Head of Legal and Compliance Officer Iberia (44425)

​Management  |  Permanent  |  Full-time  |  Hybrid​

Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families.

What the job looks like

Each day, you’ll enjoy a variety of challenges such as:

• Manage further strategic set-up and implementation of Compliance and Responsibility Program for Iberia in line with global Compliance and Responsibility Program
• Represent Legal & Compliance in the Iberia Cluster Leadership Team, local boards and cross functional teams and provide strategic input
• Setup processes to control and monitor that Grünenthal’s activities are in line with regulations and pharmaceutical codes incl. establishment of adequate internal controls for identified risks
• Plan and supervise the implementation of the local trainings for Legal and Compliance
• Manage processes to be able to provide regular updates on non-financial metrics to Global Responsibility
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts
• Manage court actions and, in case necessary, engage and coordinate external lawyers as needed
• Oversee the digitalization of contracts and their proper distribution within Grünenthal
• Manage potential non-compliance incidents incl. internal investigations
• Act as Data Privacy Officer for Iberia and implement local Data Privacy Program for Iberia, provide solution-oriented legal advice to internal clients on data privacy topics
• Coordinate all local initiatives and efforts in the area of AI Governance
• Act as the Secretary of the Grünenthal Spanish Foundation

What you‘ll bring to the table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• Degree in Law required
• At least five years of experience as a lawyer or inhouse counsel, preferably within the life science industry, at least 2 years experience as a compliance professional within the pharmaceutical industry
• Languages: Fluent in Spanish and English; proficiency in Portuguese is an advantage
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical devices law, unfair competition, IP and corporate law
• Knowledge of the relevant pharmaceutical market

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