Legal Director – Rare Disease Biotech

Major, Lindsey & Africa; Essen; Vor Ort; EUR 125.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Legal Director for a biotech company in Germany or Switzerland. This role involves managing legal activities across the DACH region, providing compliance guidance, and supporting product launches. Candidates should have over six years of relevant experience in the biotech or pharma sectors and be fluent in German and English. The position offers hybrid work arrangements and opportunities for development.

Leistungen

Strong training and development opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifikationen

• Minimum six years of relevant legal experience.
• Experience in rare disease markets is preferred.
• Prior work in law firm and in-house environments.

Aufgaben

• Manage legal activities in the DACH region.
• Advise on commercial, regulatory, and compliance matters.
• Support product launches and collaborate with teams.

Kenntnisse

Legal expertise in biotech/pharma

Fluent in German and English

Broad commercial and regulatory law knowledge

Ausbildung

German or Swiss legal qualification

Jobbeschreibung

In-House Biotech – Germany (Munich) or Switzerland (Zug)

Legal Director – Rare Disease Biotech (DACH)

Our client is a commercial stage biotech delivering transformational medicines within the oncology market. They are seeking to hire an experienced lawyer for a Director level role to lead delivery of legal support across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This role is crucial for supporting the company’s expanding commercialisation strategy in the DACH region and involves providing legal and compliance guidance across multiple business functions.

Role responsibilities : The position involves managing legal activities in the DACH region, advising on commercial, regulatory, and compliance matters, supporting product launches, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key tasks include reviewing promotional materials, contracts, training programs, and ensuring compliance with competition, regulatory, anti-bribery, and data privacy laws.

Requirements : Candidates should have at least six years of relevant legal experience in biotech / pharma, preferably with law firm and in-house backgrounds, and be fluent in German and English. Expertise in rare disease markets and broad commercial and regulatory law knowledge are preferred. A German or Swiss legal qualification is essential.

This is an opportunity to join a growing biotech with a strong pipeline at a crucial stage in their development. There is scope to develop the role around the right lawyer and they offer strong training and development opportunities. The role is hybrid and can be remote with regular travel to one of the offices as needed. You will be part of the cluster leadership team with the opportunity to work closely with the business.

For further information please contact Lisa Owens at [e-mail]. Major, Linsey & Africa (MLA) are exclusively retained to conduct this search. Interested candidates, please submit your Resume (in word format). All suitably qualified candidates will be contacted directly to discuss this role in confidence.