Associate Counsel Contracts

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

We have a new vacancy for Associate Counsel in our Legal Contracts Team based in Italy. the role can be office based in Milan or fully homebased anywhere in Italy. The role is permanent and full-time hours.

About the Department:

Our colleagues in Legal Contracts strive for excellence in every task, at every moment. We are game changers seeking improvements to processes and more efficient ways of working or adapting to changing financial and industry environments.

About the Position:

Associate Counsel Contracts (Vendor Legal Contracts)

​ The Associate Counsel Contracts position provides legal advice and support in the drafting, review and negotiation of agreements with minimal oversight. He/she serves as the primary contact, within the department and with internal and external customers, for agreements in assigned business units. This role is part of Vendor Legal Contracts team, covering all types of vendor clinical and corporate contracts on global level. ​

Job Description:

The Associate Counsel Contracts role ensures that company's best interests are protected at all times and that senior and executive management have the legal information necessary to make informed decisions and grant approvals for business risks.

• With oversight, provides legal advice and represents PPD clinical research services in legal matters.

• Prepares, negotiates and finalizes PPD clinical research services Agreements and/or other related documentation.

• Assesses legal risks and provides recommendations and alternative mitigating resolutions to departmental and senior management.

• Makes recommendations to Executive Management with regard to risks, strategies and recommendations upon request.

• Provides training to other functional groups within PPD clinical research services on contract requirements and other legal matters.

• Develops processes and training, and takes advantage of other departmental improvement opportunities.

• Understands and adheres to SOPs, WPDs and other regulations for all aspects of project implementation, execution and closeout.

• Assists in other legal matters, as required.

• Assists with customer disputes as requested.

Job Qualification

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree and advanced degree in law (juris doctorate or equivalent educational model in other jurisdictions).

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years); or an equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Substantial organizational skills and strong attention to detail with proven ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively

• Must be flexible and able to reprioritize workload to meet changing project needs

• Comprehensive MS Excel and MS Word skills

• Excellent English and grammar skills

• Excellent analytical and decision based thinking

• Capable of drafting and negotiating international routine contract provisions autonomously and complex contract provisions, with oversight

• Must be able to work independently and as a team player

• Must be able to identify risk and evaluate fact patterns to advise on the application of the law (may require some oversight)

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation

*only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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