Position Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Position Title of Manager: Head of Legal Diagnostics, APAC
Summary of the position:
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide legal support and advice to the Roche Diagnostics’ business in the Asia Pacific region. He/she will also collaborate closely with stakeholders, including leaders, business teams, and corporate functions, on projects and initiatives. A key member of Roche’s APAC Legal Network, he/she will contribute actively to various communities of practice and working groups.
Main tasks of the position
- Support legal matters pertaining to the APAC region, including structuring, negotiating, and advising on commercial transactions, and collaborating with policy, regulatory, business, and product teams to review and shape legislation.
- Deliver subject matter expertise by advising on a wide range of legal issues, including corporate and commercial matters, corporate governance, employment law, intellectual property and technology law, digital product licence terms and conditions, data protection and privacy law, biotech law, competition law, tax law, risk and contract management, and dispute resolution.
- Product owner of the APAC Legal Leaders Forum, in terms of driving agenda creation, organisation, and planning.
- Build capabilities through legal training and awareness activities, and designing and refining governance frameworks, policies, and processes.
- Coordinate and monitor legal matters handled by outside counsels, and ensure that the legal panel is updated based on organisational needs.
- Contribute to communities of practice and working groups.
- Mentor and guide other professionals in the APAC Legal Network.
Qualifications of the position:
- Education: Bachelor's Degree in Law & Bar License
- Professional experience/duration: Bar Qualification
- Specialist knowledge: Previous experience working in the medical devices industry will be well regarded.
- Traveling is required due to the job nature
Leadership Skills:
You are also responsible for building, and then providing effective matrix leadership for a regional team. Doing so in a manner that is consistent with the Roche Values and leadership capabilities. You will seek to inspire and lead your regional team team to create transformative solutions, and to influence their prioritisation and uptake in the wider organisation, in order to ensure that customer solutions are at the forefront of Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific and deliver its optimal contribution to the Roche Diagnostics Vision.
Mindset
The Roche Operating Principles:
- Put patients first
- Follow the science
- Act as one team
- Embrace differences
- Accelerate learning
- Simplify radically
- Make impact now
- Think long term
The Senior Legal Counsel is expected to demonstrate the Roche Operating Principles and contribute to the Roche Group.
