We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel (W/M) for our Legal Department based in Illkirch (near Strasbourg - 67).
It is a hybrid role requiring some days on site at
our Polyplus offices in Illkirch with the opportunity to work some days remotely.
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel (W/M) for our Legal Department based in Strasbourg area (Illkirch - 67).
It is a hybrid role requiring some days on site at our Polyplus offices in Illkirch with the opportunity to work some days remotely.
Polyplus (now part of Sartorius) is a leading provider of upstream solutions for the production of innovative drug therapies such as cell and gene therapies, from research to commercial scale.
Our mission is to develop innovative solutions that enable scientists to develop revolutionary nucleic acid-based therapies to improve human health.
As a Senior Legal Counsel, you are in charge of a portfolio of contracts relating to products and services marketed by the group: mainly raw materials, excipients and starting materials for ATMPs in cell and & gene therapies, plasmid/protein manufacturing services, plasmid engineering services, cell culture services and GMP batch manufacturing services for cell therapy.
You act as a business partner in providing legal advice to internal stakeholders on a wide range of operational matters.
You directly report to the Legal Director for Polyplus group (Polyplus/Bio Elpida/Xpress Biologics) based in Illkirch.
Grow with us – Your Responsibilities
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Regarding the marketing of our products and services (whether research-grade or GMP-grade), to draft, negotiate and review, in support of the global Sales team, a wide range of commercial contracts such as Supply Agreements, Master Service Agreements, T&C,
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To contractually frame the research and development of innovative products/services by drafting, negotiating and reviewing agreements, in collaboration with R&D, BD and Product Development teams, such as Material Transfer Agreements, Collaboration Agreements, License Agreements (in/out), but also by contractually securing beta-test programs and related activities,
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To contractually frame the manufacture and shipment of our products and services by drafting, negotiating and reviewing Subcontracting Agreements, Suppliers’ T&C, Purchasing Agreements and Logistics Agreements,
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Provide legal advice and guidance on a wide range of legal topics (distribution, manufacturing, marketing, logistics, etc.) to internal stakeholders,
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Conduct legal research on various topics in relation with our business activities and the development and marketing of our products and services,
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Liaise with external business partners and counsels.
What will convince us
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Expertise in commercial law, contract law and ideally Intellectual property law
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Minimum 8 years as an in-house legal counsel in biotechnology industry and GMP environment
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Good knowledge of the field of innovative products and raw materials for ATMP is a big plus
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Master’s degree in law from a French University (Bac + 5)
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Fluency in French and English on a business level
About Sartorius
Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.
We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.
Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
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What We Do
Sartorius is a leading international partner of life sciences research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
We help our customers #SimplifyProgress from drug discovery to manufacturing so that more people can have access to better medicine. With this, we are #PartOfTheSolution in the fight against diseases worldwide.
With innovative laboratory instruments and consumables, the our Lab Products & Services division focuses on laboratories performing research and quality control at pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies as well as academic research institutes.
The Bioprocess Solutions division, with its broad product portfolio focusing on single-use solutions, helps customers manufacture biotech medications, vaccines, and cell and gene therapies safely, rapidly, and economically.
Based in Göttingen, Germany, Sartorius also has a strong global reach with around 60 production and sales sites worldwide. We regularly expand our portfolio through the acquisition of complementary technologies.
In 2023, Sartorius generated sales revenue of around 3.4 billion euros. Currently, around 14,600 employees from around 110 nations are working for customers around the globe.
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