Head of Legal and Compliance - Europe

Job purpose

We are seeking a head of Legal and Compliance - Europe to join our Legal Department in Zug, Switzerland.  This position will be our first legal hire in Europe and will assist with the build out of the company’s European operations and preparations for the launch of the company’s first medication, which is expected in 2026.  This position will have responsibility for advising colleagues across Europe in Commercial, Medical Affairs and other departments interacting with health care providers, patient groups, payers, government agencies and their employees and other stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.  This is an in-office role and will report to the head of Commercial Legal based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, with a dotted line to the SVP, Head of Europe.
Responsibilities

• Providing legal and compliance support to a fast-paced and growing biotechnology organization, with specific responsibility for delivering timely legal and compliance advice to the company’s Commercial, Medical Affairs and other departments interacting with health care providers, patient groups, payers, government agencies and their employees, pharmacies, and other stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem. The person in this role will sit on the company’s European leadership team.
• These responsibilities will include advising on:
• • Promotional efforts
  • Medical Affairs activities
  • External events arranged or attended by client groups, such as congresses, symposia, etc.
  • Conduct of advisory boards and speaker programs
  • Patient advocacy and patient organizations
  • Fair market value determinations
  • Competition related issues
  • GDPR and other privacy matters
  • Health technology assessments and similar pricing and reimbursement activities
    
• Other responsibilities will include:
  • Working with the European leadership team to establish and foster a culture of compliance
  • Working closely and collaboratively with the company’s Chief Compliance Officer and the compliance organization to establish policies and procedures and implement training, monitoring, auditing and other compliance-related activities.
  • Leading or supporting the negotiation of agreements necessary for the commercialization of the company’s medications, such as those with payers, pharmacies, supply chain and logistics vendors, and marketing organizations.
  • Reviewing day to day contracts
  • Adapting, implementing and leading the company’s compliance program in Europe
    
• Travel will be required for this role.
  

Qualifications

• Admission to practice as an attorney.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as in-house counsel or associate at a major law firm with a background in biotechnology, pharma or healthcare related matters. A combination of both in-house and law firm experience is a plus.
• Deep experience advising on relevant heath care laws and regulations across Europe
• The successful candidate will be an experienced leader and team player and demonstrate a strong commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Detailed-oriented business enabler with a high level of intellectual, professional and interpersonal agility and flexibility.
• Excellent communication, influencing and client service skills.
• Well-organized, self-starting, entrepreneurial, hardworking, practical, can-do person with the ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Ability to form strong working relationships with all levels of management, employees, and external stakeholders while maintaining firm adherence to proper legal standards.
• Broad international experience across Europe. Prior work with a U.S.-headquartered biopharmaceutical company is preferred.
• Fluency in English