Job Description:
At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.
Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organization and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.
Ferring+You
In this role you will be the commercial lawyer responsible for advising the Urology & Uro-Oncology and Gastroenterology franchises and the Global Operations department. You will identify and address legal risks and other opportunities, enabling business success and the achievement of Ferring’s growth agenda in a legally compliant way. You will be accountable for providing legal leadership in a collaborative, strategic, success and solutions-oriented way on product commercialisation and marketing activities, review of promotional materials and other legal matters. This role also includes support for late-stage business development and alliance management projects within the franchises. Over time, we may assess the potential for Reproductive Medicine franchise becoming part of this role, subject to workload.
Your day at Ferring
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Advise, educate and guide global, regional and local stakeholders on legal and compliance aspects of all pharmaceutical marketing activities, including promotion, medical education and interactions with healthcare providers
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Review and provide practical feedback on promotional materials for pharmaceutical products in a variety of therapeutic areas
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Provide legal and strategic advice to internal stakeholders on projects and initiatives
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Provide legal and strategic advice on complex commercial agreements and lead negotiations to a successful conclusion
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Collaborate effectively with internal global functions including Commercial, Compliance, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Finance and the Science and Medical Organisation
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Provide legal advice and support to the Global Operations function to enable excellence in commercial execution, data-driven decisions, streamlining tools and platforms, and digitalisation. Provide legal support and advice to global functions as needed on other Company projects, processes, and initiatives
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Coordinate with and manage external legal counsel on selected legal matters, such as litigation, complex transactions, disputes with third parties, and queries from applicable authorities
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Embrace and implement opportunities to rethink how legal services are provided, focusing internal expertise on complex, high value matters, and automating, streamlining, or outsourcing high-volume, lower complexity matters, and using data to drive continuous improvement in services. Focus on the needs and pain points of our business partners and constantly challenge the status quo
Behind our innovation…There’s you
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Qualified lawyer with over 15 years post qualification experience in either a multinational company or reputable law firm
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Commercial experience in the pharmaceutical industry is essential
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Business development experience
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Expertise in EU Pharmaceutical Legislation and other EU legislation relevant to the pharmaceutical industry, e.g. anti-bribery, parallel trade, competition etc.
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Strong communication and analytical skills
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Fluent in written and spoken English
People come first at Ferring
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Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love
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Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role. Available to all employees after the first year of employment
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Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents
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Extended support on family building journey
Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.
Behind our purpose… There’s you
If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!
We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.
Location:Ferring Denmark
What We Do
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a privately owned, research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives. We are leaders in reproductive medicine and maternal health, and in areas of gastroenterology and urology. We are at the forefront of innovation in microbiome-based therapeutics and uro-oncology intravesical gene therapy. Ferring was founded in 1950 and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, and has operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries which markets its medicines in over 100 countries.
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