. This role involves managing regional legal needs, providing counsel, and supporting business objectives while minimizing legal risks. The ideal candidate will possess a law degree from a top university and have substantial experience in legal counseling, compliance, and litigation. Responsibilities include leading litigation efforts, monitoring legal changes, and fostering a culture of ethics and compliance. Join this impactful team to make a difference in healthcare.

Qualificações

• Candidates must have a degree in law from a top university.
• Experience in legal counseling, compliance, and litigation management is essential.
• Strong ability to engage in cross-functional collaborations.

Responsabilidades

• Provide effective day-to-day legal support and solutions.
• Monitor and communicate changes in laws affecting business operations.
• Lead and organize litigation efforts affecting the Affiliate.

Conhecimentos

Legal counseling in corporate structure

Regulatory compliance

Litigation management

Cross-functional collaboration

Formação académica

Degree in law from a top university

Descrição da oferta de emprego

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world.

We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.

We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

• LATAM Hub - Brazil Legal Job Description
• Job Title : Associate Director Legal - LATAM Hub
• Brazil
• Purpose of Job

Be a part of the team that manages regional legal needs of the Brazilian affiliate ("Brazil" or the "Affiliate") of the Latin American ("LATAM") Hub (the "Hub"), and provides legal counsel to the Hub Leadership team.

The LATAM Hub oversees the marketing and sales, and execution of local development matters, of medicines produced by Eli Lilly and Company in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia; as well as oversees strategic distribution relationships in the Southern Cone of South America, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Central America, and the Caribbean ("SPEC").

This position will specifically support Brazil.

Job Level : P4

Position Responsibilities

General Responsibilities :

Serve as a key resource and provide effective day-to-day legal support resulting in legal solutions which help the Affiliate achieve business objectives, minimize legal risks, and comply with local laws, regulations and company policies (legal counseling in various areas of law including corporate structure and support, commercial, promotion, regulatory, transactions, litigation, competition, anti-bribery, FCPA, sanctions, advertising, tax, IP, labor issues).

Proactively support the Affiliate in preventing, detecting and responding to legal risks in business operations.

Drive solutions for products, processes and services in the Affiliate.

Monitor, identify, interpret and timely communicate to the internal clients changes in the law potentially affecting business operations.

Assist with internal controls and compliance program enhancements.

Develop legal strategy to adopt, develop and implement programs, policies and practices in the Affiliate.

Make decisions that impact a range of standard and non-standard operational, processes, project or service activities.

Engage cross-functional / cross-geographical collaboration to replicate best practices.

Participate in regional and corporate assignments / projects.

Communicate with lawyers in the International Business Unit and Corporate Center (Indianapolis, Indiana) to ensure one-voice counseling and effective use of legal resources across the geographies.

Defend the company in government investigations / inquiries.

When needed, cooperate with in-house counsel on internal investigations with the assistance of external law firms or in-house HR or Compliance investigation resources.

Develop and conduct training programs for the Affiliate's employees based on identified needs.

Support and lead the implementation of legal strategy, budgeting process, global business solutions, anti-counterfeit activities, AI projects, advocacy activities internally and externally with local associations and legal organizations.

Lead projects with high risk and high complexity, involving management of budget for a broad area of the business.

Actively participate in meetings with local leaders and ensure direct and regular exposure to functional managers.

Foster a culture of Ethics and Compliance, supporting Ethics and Compliance colleagues and maintaining awareness of Company policies and procedures in providing counsel.

Specific Responsibilities :

• Lead and organize all litigation efforts affecting the Affiliate (labor, product liability, consumer, small claims, government and commercial), by, among other things : developing strategy and coordinating with local leadership, Legal management, and cross functional partners; selecting and managing outside counsel; tracking matters with internal tools; managing budgets; supervising support attorneys and staff who are assisting on litigation projects.
• Coordinate with other international and Indianapolis-based litigation colleagues across global regions to assess strategies common across geographies, best practices and coordinated use of outside counsel.
• Partner with peer legal colleagues to provide agile counseling in matters related to pricing negotiations, discount structures, access negotiations, government tenders, customer support programs, marketing practices, supply chain management, B2B activity, Trade Association engagement, training of management or functional employees on legal developments, engagement with ANVISA and other local regulators, corporate affairs advocacy initiatives, medical affairs communications, and clinical trials.

Qualifications

Degree in law from atop university