Legal Counsel

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The Position

At Roche, we are passionate about transforming patients’ lives, and we are bold in both decision and action - we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work every single day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. Roche is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to build teams that represent a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Embracing diversity enables us to create a great place to work and to innovate for patients.

Summary of the position:

As part of the Global RIS Legal team you will be responsible to provide legal advice and guidance to Roche Information Solutions Customer Areas and Global Functions on all legal matters, including data privacy, access to data and software commercialization topics.

Main tasks of the position

• Provide legal advice and guidance to Roche Information Solutions Customer Areas and Global Functions on all legal matters, including data privacy, access to data and software commercialization topics.
• Coordinate legal support for digital, IT and data projects.
• Draft and negotiate agreements that include data privacy and data security questions, including IT license agreements, R&D agreements, clinical research agreements, IT procurement agreements and RWD license agreements.
• Coordinate and support drafting and negotiation of complex, multi-party contracts including strategic alliances, joint ventures and other transactional arrangements.
• Assist in developing, implementing and communicating legal strategies for Roche Diagnostics businesses together with other lawyers, IT and cybersecurity functions and senior leadership.
• Develop, implement, maintain and communicate data privacy policies within Roche Diagnostics businesses.
• Educate and train Roche employees on relevant legal topics and processes including data privacy and IT law.
• Actively contribute to Communities of Practice of Legal Diagnostics.
• Performance of other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications of the position:

• Education: University Degree in Law plus Bar Exam
• Professional experience/duration: 3+ years of experience in a corporate healthcare or technology/IT company.
• Specialist knowledge: Data Privacy and Data and IT laws in EMEA region, contract law, IP
• Language: Fluent in English on a business level with excellent verbal and written skills.
• Location: Barcelona, Spain or Welwyn, UK.

Experience:

• Excellent lawyer with Bar Exam and at least 3 years of work experience in a legal department of a multinational group and/or an international law firm.
• Good knowledge of EMEA data privacy and digital matters including GDPR, AI Act, Data Act etc. and IT laws.
• Basic knowledge of US data privacy laws is a plus.
• Experience in drafting contracts related to IT matters.
• Strong affinity for information technology and ability to understand highly complex technical issues, particularly relating to IT, web and cloud solutions and de-identification and anonymization concepts.
• Strong analytical and negotiating skills.

Communication and Leadership:

• Pro-active and confident individual who is committed to driving change.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex and highly technical information clearly and concisely.
• Commitment to working as a team player across Business Areas and Divisions in a multinational legal department.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with high cross-cultural sensitivity.

Our Expectations

• Strong business acumen; sensitive to business needs; view change as an opportunity; eager to work in fast paced environment.
• Best in class attitude; challenge status constructively and contribute to improvements; results oriented; ability to influence; solution oriented mindset
• Travel % required: 10%

Mindset

The Roche Operating Principles:

• Put patients first
• Follow the science
• Act as one team
• Embrace differences
• Accelerate learning
• Simplify radically
• Make impact now
• Think long term

The Legal Counsel in Sant Cugat is expected to demonstrate the Roche Operating Principles and contribute to the Roche Group.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.