Compliance & Legal Manager

Job Description Summary

Imagine..... a world where you are not able to access medicine....
At Sandoz, we are pioneering access to Medicine for 500 million patients around the world, sustainably!
Sandoz careers have genuine impact! Those who join us make an impact on Sandoz, our patient mission and have access to sustainable personal and professional growth! We want to be the leading generics organization in the world. To do that, we have to be there fast and be there first.
Are you a skilled legal and compliance professional looking for a dynamic and challenging opportunity? Join our team at Sandoz Uzbekistan as the Compliance & Legal Manager!
We are seeking a talented individual who will play a vital role in overseeing all operational aspects of the Representative Office of Sandoz d.d. in Uzbekistan. As the Compliance & Legal Manager, you will collaborate closely with our Legal & Compliance Cluster team, you will contribute to shaping and executing a Global Compliance strategy that is in line with our business objectives and Compliance & Legal priorities. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve handling legal and corporate operations, managing reporting processes, overseeing contract management applications, and supporting initiatives to enhance legal excellence within Sandoz Uzbekistan.

Job Description

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Lead compliance and risk management processes to drive business priorities while protecting the company and  best serving our customers and patients.

• Develop, refine, and adapt the ethics, risk and compliance program to meet evolving requirements and promote consistently high standards and operational excellence

• Provide legal advice and guidance to the business, as well as manage compliance with legal requirements.

• Ensure corporate governance of Sandoz Uzbekistan (accreditation, PoAs, permits, reporting, etc.)

• Relationship (from legal point of view) with the relevant state authorities (participation in the meetings, drafting the proposals on legislation changes, etc.)

• Ensure timely and high-quality analysis of legislation, legislation drafts and their potential impact on business processes of Sandoz Uzbekistan

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Minimum level of education - Law School graduate

• In-depth knowledge of Uzbekistan legislation

• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience required: ideally gained within a healthcare / pharmaceutical environment, and/or, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare & technology clients.

• Experience in managing Legal & Compliance work and projects

• Fluency in Uzbek, Russian and English essential

• Strategic mindset, excellent judgment at a complex organizational level, and proactive and dynamic style that fosters informed decision making, particularly on challenging, complex and difficult issues

• Financial/business acumen and business partnering skills

• Demonstrate professional & culturally sensitive work ethics

• Change agility

You’ll receive:

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer:

- personal growth, training & worldwide career opportunities;

- supportive, fast paced, values-led culture, diverse & inclusive & ethical environment;

- close to the business, valued partners;

- approachable and open leaders who encourage their teams to share ideas;

- well-being & flexible-hybrid working;

- incentive program, lunch allowance, employee recognition scheme, 28 days of annual leave, employee assistance program, parental & maternity leave.

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.

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Skills Desired

Business Networking, Business Partners, Calls Handling, Contract Management, Curiosity, Decision Making Skills, Finance, Law (Legal System), Litigation Law, Microsoft Office, Proactivity, Quality Control