Senior Legal Counsel - Global Procurement & Legal Innovation

Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organisation and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Ferring+You

You will be the lawyer accountable for all legal support for Global Procurement. You will be autonomous in advising Global Procurement by identifying and addressing legal risks and other opportunities, enabling business success and the achievement of Ferring’s Ambition in a legally compliant way. You will provide legal leadership in a collaborative, success and solutions-oriented way for all Global Procurement functions  (ex-US) under the Chief Procurement Officer except for the Third Party Manufacturing category. You will be the main lawyer within the Global Legal (ex-US) team accountable for continuous improvement of the contracting process to meet the needs of the organisation.

Your day at Ferring

• Accountable for advising Global Procurement on all legal issues. Guide and influence the team so that Global Procurement decisions incorporate and address legal risks.

• Proactive participation as an active member of the Procurement Leadership Team.

• Provide strategic and proactive advice on in-life issues with suppliers to resolve disputes.

• Accountable for overseeing and managing Ferring’s alternative legal services provider working on low to mid-risk/complexity agreements.

• Negotiate and draft strategic, complex agreements, including outsourcing, manufacturing, supply, and other agreements, and lead negotiations to a successful conclusion, interacting directly with the business and the third parties. Manage external counsel if used in connection with these agreements.

• Collaborate with and keep other Ferring lawyers informed on any topics where there are interdependencies between procurement agreements and their areas.

• Main point of contact for and partner to the CLO Operations team.

• Make contracting a pleasure for our colleagues! On an ongoing basis, challenge and adapt the contracting process, ways of working and templates to strive for continuous improvement. Embrace automation, streamlining and, above all, simplicity. Proactively seek to understand and focus on the needs and pain points of our business partners and constantly challenge the status quo.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• Qualified lawyer with 5 - 7 years post qualification experience in either a multinational company or reputable law firm

• Strongly preferred: Experience in the life sciences industry, in particular research & development, Technical Operations and Manufacturing

• Experience in working with Procurement functions preferred

• Strong communication and analytical skills. Ability to bring complexity to clarity.

• Interest and experience in using AI, technology and simplicity to bring efficiency to legal services.

• Fluent in written and spoken English

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love

• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role. Subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring

• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents

• Extended support on family building journey

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

Note to agencies: this search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us spontaneous profiles.

Location:

Ferring Service Center Portugal