Legal Counsel (all genders)

Evotec; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Evotec's headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, seeks a highly motivated Legal Counsel (all genders) for a full-time, permanent position. You will support Evotec's global Commercial teams on contracts, from drafting to negotiation, with a focus on life sciences agreements.

You should be a fully qualified lawyer with at least three years post-qualification experience, ideally with in-house or law firm exposure, fluent in English and German, and able to work independently or with a team.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified lawyer with at least 3 years post qualification experience.
• Ideally in-house and/or law firm experience in a similar role.
• Clear and open communication across boundaries within the company and externally.
• Solid negotiation skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Self-starter who can work independently as well as with a team.
• Ability to handle complexity of work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Well-developed analytical and critical thinking skills; high attention to detail.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and German.
• Experience in Biotech, Pharma or Healthcare sector is advantageous.
• Additional degrees in biotechnology and/or biomedical engineering sciences are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for Evotec's global Commercial teams on contracts, commercial and ideally IP laws, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating all kinds of commercial agreements.
• Prepare and review contract specimens, standard templates and approval processes.
• Provide legal advice and support for interdisciplinary and strategic projects.
• Ideally prepare and review SOPs, policies, contract templates and contribute to process improvements in the legal team.
• Develop a deep understanding of Evotec capabilities and platform technologies.
• Ideally manage legal trainings for internal stakeholders.

Skills

communication skills

negotiation skills

analytical thinking

attention to detail

self-motivation

fluent English

fluent German

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

At Evotec’s headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, we are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated

Legal Counsel (all genders)

Full-time and permanent

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for Evotec's global Commercial teams on all matters of contracts, commercial and ideally intellectual property laws: this includes drafting, reviewing and negotiating all kinds of commercial agreements (in particular Master Services-, Collaboration-, Licence-, Material Transfer-, Consultancy-, Confidentiality Agreements and other types of Life Sciences contracts
• Prepare and review contract specimen, standard templates and approval processes
• Provide legal advice and support for interdisciplinary and strategic projects
• Ideally preparation and review of standard operating procedures, policies, contract templates and contribute to process improvement initiatives in the legal team
• Develop a deep understanding of the full range of Evotec capabilities and platform technologies
• Ideally managing legal trainings for internal stakeholders

Required Qualifications

• Fully qualified lawyer with at least 3 years post qualification experience
• Ideally In-house and/or law firm working experience in a similar role
• Clear and open communication style to interact effectively across functional, geographic and cultural boundaries within the company and externally
• Solid negotiation skills with the ability to influence at all levels
• Self-starter who is resourceful and able to work effectively both independently as well as with a team
• Ability to handle complexity of work under pressure and meet deadlines while remaining highly organized, prioritise and manage multiple tasks, and provide high quality work
• Well-developed analytical and critical thinking skills; exceptional attention to detail with a focus on accuracy in all contractual documents
• Highly motivated attitude
• Fluency in written and spoken English and German

Further Ideal Qualifications

• experience in the Biotech, Pharma or Healthcare sector
• additional academic degrees in biotechnology and/or biomedical engineering sciences

Our Offer

• A position within a vigorous and exciting professional environment promoted by an open culture and a spirit of community
• A diverse, international workforce with a dynamic working environment that fosters creativity, innovations and teamwork
• 30 days of annual holiday, flexible working hours, and in-house canteen
• Capital forming benefits, holiday allowance, annual bonus depending on performance, and monthly allowance for public transportation (Deutschlandticket - JobTicket Premium)

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.