Senior Legal Counsel M&A - Inklusiver Job

Boehringer Ingelheim; Ingelheim am Rhein; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading pharmaceutical company based in Germany is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for M&A. This role offers the opportunity to provide strategic legal advice and structure complex M&A transactions while collaborating with internal teams and external counsel globally. Ideal candidates will possess a qualification as a lawyer with substantial experience in M&A and corporate law, alongside strong strategic, business, and communication skills.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience in law firms or as in-house lawyer with international exposure.
• High level of strategic and business understanding in pharma or biotech.

Aufgaben

• Provide strategic legal advice throughout the M&A process.
• Draft and negotiate M&A documentation across businesses globally.
• Collaborate across borders on acquisitions and divestitures.

Kenntnisse

Strategic legal advice

M&A expertise

Corporate law knowledge

Communication skills

Project leadership

Business fluent in English

Ausbildung

Qualification as lawyer or qualified attorney

Jobbeschreibung

The Position

Are you looking for a new challenge in an international environment, making a true difference at the German headquarters of a growing top 20 pharmaceutical business? Are you seeking to leverage your experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and help us pursue our ambition to improve the health of humans and animals - for generations? Are you interested in joining our 350+ Legal & Compliance professionals globally and becoming a member of the Legal Strategy & Governance team?

Tasks & responsibilities

• As Senior Legal Counsel M&A you will provide strategic legal advice to senior management and project leadership throughout the entire M&A process.
• You will structure, draft and negotiate M&A transaction documentation across all of Boehringer Ingelheim's businesses globally in close collaboration with the M&A function and other internal legal colleagues, also leading teams of external legal professionals.
• Due to the global reach of Boehringer Ingelheim's acquisitions and divestitures focus, you will most of the time collaborate across borders.
• You will select and manage outside counsel in the relevant jurisdictions always with a view on quality, speed and efficiency.
• You will partner-up and collaborate closely with internal colleagues in the target jurisdiction.
• Furthermore, you will leverage your expertise acquired through the transaction phase for the preparation of the integration of the target into the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies.
• Taking over a leading role, you will work with a team of international lawyers in relevant matters on a global scale.

Requirements

• Qualification as lawyer or qualified attorney with admission to the bar (2nd State Examination or equivalent)
• Extensive relevant working experience in an external law firm and / or as inhouse lawyer with international exposure in daily business
• Strong expertise in M&A as well as in corporate law and governance
• High level of strategic and business understanding, preferably in the pharma, biotech or life sciences industry, with the ability to provide strategic legal advice in the highly dynamic area of M&A
• Strong communication skills are key, as well as the capability of steering and / or leading legal matters in cross-functional and / or international settings
• Project leadership competencies to lead cross-functional initiatives paired with strategic thinking and solution oriented mindset
• Business fluent in English

Ready to contact us?

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel : [phone] or via mail : [e-mail]

Recruitment process :

Step 1: Online application - The job posting is online until December 31st, 2025. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to December 11th , 2025 are guaranteed to be considered.

Step 2: Virtual meeting until mid of January

Step 3: On-site interviews beginning end of January

Unser Unternehmen

Bei Boehringer Ingelheim entwickeln wir bahnbrechende Therapien, die das Leben von Mensch und Tier verbessern. Als 1885 gegründetes und seitdem im Familienbesitz befindliches Unternehmen nehmen wir eine langfristige Perspektive ein. Mit 52.000 Mitarbeitenden weltweit setzen wir unsere Ziele um und fördern dabei eine vielfältige, gemeinschaftliche und inklusive Unternehmenskultur. Wir sind überzeugt : Mit talentierten und ambitionierten Mitarbeitenden und ihrer Leidenschaft für Innovationen heben wir die Grenzen des Erreichbaren immer wieder auf.

Warum Boehringer Ingelheim?

Bei uns können Sie wachsen, zusammenarbeiten, innovativ sein und Leben verbessern.

Wir bieten Ihnen herausfordernde Tätigkeiten in einem respektvollen und kollegialen globalen Arbeitsumfeld mit einer Vielzahl von auf Innovation ausgerichteten Denkweisen und Methoden. Darüber hinaus sind für uns Qualifizierung und Entwicklung für alle Mitarbeitenden von zentraler Bedeutung, denn Ihr Wachstum ist unser Wachstum.

Boehringer Ingelheim ist ein globaler Arbeitgeber, der sich für Chancengleichheit einsetzt, und ist stolz auf seine vielfältige und inklusive Kultur. Wir begrüßen die Vielfalt von Perspektiven und streben nach einem inklusiven Umfeld, wovon unsere Mitarbeiter

• innen, Patienten
• innen und Communitys profitieren.

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