At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role: Legal & People Operations Assistant
As a Legal and People Operations Assistant for the Benelux organisation, you will provide operational and administrative support across Legal, Ethics & Compliance, and Human Resources. You will work closely with Legal Counsel, HR, and the regional Ethics & Compliance team to support compliance, accurate personnel administration, effective contract processes, and a positive employee experience across Belgium and the Netherlands.
Your Responsibilities:
- Support the preparation, review, formatting, routing, signature, and administration of standard legal documents, including rebate, consultancy, speaker, and service agreements.
- Maintain corporate legal records and databases for Belgian and Dutch legal entities, including statutes, corporate resolutions, and board documentation, ensuring accurate and audit-ready filing.
- Coordinate legal, data privacy, procurement, transparency reporting, and other administrative intake processes, escalating complex matters to the appropriate Legal or regional Ethics & Compliance contacts.
- Act as the Local Compliance Champion for the Benelux affiliate by coordinating local training, awareness campaigns, compliance communications, and first-line guidance on policies and interactions with healthcare professionals.
- Coordinate HR operations, including sickness and absence administration, return-to-work tracking, employee documentation, onboarding, internal workshops, and HR-related programmes in line with applicable social legislation.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Professional Bachelor's degree in Legal Practice, Paralegal Studies, Human Resources Management, Office Management, Business Management, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- At least two years of relevant experience in a corporate legal, HR, or Ethics & Compliance support role, professional services environment, or law firm.
- Fluent written and spoken Dutch and English.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Teams, SharePoint or OneDrive, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Strong ability to manage competing priorities across multiple business areas while handling confidential information with discretion, accuracy, and integrity.
What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):
- Professional working proficiency in French.
- Familiarity with tools such as DocuSign, Workday, SD Worx, or TrustArc.
- Experience supporting activities related to Belgian or Dutch employment and social legislation.
- Interest in developing an understanding of the animal health industry and commercial operations.
Additional Information:
- Travel: Limited.
- Location: Antwerp, Belgium or Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Position type: full time.
- Work model: Hybrid.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
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Skills Required
- Professional Bachelor's degree in Legal Practice, Paralegal Studies, Human Resources Management, Office Management, Business Management, or equivalent relevant work experience
- At least two years of relevant experience in corporate legal, HR, Ethics & Compliance support, professional services, or a law firm
- Fluent written and spoken Dutch and English
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Teams, SharePoint or OneDrive, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Ability to manage competing priorities while handling confidential information with discretion, accuracy, and integrity
- Professional working proficiency in French
- Familiarity with DocuSign, Workday, SD Worx, or TrustArc
- Experience supporting Belgian or Dutch employment and social legislation
- Interest in the animal health industry and commercial operations
Elanco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elanco and has not been reviewed or approved by Elanco.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including PTO, flexible leave, and the ability to purchase additional vacation. These provisions are highlighted as supportive of work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside company-paid life, disability, and wellness support. Pet insurance and assistance programs reinforce a comprehensive wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a U.S. 401(k) and, for some employees, access to a defined benefit pension. These programs add meaningful long-term value to total rewards.
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What We Do
At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives. Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society. Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
