Country & Im Legal Head Italy Milano

Country & Im Legal Head Italy
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

The position holder directs all aspects of legal oversight for Italy, ensuring the provision of legal insight and documentation relevant to business development, market access, intellectual property, litigation, corporate compliance, and all contracting.

Provides strategic legal insight to local IM Leadership Team, including identification of business opportunities based on the legal framework.

Has the litigation acumen necessary to drive successful legal outcomes when the need arises, and the ability and inclination to actively shape the law through active lobbying and publishing on Pharma related legal topics.

**Your Responsibilities**:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Lead the development and implementation of the legal strategy within IM Italy and contribute to the development of the organization's business strategy.

- Provide legal leadership on issues by providing pro-active, in-depth, business focused advice and counsel.

- Lead the Legal team in Italy, ensuring management and development of the team members.

- Counsel senior-level executives and business teams on complex and sensitive legal and business issues, interact with other functions within Novartis to support Business Partner training and counsel non-Legal associates, and lead or contribute to both formal and informal teams in provision of legal expertise.

- Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws relevant to own substantive area to provide strategic advice and foster compliance.

- Limit country litigation risk exposure, including risk derived from clinical issues, working closely with executives across Country, Regional, and Global units.

- Managing the legal budget and instruct external legal counsel, where needed.

- Act as Country Legal Head and be part of Italian IM Leadership Team, as well as the European Legal Leadership Team.

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. _

**Minimum requirements

**Desirable Requirements**:

- Italian Law Degree and/or EU LLM.

- Minimum of 10 years' post qualification experience with a proven track record.

Experience in top law firm is a plus.

- People management experience.

- Significant expertise of legal framework governing the pharmaceutical industry.

- Proven ability to lead complex projects and collaborate within and across cross-functional teams and business units, in a matrixed environment.

- Strong business acumen.

**Values and competencies/skills**:

- Results-oriented & problem solving, with high integrity.

- Outstanding collaborator with team player mindset.

- Effective communication skills with all management levels.

- Strong analytical skills, excellent legal research and drafting skills.

- Lead by example, demonstrating core behaviors and values including teamwork, focus, drive and determination.

- Language requirements: fluent in Italian and English.

**Division

Global Security, Public Affairs & Legal

**Business Unit

SPL

**Country

Italy

**Work Location

Milano

**Company/Legal Entity

Novartis Farma IT

**Functional Area

Legal & Intellectual Property & Compliance

**Job Type

Full Time

**Employment Type

Regular

**Shift Work

No

**Early Talent

No