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Telix Pharmaceuticals (EMEA)

Assistant General Counsel - Global MedTech, Digital and Privacy

Seneffe

August 20, 2024

Telix Pharmaceuticals is a dynamic, fast-growing radiopharmaceutical company with offices in Australia (HQ), Belgium, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States. Our mission is to deliver on the promise of precision medicine through targeted radiation. At our core, we exist to create products that seek to improve the quality of life for people living with cancer and rare diseases. You will be supporting the international roll-out of our approved prostate cancer imaging agent and helping us to advance our portfolio of late clinical-stage products that address significant unmet need in oncology and rare diseases.
See Yourself at Telix
This is a high impact and critical lead counsel role which will serve as the head of legal and compliance:
  • For the newly created Medical Technologies global business unit worldwide (Med Tech Business Unit) which is responsible for the worldwide development and commercialization of medical devices, artificial intelligence and digital software products and to enable other Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Commercialization Business Units support the end-to-end patient journey
  • Supporting global privacy, digital and information security implementation across the Group for any teams
This role will play a critical role in enabling the Med Tech Business Unit's success and worldwide privacy and digital compliance, whilst navigating an increasingly complex set of applicable laws, regulations, risks and best practices.
The successful candidate will:
  • be a seasoned, dynamic, connected and experienced international pharmaceutical or medical device lawyer
  • have with a commitment to high standards of integrity and ethics;
  • have with experience in delivering legal and healthcare compliance needs internationally
  • be willing to proactively grow, learn and change in a fast growing and fast changing environment.
The role will report direct to the Global Group General Counsel, with a dotted line to the General Manager of the Med Tech Business Unit. The role will ideally be based in either Geneva, Switzerland or Lieges, Belgium where Regional offices are located, although other remote candidates based in the Europe or the UK will also be considered where willing to travel as required. Please note any remote candidates outside of Belgium and Switzerland will be engaged directly via our outsourced "Employer of Record" agent and this agent is responsible to manage all related employment matters and benefits on Telix's behalf.
Key Accountability:
Trusted Med Tech Business Unit Relationship Partner Worldwide
  • Contribute to the Med Tech Business Unit working with related leaders and team-members worldwide (predominantly based in Europe and the United States)
  • Support in enabling delivery of Med Tech Business Unit's strategic, financial, people and cultural goals in short and long-term
  • Effective legal and compliance support to enable development and commercialisation of the Med Tech Business Unit's products, including both direct commercialization markets and via independent Distributor partners (Distributor Partners)
  • Role model integrity leadership and help the Business Unit to ensure the highest standards of ethics, compliance and accountability is executed consistent with applicable laws, regulations and Telix policies
  • Ensure in-house and external counsel advice is delivered to the Med Tech Business Unit with a commercial lens and a solution focus
  • Manage Med Tech Business Unit legal budget and law firms/legal service providers, working with finance and global legal stakeholders as required
  • Role model and deliver strong collaboration, teamwork and communication to other global legal, compliance, company secretary and governance stakeholders as one worldwide team
Effective Legal and Compliance Business Partnering and Risk Management
  • Deliver effective legal and compliance programs to the Med Tech Business Unit, joint venture business partners and helping to enable Distribution Partners with a focus on strategic and operational contracts, anti-bribery, interactions with healthcare professionals, corporate law, advertising code and regulatory healthcare compliance, HCP transparency, employee or labour law, litigation and investigations, competition and anti-trust, data privacy, artificial intelligence etc.
  • Foster a culture of early engagement so that legal and compliance is built by design and there are "no surprises"
  • Ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement for Med Tech Business Unit legal and compliance function and related activities
  • Advise on risk and compliance matters related to the Med Tech Business Unit's and Telix's overall development and commercialization activities in the medical device, artificial intelligence and digital sector so that no unexpected legal or compliance risks arise
  • Facilitate drafting, review and negotiation of Med Tech Business Unit contracts for global business development, joint venture business partner, operational, development and commercial purposes in accordance with agreed metrics and timeframes, such as acquisitions, in-licenses, software as a service, software reseller partnerships, distributor agreements, sales agreements, supply agreements, intercompany contracts, consulting, services, master services agreements, grants, donations, HCP contracts and other associated activities
  • Create, train and maintain contracting process and Med Tech templates, including support for global templates and automation of the templates in the global contract management system
  • Review HCP engagements, activities, promotional and non-promotional materials for compliance with applicable laws, regulations and codes and Telix policies within agreed deadlines
  • Establish and deliver effective Legal and Compliance onboarding training for new starters consistent with Med Tech Business Unit needs and global legal guidance, materials and tools
  • Create and deliver regular legal and compliance communications to the Med Tech Business Unit (face to face, virtually and using company approved social media and virtual tools) to keep compliance issues top of mind
