Luxembourg Job Openings

Azenta

Director Legal and Compliance (m/f/d)

Hosingen

August 27, 2024

At Azenta Life Sciences, a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Burlington, MA, and offices and operations worldwide, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer‐focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships. We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

B Medical Systems, an Azenta Life Sciences company, was founded in 1979 when Electrolux partnered with the World Health Organization to create a solution for the safe storage and transport of vaccines around the world. Since that time, B Medical has become a global leader in vaccine cold chain. For over 35 years, we’ve been innovating and creating technologies that save lives across the globe.

In 2015, B Medical Systems was acquired by Navis, a private equity fund. Effective October 2022, a new chapter began and our company is a part of Azenta Inc., a leading worldwide provider of life sciences solutions.

Our team is looking for a new talent (m/f/d), starting at the earliest possible time as Director Legal and Compliance (m/f/d) in Hosingen, Luxembourg.

Location: Hosingen, Luxembourg

How you’ll add value
We are looking for an experienced Director Legal and Compliance (m/f/d) to join our team. You will bring your expertise to provide high quality legal and commercial advice across the business, including being responsible for managing the compliance activity across the business (e.g. anti‐corruption, sanctions and export controls etc). The Director Legal and Compliance (m/f/d) drives compliance efforts throughout the organization to be effective and is supporting the company by providing advice to executives and employees on all legal
matters.

What you’ll do

Draft and negotiate various agreement including agency, distributor, consultant, NDA, MOU, development agreements, and any type of contracts as well as other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights.
Review and prepare standard corporate legal documentation (e.g. shareholders resolutions, board resolutions, convening notices, powers of attorneys etc).
Give accurate and timely counsel to management team and employee in a variety of legal topics (IP, corporate, commercial, contract law, Medical device regulation etc).
Manage patents and trademarks to protect the company innovation actions against competition.
Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and monitor changes in the legal landscape to anticipate potential impacts on the company.
Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and implement solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks across the company.
Manage and implement the compliance policies and controls (e.g. anti-corruption, sanctions and export controls, GDPR etc).
Provides ethics and compliance guidance to the management and employees; review and monitor activities.
Investigate matters related to compliance issues; develop, assess, and implement compliance training on FCPA, data privacy and other legal matters.
Develop and support business conduct and audits; monitor sanctioned country lists and international sanctions.
Liaise with, and manage the relationship with, external lawyers to obtain appropriate legal advice and counsel as required.
Manage and mentor a team of 3 professionals, providing guidance and support.

What you’ll bring

Master of Laws or equivalent degree from an accredited law school.
Active license to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction would be a plus.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in a legal leadership role, preferably in a commercial setting.
In-depth knowledge of contract law, regulatory compliance, and other relevant areas of law.
Proven track record in managing legal operations, including contract negotiation and compliance management.
Be pragmatic with a problem solving mindset.
Develop and translate strategies and plans into action to respond to a rapidly changing business environment.
Strong leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills.
Demonstrated ability to create legal and compliance defensive or proactive .strategies.
Ability to set priorities, take decisions and meet challenging deadlines.
Strong service orientation and ability to work as part of a team.
Self-directed, hands-on with initiative.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong management skills.
Commercial, Contract and IP law.
Compliance regulations (i.e. anti-corruption, sanctions and export controls, GDPR, MDR).
Products and Company context (finance, sales and logistics).
MS Suite.
Good command of English and French. Additional languages are an asset.

Our Offer

Become part of a company that makes a positive contribution to launching
groundbreaking scientific developments and therapies.
Contribute to innovative cell therapies and be a part of revolutionary cancer therapies.
Take advantage of the operational opportunities in a growing, modern, and innovative
company within the health care/life science industry.
Experience an intensive exchange of experiences and close cooperation in a
worldwide network with our customers, friends and partners.
We offer participation in national and international company events.
After your initial training, you will receive regular training and further education
opportunities that are tailored to your needs.
A workplace that promotes your maximum.
You will participate in capital‐forming benefits, numerous corporate benefits.
33 days of vacation.
Positive corporate culture and practiced teamwork across all locations.
Individual development opportunities of your international competencies and
language skills.

About us
Azenta Life Sciences is a global life sciences leader headquartered in Burlington, MA, with offices and operation sites around the world. We are the market leader in automated biospecimen management solutions and genomic services in areas such as drug development, clinical and novel cell therapies for the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions. Our laboratory analysis, sample management and storage, informatics software and consumables services offer unparalleled capabilities and have the
largest installed base managing over one billion samples worldwide.

For more information: https://careers.azenta.com/
B Medical Systems S.à.r.l.
an Azenta Life Sciences company
17, Op der Hei
L‐9809 Hosingen, Luxembourg
Christina Knappe (Senior Recruiter Central Europe)
Christina.knappe@azenta.com

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