GE HealthCare Lead Counsel Central Eastern Europe 

Hungary, Budapest 

832297895

Roles and Responsibilities

• Providing legal support for Central Eastern Europe (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia and Slovenia) business in the region
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial business agreements and transactions with key customers
• Providing legal advice in public tenders, incl. challenges to tender awards
• Counseling in indirect distribution matters working closely with the Indirect Channel/Dealer Compliance Organization as well as the sales teams in the region
• Advising the business on regulatory, privacy, antitrust and advertising/promotional matters
• Providing regulatory and compliance advice related specifically to the healthcare sector - in conjunction with the Regulatory and Compliance specialists in GE Healthcare, e.g. regarding interactions with Healthcare Professionals; transparency requirements; compliance trainings where appropriate, serve as escalation point and help with investigations and with making decisions with broader risk implications
• Developing and delivering training to the business teams
• Managing/ supporting the management of disputes and litigation
• Managing outside counsel, when brought in to assist
• Supporting the management of legal entities in the region
• Applying combined business and legal judgment to proposed deals, relationships and other issues requiring legal or compliance attention.
• Staying up-to-date and educating the business on new legal and regulatory developments
• Be motivator and energizer for a strong culture of integrity
• Collaborating actively with other legal counsels and functions in a matrix organization.

Required Qualifications

• This role requires advanced business law experience at a large law firm or corporate legal department, including previous experience of drafting, negotiating and closing business transactions (i.e. purchase, sale and distribution agreements) in Eastern Europe
• Previous experience with legal advices to public tenders, incl. tender awards
• Previous experience in identifying and resolving legal issues quickly and effectively and ability to make on the spot risk calls.
• Previous experience prioritizing conflicting demands from multiple business clients in an extremely fast paced environment.
• Ability to fluently communicate using English

Desired Characteristics

• Experience of the Healthcare industry and previous exposure to medical industry regulations
• Demonstrated experience providing legal advice in a highly regulated environment