Legal Counsel (d/f/m)

Essity is a leading global hygiene and healthcare company. We are committed to improving the quality of life through high-quality hygiene and healthcare solutions. We sell our products and solutions in around 150 countries under many strong brands, including the global market leaders TENA and Tork, as well as well-known brands such as Jobst, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa.

We are now looking for a Legal Counsel (f/m/d) for our Health and Medical Solutions Business Unit. The position is a maternity cover and limited until 28.02.2027 and is located in our office in Hamburg-Ottensen.

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk. 

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts in German and English for different aspects of the MedTech business, such as e.g. cooperation with material and product suppliers and with clinical, technical and regulatory service providers

• Providing legal guidance to the business in innovation projects, launch support and product and brand management

• Conducting legal analysis and legal risk analysis in multiple jurisdictions and facilitating appropriate coverage with a focus on marketing and advertising law and unfair competition law, both for own products and brands and for contentious matters with competition

• Converting legal analysis into legal opinions and ensuring deployment of conclusions within the necessary business processes

• Ensuring transparency and standard setting in the business by contributing to building and maintaining compliant internal processes and IT based routines

• Further developing the close cooperation with internal functions such as the IP, Sourcing, Quality, Clinical Affairs and Regulatory Affairs departments, as well as Product Management and Marketing

Even if not all of the following points apply to you, we would be happy to get to know you and talk about the possibility of working with you!

• Successfully (above average; in case of Germany “vollbefriedigend”) completed legal studies in a major European jurisdiction

• Business fluent (written and spoken) in German and English, with mother tongue skills in German or English being a plus. Any other major European language is also a plus

• Specialization in (unfair) competition law and/or medical devices / medicinal products law  

• 1-4 years of experience as an external counsel in an international business law firm or in an in-house legal department in the MedTech / Pharma sector

• Solution-oriented and cooperative mindset

• Eagerness to learn and grow

• Ability to navigate through a matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders

The benefits listed refer to the primary location. If you want to start at another location, these may vary. This also applies to a non-tariff position. 

• Compensation & Benefits 
  Compensation above tariff, yearly special payment, bonus, annual salary adjustment process, pension schemes, anniversary bonus, child allowance, Corporate Benefits & other employee benefits 

• Work-Life-Balance 
  Hybrid working model, flexible working hours, overtime compensation, 39h week, 30 days of vacation plus additional balance days, lifetime working time account 

• Learning & Development 
  Structured onboarding, training opportunities such as digital learning platform, coaching & mentoring as possible part of individual development plan, participation in professional conferences and fairs 

• Health & Well-being 
  Discounted fitness membership, Urban Sports Club, Lease-a-bike, health and well-being month, Walk-and-Talk Meetings, nilo.health & mindfulness courses, "PME Familienservice", employee surveys 

• Team & Collaboration 
  People culture, communities & networks, co-working spaces, leadership guidelines, canteen 

• Mobility 
  Public transport allowance, bicycle parking, free car parking, e-charging stations 

At Essity our Beliefs & Behaviours (Care, Collaboration, Courage and Commitment) is the foundation for our inclusive culture and as such something we are living on an everyday basis. With a purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being diversity, equity & inclusion is established in our core.

We are committed against discrimination on the basis of color, ethnicity, migration history, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, caregiving responsibilities, disability, chronic illness, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information and other. We explicitly welcome applications from people who are structurally, institutionally, intersectionally discriminated.

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