  • Monitoring, tracking, reporting and metrics delivered on Med Tech Business Unit legal and compliance training completion and activities
  • Ensure Med Tech Business Unit HCP Sunshine and transparency reporting activity is accurate and integrated into Telix's overall program and is managed and delivered by the deadlines to comply with applicable laws, regulations and codes, working collaboratively with vendor and other regional and global finance, IT and legal teams
Global Privacy, Information Security and Digital Legal Lead
  • Lead Global data privacy, artificial intelligence and digital compliance program design and implementation, working collaboratively with global stakeholders across all business units, including policy, system, contract template and self-service guidance implementation and training, review and negotiation of privacy, digital and information security elements supporting other Business Units contracts or projects, supporting privacy due diligence on key global acquisitions and in-licenses, monitoring country by country developments in related topics and build plan to address and continuously improve
  • Active participation in Global Legal and Compliance functional projects to ensure smooth implementation in the Med Tech Business Unit and to help the function continuously improve worldwide in privacy, digital and information security matters
  • Work proactively with Global Risk and Governance team for effective risk management in the region and as key contributor to the whole as a global public company, including support for risk assessment process and insurance management requirements
  • Assist the Group General Counsel and Group Company Secretary to ensure corporate board activities, corporations law and worldwide affiliate requirements
  • Assist the Global IP team as required to manage Telix's IP policies and practices, including assistance and sharing of local developments with Global IP as required to maximise exclusivity opportunities
Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor of Laws/ JD/ LLM recognized within the Region
  • Admitted to practice law as lawyer in-house in location where based in Europe, Switzerland or the United Kingdom and current practising certificate where required by applicable jurisdiction for in-house practice
  • Legal right to work and live in Europe or the UK (in location where based)
  • 10+ years overall legal counsel or attorney legal experience (either at law firm or in-house)
  • At least 5 years in-house experience within the healthcare, biotech, medical device or pharmaceutical industry
  • Proven track record and ability to effectively lead a complex area of responsibility
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills in English – French or other European language skills a plus
Key Capabilities:
  • Purpose-Driven: Commitment to the vision, mission and purpose of Telix;
  • Passionate Functional Contributor: Legal and Compliance healthcare generalist with the passion, agility and deep business partnering experience to help the business implement in the right way and to manage organizational risks;
  • Strategic Executor: Comfortable in executing legal and compliance responsibilities at both a strategic and operational level;
  • Inclusive mindset: Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for diversity, and actively work to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Must be able to work cross-functionally and cross- culturally with the ability to foster and maintain relationships through all levels of the organization;
  • Creativity and innovation: Possess a willingness to think outside the box and come up with unique and creative solutions to challenges. Ability to horizon scan, plan and build processes, systems, tools and training to address for legal and risk developments that impact the scope of responsibility and business;
  • Commitment to excellence: Take pride in your work and consistently strive for excellence in everything you do. Motivated self-starter, strong functional leader and collaborator and with global functions and experts across multiple cultures and time zones;
  • Act with Urgency: Ability to recognize and respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent or complex situations and from demanding business leaders and teams
  • Results-oriented: Driven to achieve goals and objectives, with a strong focus on delivering measurable results. Dynamic, results-orientated, meets deadlines and makes things happen despite multiple competing priorities.
  • Ethical behavior: Act with integrity and demonstrate a commitment to ethical behavior in all interactions with colleagues and stakeholders
  • Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment, able to adjust to changing priorities, and willing to take on new challenges.
  • Strong communication skills: Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, using clear and concise language
  • Collaboration: Work effectively as part of a team, actively sharing knowledge and expertise to achieve common goals
  • Resilience: Demonstrate the ability to bounce back from setbacks and persevere in the face of challenges. Energised and calm under pressure with excellent organization and time management skills.
  • Continuous learning: A growth mindset and show a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, continually seeking out opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills.

At Telix, we believe everyone counts, we strive to be extraordinary, and we pursue our goals with determination and integrity. You will be part of an engaged and supportive group of colleagues who all have a shared purpose: to help people with cancer and rare diseases live longer, better quality lives. Being a Telix employee means being a part of a unique, global, interdisciplinary team working to deliver what's next in precision medicine. We have hybrid and remote employees located all around the world. We offer competitive salaries, annual performance-based bonuses, an equity-based incentive program, generous vacation, paid wellness days and support for learning and development.
Telix Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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