Senior Legal Counsel, GBS Legal Contracting Center of Excellence

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

Teva is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their legal team in the Global Business Services (GBS) Contracting Center of Excellence unit based in Zagreb, Croatia as a cover for a maternity leave. The successful candidate must be a team-oriented professional with substantial contracting experience, a “global” perspective and an enthusiastic, positive attitude. This person will have the personality to build constructive working relationships across the global legal department and support Teva’s various business units. The selected candidate will contribute as a senior expert, providing high-level legal support and guidance, without direct people management responsibilities.

How you’ll spend your day

• Providing legal support – in English – to drafting, reviewing, negotiating and generally supporting contracting activities with a global footprint.
• Providing guidance to junior lawyers and/or paralegals and other support staff.
• Completing special legal projects as requested for the benefit of the broader legal department.

Your experience and qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in at least one jurisdiction.
• At least 10 years of relevant legal experience earned in-house or at law firms (focused on supporting contracting activities in English), preferably in a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong client service orientation with the ability to respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent situations.
• Ability to build strong relationships internally with both legal colleagues and business stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); experience with document automation and collaboration platforms is a plus.
• Familiarity with legal technology systems such as contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, e-signature tools (e.g., DocuSign), and matter management systems.
• Experience in the Pharmaceuticals and/or Life Sciences sector is a plus.
• Exposure to or having worked in a shared services environment is a plus.
• Multi-cultural experience is a plus.
• Ability to work in one or more additional languages (e.g. German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, etc.) is a plus.

Contract type

Temporary, 1-year contract with possibility to be prolonged

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