Senior Director & AGC, US Litigation, Antitrust & Employment

Sandoz; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz in Princeton, NJ seeks a Sr. Director & Associate General Counsel to lead US Litigation, Antitrust and Employment legal matters. You will steer strategic litigation and provide senior legal counsel to business leaders across the US market.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with global teams, manage internal investigations, and guide risk management while ensuring regulatory compliance and strong corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support US litigation, disputes, claims and investigations, including development of case strategy, factual investigation, risk assessment, budgeting, settlement evaluation and coordination with internal stakeholders and external counsel.
• Reassess and challenge litigation strategy, ensuring internal teams and external counsel are fully prepared, cost-effective and aligned with business objectives.
• Identify and evaluate strategic settlement opportunities in litigation and other disputes to mitigate legal and business risk, protect Sandoz’s reputation and, where appropriate, support favorable financial outcomes.
• Support product liability, quality-related, commercial and other business disputes, including pre-litigation risk assessments, preservation obligations, document discovery, witness preparation and coordination with cross-functional teams.
• Partner with Global Litigation to ensure US litigation matters are managed consistently with global dispute resolution strategy, governance expectations, reporting requirements and risk management priorities.

Job description

Sandoz in Princeton, NJ seeks a Sr. Director & Associate General Counsel to lead US Litigation, Antitrust and Employment legal matters. You will steer strategic litigation and provide senior legal counsel to business leaders across the US market.

In this hybrid role, you will collaborate with global teams, manage internal investigations, and guide risk management while ensuring regulatory compliance and strong corporate governance.