Paralegal (d/f/m)

Job Description Summary

Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!

Job Description

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines.

Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates.

This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.

As Paralegal, you will play a crucial role in the corporate legal department by ensuring compliance with local laws and execution of critical transactions. 
 

Major Accountabilities

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Provides Legal support to contracts for Sandoz Swiss Entities, including review, proof-reading as may be required

• Supports (including drafting and proof-reading) on various legal documents such as e.g. CDAs, PoAs, UBO, confirmations and authorizations, certificates, protocols

• Deals with, and provides reliable handling of notarization process

• Supports and executes on special projects.

• Manages the document flow with involved stakeholders and arranges for signature of documents; ensuring contract lifecycle management. Maintains the database including physical & digital archiving system.

• Monitors related activities including documentation.

• Supports optimization and simplification of current processes and/or introduction of new or modified processes.

• Maintains the overview of timelines and deliverables in all assigned projects.

• Acts as a team member for legal projects.

• Informs, communicates, advises and supports the team and associates from outside the team on processes, guidelines and services that are specific to the department.

• Accommodates customers’ specific needs and is a professional partner to people within and outside the department.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential requirements

• Paralegal Certificate or Commercial training (e.g. Swiss Association of Commercial Employees, business school) or equivalent. (e.g. Swiss Matura plus business experience or Bachelor (preference Legal)

• Experience as “Paralegal” or „Administrative Specialist“ within a legal environment or similar.

• Fluent in both English and German. (spoken and written). Additional languages advantageous.

• Excellent communication: can focus on what matters, adjusts the form of communication depending on the stakeholders.

• Great organizational skills: can organize own work, activities, and tasks as well as activities within the department / team in an effective, transparent, and professional manner.

• Pro-active, curious, challenges status quo. Seeks to improve things.

• Can execute assigned tasks in a timely manner and according to the deadlines, can work under time-pressure.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art 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 and entrepreneurial spirit 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 encouraged! 

The future is ours to shape!

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.

Accessibility and accommodation

Sandoz is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message

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