Pfizer

[Pfizer] Legal senior manager

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Tokyo

Hybrid

Senior level

Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Biotech • Pharmaceutical

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives.

The Role

The Senior Legal Manager provides strategic legal advice across corporate matters, manages legal disputes, supports complex transactions, and ensures compliance.

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Role Overview
The Senior Legal Manager will serve as a trusted advisor to business colleagues, delivering strategic legal counsel across a wide range of commercial and corporate matters. The role requires a proactive, business-oriented mindset and the ability to independently manage complex legal issues while collaborating across global and local functions.
Key Responsibilities

Act as a strategic legal partner to business teams and corporate functions, aligning legal support with business priorities.
Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including licensing, collaborations, and strategic partnerships.
Support complex corporate transactions such as M&A, divestitures, and joint ventures.
Provide legal guidance on business development and alliance management initiatives.
Manage legal disputes, including litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations, in collaboration with external counsel.
Deliver legal training programs to enhance legal compliance and awareness across the organization.
Share knowledge and skills with team members and contribute to the development of Legal team capabilities.
Monitor legal and regulatory developments, assess business impact, and advise stakeholders accordingly.
Drive operational excellence by leveraging digital tools and legal technology to streamline workflows and enhance the visibility and strategic value of the Legal function across the organization.
Represent the company in industry associations and external forums to influence policy and build strategic networks.

Candidate Profile
Behavioral Competencies

Proven leadership and coaching capabilities
Strong project management and facilitation skills
Advanced negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
Strategic and analytical thinking with sound business judgment
High emotional intelligence and cross-cultural communication skills

Technical Expertise

Advanced legal expertise developed through extensive experience as a corporate legal counsel or attorney, with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
High standard of integrity, consistently demonstrating ethical judgment, transparency, and accountability in all legal and business matters.
Proficiency in legal research and drafting
Understanding of pharmaceutical/healthcare regulatory frameworks
Familiarity with industry codes (e.g., JPMA, IFPMA) and compliance standards
Knowledge of corporate governance, antitrust, and data privacy laws
Fluency in Microsoft Officem, Gen AI and legal tech tools

Experience

Minimum 7 years of post-qualified legal experience, including time in private practice and/or in-house roles in multinational companies.
Experience in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, or healthcare sector is a plus.
Proven track record in managing complex transactions and cross-border legal matters

Education / Certification

Law degree from a reputable institution; JD or LL.M. preferred
Admission to practice law in Japan is required; additional international qualifications are a plus

Language Proficiency

Fluent in both Japanese and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills in both languages

Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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The Company

HQ: New York, NY

121,990 Employees

Year Founded: 1848

What We Do

Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.

Why Work With Us

We are the inventors, the problem solvers, the big thinkers — those who surmount any hurdle to deliver breakthrough medicines to the people who are counting on them the most.