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Senior Legal Counsel

The Position


Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Legal Counsel to join our Corporate Legal Manufacture, Supply and Global Quality (MSQ) team. This role is pivotal in providing proactive legal support to our One Operations functions, including Pharma Supply & Global Quality and Biopharma Operations, Launch & Innovation. The ideal candidate will be a strategic business partner, offering comprehensive legal services and driving efficient legal support across global operations.


This position has a hybrid setup with approximately 3 days per week on site.


Tasks & responsibilities

 

  • Be the Strategic Business Partner: You will provide strategic legal advice to the One Operations functions, ensuring alignment with business goals.
  • Collaborate Across Teams: Expect to work together with cross-functional leaders, Corporate Legal Experts, and international legal colleagues to deliver seamless legal support.
  • Deliver Comprehensive Legal Services: You will offer a wide range of legal expertise, including strategic guidance on corporate projects and regional matters with global implications.
  • Take Charge of Contract Management: You will draft, negotiate, and oversee contracts with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs), Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) suppliers, raw material providers, and device manufacturers.
  • Support Quality Excellence: You will play a key role in quality-related topics such as GMP compliance, process improvement, and site inspections, while representing the legal function in the Corporate Advisory Committee (CAC).
  • Drive Legal Innovation: You will enhance legal efficiency by developing and refining templates, tools, and processes, as well as sharing best practices across global teams.
    Developing of Guidelines and Standards: You will develop and implement legal policies, guidelines and standards to ensure reliable product supply and compliance with international laws and regulations.
  • Stay ahead of Legal Trends: You will monitor evolving local and international laws and regulations, anticipating trends to craft forward-thinking legal strategies for our One Operations functions.


Requirements

 

  • Fully qualified lawyer, ideally with additional qualifications (LL.M/MBA) or comparable foreign education
  • Long-term relevant legal experience in the pharmaceutical and/or animal health industry or international law firms
  • Broad experience in international contract law and various areas of commercial law relevant to the MSQ business
  • Ability to monitor and manage projects and initiatives across regions and countries
  • Business partner-oriented, analytical, and strategic mindset with the ability to develop risk based pragmatic solutions
  • Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills and understanding of cultural diversity
  • Excellent communication skills in English (preferably also in German) including negotiation capabilities

 

Ready to contact us? 


If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com


Recruitment process:
Step 1: Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until June 24th, 2025. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to June 17th, 2025 are guaranteed to be considered.
Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from beginning till end of June
Step 3: On-site interviews beginning of July

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