Im Legal Head Mea Cluster

3 weeks ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Novartis Full time

**Summary**:

- To lead a team of lawyers working within a substantive area for the Novartis Group of companies and act as the Legal partner to senior global leadership, providing them with counsel on complex and sensitive legal issues. To be accountable for the quality of legal advice and support within own substantive area given to the Novartis Group of companies. To own and develop the substantive area expertise within the Novartis Group of companies.Typically leads the Legal function for a large global unit or an extra-large region or a country across divisions

**About the Role**:
**Major accountabilities**:

- Lead the development and implementation of the legal strategy within the Division / Region / Global BF/ BU and contribute to the development of the organization’s business strategy.
- Provide legal leadership on issues across the Division / Region / Global BF/BU by providing pro-active, in-depth, business focused advice and counsel.
- Provide substantive legal counsel to senior management and the Legal Function as a whole, across one or more Divisions and countries.
- Identify legal framework developments and guide the Cross-Divisional Legal group within the Top Priority country, aligning and promoting consistency of approach in legal matters between the Divisions.
- Counsel senior-level executives and business teams within other functions on complex and sensitive legal and business issues, interact with other functions within Novartis to support Business Partner training and counsel non-Legal associates, and lead or contribute to both formal and informal teams in provision of legal expertise.
- Anticipate and maintains up-to-date knowledge of current laws relevant to own substantive area to provide strategic advice and foster compliance.
- Lead the development of and counsel on appropriate Novartis policies in connection with substantive area.
- Oversee the management and development of large teams of attorneys globally.
- Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

**Key performance indicators**:

- Achievement of individual and BU targets -Successfully managed communication on risk

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Work Experience**:

- Strategy Development.
- Leading large and/or diverse multi-functional teams.
- P&L or Unit Accountability.
- Major Change.
- Critical Negotiations.
- Collaborating across boundaries.
- Representing the organization.

**Skills**:

- Business Partners.
- Conflict Management.
- Influencing Skills.
- Law (Legal System).
- Leadership.
- Legal.
- Litigation (Law).
- Microsoft Office Advice.

**Languages**:

- English.

Division

Legal

Business Unit

Innovative Medicines

Location

Utd.Arab Emir.

Site

Dubai

Company / Legal Entity

AEP0 (FCRS = CH024) Novartis Pharma Services AG (Representative Office)

Functional Area

Legal & Intellectual Property & Compl.

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.



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