Senior Legal Counsel Vicenza

Senior Legal Counsel
Vicenza
Veneto, Vicenza

Company profile: FIS is one of the leading CDMO in Europe, founded in 1957 and recently acquired by a primary international investment fund.

FIS is a global player, facing a strong growth into the development and production of API and advanced intermediates for custom and generic manufacturing.

It has a long history of innovation in the pharmaceutical sector and is recognized worldwide for its high level specialization, competencies and strong know-how, which allowed it to become the partner of the most important pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

FIS has three production sites in Italy and offices in US and Japan, employing around 2100+ employees.

This is an interesting opportunity to work in a highly motivating and innovative environment, playing a key role and actively contributing to the FIS Group continuing growth and mission.

Main responsibilities: Advise on general legal matters pertaining to the FIS Group and support its business, being a primary reference and contact point for both the internal teams and stakeholders Provide legal advice and guidance in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements and legal documents relating to the FIS Group business – with particular reference to agreements and commercial contracts with clients, suppliers and contractors (such as MSAs, development agreements, framework agreements, GTCs, quality agreements), confidentiality agreements and agreements relating to special projects Manage and support from a legal perspective in the contract management (e. G.

claims) Define and improve contract templates and models, supporting to define and enhance the legal/compliance processes within the Group Provide legal opinions on specific topic and business initiatives, assessing potential legal implications/risks Contribute to legal guidance on corporate matters, general compliance matters and internal procedures Work with and supervise/manage external legal counsel, both in Italy and abroad Education & Experience: University law degree 5/6+ years post qualification (or equivalent professional experience in the relevant filed), working in primary level law firms or in-house in structured companies Previous experience in the pharmaceutical/CDMO field is a significant plus Fluency and proficiency in English (both written and oral) Legal generalist, with understanding of contractual dynamics and experience in contract negotiation Proficiency in drafting and negotiating various types of contracts (both in Italian and in English), ability to interact with internal teams and counterparties Strong legal analysis skills and solid experience and competence in the abovementioned fields, being able to work in an autonomous manner and with limited oversight Soft & Other Skills: Team attitude, interest to work on different projects and to deeply understand the business Proactive and problem-solving attitude, oriented to results Interest in defining/studying solutions to address everyday challenges and issues arising in a business context Interpersonal and relationship skills, ability to communicate and efficiently convey legal concepts/related actions to business colleagues and internal teams, ability and interest in managing other/junior resources Organization, ability to work on multiple matters, to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines