Sr. Director & Associate General Counsel, US Litigation, Antitrust & Employment

Sandoz; Princeton (NJ); Ibrido; USD 260.000 - 380.000; Tempo pieno

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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.

Mansioni

• 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.

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Sr. Director & Associate General Counsel, US Litigation, Antitrust & Employment

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally.

Join us, the future is ours to shape!

Position Location :

This position will be located at the Princeton, NJ US Headquarters site.

Our Sandoz flexible hybrid working approach allows US office-based employees to work up to 50% of their monthly workday remotely. This role will not have the ability to be located remotely. Preference will be given to local candidates not requiring relocation.

U.S. Work visa sponsorship not available for this role. Must have U.S. work authorization.

Major Accountabilities / Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 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.

Antitrust

• Serve as a strategic legal advisor to business leadership, providing practical, business-oriented legal advice on US antitrust and competition law matters, including support for antitrust investigations, litigation matters, compliance initiatives and competition-law assessments, working closely with Global Antitrust colleagues.
• Relevant areas may include pricing practices, distribution arrangements, rebate and discount programs, trade association activities, information exchanges with competitors, competitive intelligence, joint ventures and strategic collaborations (including private label arrangements), and customer and supplier contracting practices.

People & Organization (Labor & Employment)

• Provide timely, practical and business-oriented legal advice to P&O and business leaders on US labor and employment matters, including employee relations, terminations, accommodations, leaves of absence, performance management, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations and employment-related policies.
• Support internal investigations and sensitive employee-related matters in partnership with P&O, Compliance, Corporate Security and other stakeholders, while maintaining appropriate confidentiality, privilege and documentation discipline.

General

• Clearly and timely communicate