Senior Legal Director

Job Overview

Assist with strategic and operational support for the office of the General Counsel. Provide counsel in one or more of the following areas: contract law, employment law, commercial law, regulatory or compliance.

Essential Functions

• Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts.
• Ensure contracts comply with legal, regulatory and organization policies.
• Monitor the contract process to assure compliance with the organization's contractual guidelines and satisfaction of customers and vendors, including participation in precontract discussions, negotiations and changes.
• Act as a legal partner to one or more IQVIA business units, providing strategic legal support as leaders navigate key customer issues, market dynamics, M&A opportunities and process improvements.
• Provide legal advice regarding employment law and liaise with Human Resources on all legal matters related to the organization's human capital.
• Monitor legal issues and implications regarding discrimination, sexual harassment, health and safety, hiring and firing, and all other aspects of employee rights and responsibilities.
• Advise and represent the organization on legal matters concerning patents, copyrights, trademarks, real estate and privacy, including potential litigation.
• Examine legal data to determine the advisability of defending or prosecuting a lawsuit.
• Study statutes, decisions and ordinances to determine appropriate action; prepare files and take cases to trial if out of court settlements cannot be reached, or coordinate such matters handled by outside counsel.
• Assess the impact of case outcomes and initiate steps to implement resultant changes.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (or equivalent) and an active license to practice law in the applicable jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 10 years in house legal experience, law firm practice or other relevant legal experience.
• Effective organizational, planning, project management, communication, presentation, interpersonal, pragmatic problem solving and influence skills.
• Strong business acumen and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Preferred: Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and/or drug development process; working knowledge of data protection, privacy and related laws and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in complex problem solving, hard working, results oriented and creative in a fast paced environment.
• Demonstrated sound judgment and decision making skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.