Legal Counsel

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Gruppe; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare solutions company in Mississauga is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide legal advice across various business areas and assist with compliance and risk management. The ideal candidate holds a Master's Degree and has over 4 years of experience in the life sciences sector. Bilingual English and French candidates are preferred. This is an onsite role with no relocation benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in legal practice in Canada.
• Licensed to practice as a solicitor/barrister.
• Experience in the life sciences industry is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice across multiple business areas.
• Coordinate with compliance and legal teams.
• Manage litigation and provide general legal guidance.

Skills

Collaboration with stakeholders

Legal risk management

Knowledge of health law

Bilingual in English and French

Education

Master’s Degree (Juris Doctorate / LLB)

Job description

At Roche, you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted, and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Position

Legal Counsel

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

Interested in making a difference?

Roche is a company that believes it is urgent to deliver medical solutions right now while re-imagining the future of healthcare. With a proud 125-year history of cutting-edge science bringing solutions to patients, Roche continues to push for new ways to help patients lead healthier, fuller lives. We are brave in decision and action and believe that good business means a better world.

Join a dynamic and engaged team that makes a difference to patients and the healthcare system. Legal counsel works in close partnership with business colleagues on a wide range of issues including clinical research and development, manufacturing, digital technology, and commercialization. As a dynamic site that has both local and global functions, there are plenty of opportunities to explore a wide range of evolving topics. Particular focus on providing pragmatic advice in areas of health technology assessment, commercialization activities, and ongoing digital, privacy, and A.I. related initiatives.

The successful candidate will have experience in core life science industry topics, a demonstrated ability to partner and solve with different stakeholders, and an interest in learning across a broad range of topics.

The Opportunity

• Interactions with multiple businesses (including Pharma, Pharma Technical, PD, IT, Procurement, and to a lesser extent Diagnostics, Diabetes Care) for the purposes of providing legal advice and coaching across a diverse range of issues. Counsel business on appropriate risk management and mitigation strategies, as well as opportunity acceleration. Coordinate with global and counterpart affiliate colleagues to facilitate the same.
• Coordination with Compliance Team to provide coordinated legal and compliance guardrails for commercial operations, driving accelerated opportunity realization aligned with business strategy and management of enterprise risk tolerances.
• Coordination with Contracts Management Group to ensure appropriate level of timely legal input, drafting of additional precedents, and communications and interaction with commercial units.
• Litigation management
• Coordination with Privacy functions and related advice
• General case-specific legal initiatives

Who you are

• You hold a Master’s Degree (Juris Doctorate / LLB) and 4+ years of experience in a specific Discipline: Licensed to practice as a solicitor / barrister in a jurisdiction in Canada.
• You have experience working in Life Science, ideally in a matrix organization, as well as strong demonstrated success in building and cultivating collaborative and productive relationships with senior stakeholders.
• You are collaborative with both legal & compliance colleagues as well as business partners; solutions orientation with sound ability to balance risk and opportunity.
• You are open-minded and inclusive, generously sharing ideas and knowledge, while being receptive to ideas and feedback from others.
• You demonstrate familiarity with one or more of health, regulatory, privacy, and contract law, which are preferred.

Preferred:

• Bilingual in English and French.

No relocation benefits are available for this job posting

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100,000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advancing science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.