Legal & Compliance Counsel

Galderma is the emerging pure-play dermatology category leader, present in approximately 90 countries. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of premium flagship brands and services that span the full spectrum of the fast-growing dermatology market through Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology. Since our foundation in 1981, we have dedicated our focus and passion to the human body's largest organ - the skin - meeting individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes in partnership with healthcare professionals. Because we understand that the skin, we are in shapes our lives, we are advancing dermatology for every skin story.

We look for people who focus on getting results, embrace learning and bring a positive energy. They must combine initiative with a sense of teamwork and collaboration. Above all, they must be passionate about doing something meaningful for consumers, patients, and the healthcare professionals we serve every day. We aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future. Across our company, we embrace diversity and respect the dignity, privacy, and personal rights of every employee.

At Galderma, we actively give our teams reasons to believe in our bold ambition to become the leading dermatology company in the world. With us, you have the ultimate opportunity to gain new and challenging work experiences and create an unparalleled, direct impact.

Legal & Compliance Counsel

KSA, Riyadh

Job Description

Implement Legal plans and support the activities to provide legal advice/counsel in business-related areas, either for markets, regions, functions.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the General Manager and other members of the Leadership Team in Saudi Arabia and other assigned markets as may be required from time to time.

• Responsible for the day-to-day legal and compliance matters in Saudi Arabia across all business units (prescription (Rx), aesthetics (Ax) and consumer (Cx) and enabling functions.

• Represent and articulate the needs/requirements/differences of assigned markets within the Regional, Global Legal and Compliance Function, working closely with the Head of Legal & Compliance META, Regional, Global and other country-level legal and compliance colleagues to ensure consistent, strategic, reliable, and solutions-oriented support to enable the Galderma business while protecting company assets and reputation.

• Provision of advice on laws, regulations and guidelines applying to the pharmaceutical, aesthetic and consumer industries with a focus on the commercialisation of medicines, medical devices and cosmetics within the assigned markets.

• Navigation of grey areas and effective education on and raising awareness of legal and compliance boundaries within an evolving legal and regulatory framework and growing business.

• Supporting Galderma’s with local corporate law and company secretarial matters for designated legal entities within the META region to the extent needed.

• Drafting and/or reviewing various agreements, including consultancy, advisory boards, wholesaler and distributor arrangements, procurement of goods/services, collaborations and grants/sponsorships; development of fit-for-purpose Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instructions (WI) that apply to activities and engagements undertaken across the company and various business units.

• Identification, development and roll-out of training programs across the assigned markets ensuring relevant staff are fully conversant with the appropriate regulations, industry codes and standards.

• Efficient and timely management of litigation matters;

• Management of external counsel engagements, instructions and spend and overseeing delivery of work matters assigned to counsel.

• Facilitate training and provide advice with regards to corporate policies, codes of conduct, and applicable rules and regulations in line with the laws in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including promotional compliance, and other data privacy requirements, , transparency reporting, third party due diligence, ABAC compliance.

• Employ a pragmatic commercial mindset to effectively balance opportunities and risk, thereby enabling and facilitating a wide range of business opportunities in line with the company’s ambitious growth strategy while remaining within the boundaries of the law.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice law

• English and Arabic (additional languages are a plus).

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in private practice and/or in-house setting is required.

• Strong knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to prescription drugs and medical devices especially in Saudi Arabia. 

• Experience reviewing advertising and promotional materials of pharmaceutical products is preferred especially in Saudi Arabia. 

• Excellent communication (verbal/written), interpersonal, and organizational/ time management skills are required.

• A high level of integrity while working under pressure is required.

• Ability to function effectively with minimum supervision is required.

• Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Employee must be able to multi-task under pressure.