Job Description Summary
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!Legal Manager will be responsible for all Legal operational elements of Sandoz Kazakhstan (NTLE, Representative Office of Sandoz in Kazakhstan) including implementing Global initiatives, policies and requirements and ensuring legal support of operations in according with relevant local legislative requirements. In addition, Legal Manager will support Sandoz business in distribution markets of Central Asia & Caucasus. Legal Manager will take care of day-to-day operational legal and corporate work as well as reporting and Contract management applications and support the Head Legal & Compliance in driving Legal excellence for Sandoz Kazakhstan.
Job Description
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Lead, in collaboration with Head L&C and local Leadership team, legal processes to drive business priorities while protecting the company and best serving our customers and patients.
Provide guidance on and ensure compliance with the unit’s Business priorities.
Advise and guide business decisions and actions to be consistent with external legal requirements and Sandoz requirements and principles.
Drive simplification and clarification of Sandoz Kazakhstan policies and processes.
Provide legal advice and guidance to the business, as well as manage compliance with legal requirements.
Conduct trainings on legal topics (e.g. Dawn Raid Guidance, Fair Competition, Pharmaceutical Advertising, Legal Onboarding etc)
Ensure corporate governance of Sandoz Kazakhstan (accreditation, PoAs, permits, reporting, etc.)
Ensure update and maintenance of Legal SharePoint and contract templates for interactions with Health Care Professionals and Health Care Organisations
Ensure update and maintenance of Legal SharePoint and contract templates for interactions with Health Care Professionals and Health Care Organisations, vendors, pharmacy chains, distributors, etc. Adaptations of Global templates to the needs of Sandoz Kazakhstan.
Advise on companies’ contractual & statutory obligations manage disputes and litigation, support management decision processes with legal risk assessments.
Manage Contract Applications and legal reporting (e.g. Legal Matters update, Litigation tracker, Sandoz d.d. statutory registers, etc.)
Reviewing and drafting all types of contracts in order to ensure compliance with both local laws and regulations and Sandoz global policies and standards
Preparation of the relevant legal policies/procedures (e.g. Contact management). Support relevant functions with legal reviewing, developing and implementing relevant policies/procedures, as well as adapting existing Global guidelines to local activities and day-to-day operations
Constant monitoring of the changes in legal environment and legislation of Kazakhstan and update of relevant managers, leadership team
Relationship (from legal point of view) with the relevant state authorities (participation in the meetings, drafting the proposals on legislation changes, etc.)
Preparation of the request to relevant state authorities, replies to the requests, claims, etc.
Ensure timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on business processes of Sandoz Kazakhstan.
What you’ll bring to the role:
Kazakhstan Law School graduate
Fluency in Kazakhstan, Russian and English essential
Minimum 5 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare & technology clients, and/or, international company
Experience in managing Legal work and projects.
You’ll receive:
In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an incentive program, limit on corporate mobile communication, lunch allowance, employee recognition scheme, learning and development options as well as worldwide career opportunities. Unleashing the potential of our people, we offer our corporate wellness program, which includes health & medical insurance, 28 days of annual leave, employee assistance program, parental or maternity leave, flexible and remote working where possible.
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients 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, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
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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.
Skills Desired
Business Networking, Business Partners, Calls Handling, Contract Management, Curiosity, Decision Making Skills, Finance, Law (Legal System), Litigation Law, Microsoft Office, Proactivity, Quality ControlSkills Required
- Kazakhstan Law School graduate
- Fluency in Kazakh, Russian and English
- Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience
- Experience managing legal work and projects
- Experience drafting and reviewing commercial and regulatory contracts ensuring local law and global policy compliance
- Experience in healthcare/pharmaceutical environment, top-tier law firm representing healthcare/technology clients, or international company
- Knowledge of litigation management, corporate governance, and regulatory/state authority engagement
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- Experience with SharePoint and contract management applications
- Ability to design and deliver legal trainings (e.g., dawn raid, competition, pharmaceutical advertising)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Sandoz Insights
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.
