Senior Counsel, EMEA

Cytiva; Krefeld; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading life sciences company is seeking a Senior Counsel for its EMEA operations. This role involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, offering legal support, and managing disputes. An ideal candidate will have a JD with active bar membership in Germany or Switzerland, significant business law experience, and proficiency in both English and German. Join a dynamic team focused on innovation in health science and technology, contributing to life-changing projects.

Leistungen

Comprehensive benefits programs

Paid time off

Health care program

Qualifikationen

• Active bar membership in Germany or Switzerland required.
• Experience in a large law firm or corporate legal department.
• Fluent in English and German.

Aufgaben

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Apply legal judgment to deals and relationships.
• Support COO initiatives for continuous improvement.
• Provide legal training to business.
• Manage disputes and litigation as needed.

Kenntnisse

Business law experience

Drafting and negotiating agreements

Project management

Analytical skills

Team player

Ausbildung

JD or equivalent with active bar membership

Jobbeschreibung

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Counsel, Cytiva EMEA will provide Legal support across multiple Cytiva Operating Companies based out of our office in Amersham (UK), Freiburg (Germany), Basel or Fribourg (Switzerland). The role entails working closely with business and functional teams, as well as certain strategic customer accounts.

What you will do:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial and direct procurement agreements as well as other strategic business agreements and transactions
• Applying legal and business judgment to proposed deals, relationships and other issues requiring legal or compliance attention
• Supporting initiatives of the COO with a focus on continuous improvement activities in the Commercial space
• Providing legal & compliance training to the business, Legal support to certain manufacturing sites in region
• Managing disputes and litigation, outside counsel to defined budgets when brought in to assist and provide region legal support to other parts of Cytiva and Danaher on an ad hoc basis

Who you are:

• JD (or equivalent) with active bar membership (or equivalent) in Germany or Switzerland. English and German language proficiency essential.
• Significant business law experience at a large law firm or corporate legal department, including but not limited to drafting, negotiating and closing complex business transactions in a regulated environment (i.e. purchase and sales agreements), preferably with experience gained in a commercial role within the healthcare or life sciences industry.
• Strong project management and prioritization skills, ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience identifying and resolving legal issues quickly and effectively and ability to make on the spot risk calls.
• Proven team player with ability to work across all levels of the organization including multiple functional and business stakeholders.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com .