Teva Senior Legal Counsel 

Canada, Ontario, Toronto 

833400682

Legal Business Partner Support:

• Manage and oversee a diverse portfolio of legal matters impacting the Canadian organization, including but not limited to purchase and/or divestment of assets, alliance management, agreement negotiation and drafting, advising on local laws, legal counselling, litigation matters, regulations, and company policies.
• Act as a strong and reliable business partner interfacing with cross-functional units and attending various business meetings to provide legal input.
• Oversee external legal counsel, manage legal spend, and connect issues and opportunities across the business to drive the company's success.
• Support the Executive Counsel as needed and provide legal advice and support to the Company's various business units in the Canadian business.
• All other Business Partner duties as required.

Non-IP Litigation and Regulatory Compliance:

• Manage important non-IP litigation including but not limited to HR and employee matters, mediations, employment and labour standard issues.
• Participate in business meetings and provide training on issues related to rebate and customer contracting, formulary placement, and payer agreements.
• Review and update all organization policies and procedures annually.
• Support audits of customer utilization and compliance with rebate agreements.
• Ensure that the company follows all applicable laws, rules, and regulations; monitor compliance and make recommendations regarding changes to policies or operations.
• Provide guidance on Access to Information requests and related regulatory obligations.
• All other duties as assigned.

Contracting and Negotiation:

• Lead and support the drafting, review, and negotiation of a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Provide strategic legal advice on contract structure, risk mitigation, and compliance with applicable laws and internal policies.

• Education Required: Juris Doctorate
• Experience Required: Minimum of 12+ years of experience in private practice and/or in-house setting experience in a related industry
• Experience Preferred: Work experience in a firm or legal experience in a pharmaceutical/ Healthcare/ Life sciences matrix-based organization is a preferred
• Experience managing and resolving complex/sensitive problems
• The ability to work effectively on unclear, ambiguous, or contradictory problems
• The ability to strongly influence or convince others outside a direct span of control of a particular position to obtain concurrence or buy-in
• Exceptional knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to prescription
• Experience reviewing advertising and promotional materials of pharmaceutical products
• Diverse scope of legal experiences (e.g. litigation, M&A, regulatory / administrative law, IP, etc.), as well as strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Be able to multi-task and work under pressure
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills; solid project management skills
• Proven judgment and ability to counsel senior management and influence executives
• Ability to work independently as well as within a cross functional dynamic team environment
• Travel Requirements: 10-15% of the time

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