Legal & Compliance Counsel

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Sandoz, CA, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Provides legal and compliance counsel to commercial and corporate teams in a pharmaceutical business. Responsibilities include negotiating commercial agreements, advising on legal and reputational risks, delivering compliance training, maintaining policies and governance frameworks, supporting audits and risk assessments, reporting product-related events, and managing corporate secretarial matters. The role requires legal qualification, up to five years of relevant experience, strong communication and analytical skills, and fluency in Arabic and English.
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Job Description Summary

-To provide effective legal & compliance opinions to assigned business functions or teams within a country / BF/BU or Corporate function.

Job Description

Major accountabilities: 

  • Act as a trusted business partner to commercial and functional teams by providing proactive legal and compliance advice, supporting strategic initiatives, and ensuring adherence to applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and company policies.
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and independently manage a broad range of commercial agreements, including distribution, services, consultancy, procurement, confidentiality, marketing, sponsorship, and other business contracts.
  • Identify, assess, and advise management on legal, compliance, and reputational risks associated with business activities, and recommend practical risk mitigation measures and solutions.
  • Lead and deliver compliance trainings and activities, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption), competition/antitrust law, conflicts of interest, and regulatory compliance matters to internal and external stakeholder.
  • Develop, implement, communicate, and monitor legal and compliance policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks to promote an ethical culture and compliance mindset.
  • Support audits, compliance monitoring activities, risk assessments, and remediation plans to ensure ongoing compliance with internal and external requirements.
  • Ensure timely reporting and escalation of technical complaints, adverse events, special situation reports, product quality issues, and other reportable events related to company products in accordance with applicable procedures and timelines.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Legal & Compliance function through process optimization, knowledge sharing, benchmarking, and participation in global and local initiatives.
  • Manage and support corporate governance matters, including maintenance of statutory records, preparation, review and ratification of board and shareholder resolutions, support for corporate secretarial requirements, and ensuring compliance with applicable corporate laws, governance standards, and internal frameworks.
What you’ll bring to the role:Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in law. 
  • Master’s degree in law (LL.M.) or other relevant postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
  • Admission to the relevant Bar Association or qualification to practice law.
  • Up to 5 years of relevant experience in legal and/or compliance roles, preferably within a multinational corporation, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or a leading law firm.
  • Strong analytical, communications, problem solving skills.
  • Excellent command of Arabic and English

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.


With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably. 


Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

 

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster. 


Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.


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Skills Desired

Business Networking, Business Partners, Calls Handling, Contract Management, Curiosity, Decision Making Skills, Finance, Law (Legal System), Litigation Law, Microsoft Office, Proactivity, Quality Control

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in law
  • Admission to the relevant Bar Association or qualification to practice law
  • Up to 5 years of relevant legal and/or compliance experience
  • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent command of Arabic and English
  • Master's degree in law or another relevant postgraduate qualification
  • Experience in a multinational corporation, pharmaceutical or healthcare company, or leading law firm

Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.

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The Company
HQ: Basel
17,135 Employees

What We Do

Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. ​ ​Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance.​ We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.

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