Job ID
REQ-10057257
Date
July 14, 2025
Location
Switzerland
Summary
This role requires effective legal counsel for assigned business functions or senior leadership teams within a global business function or country organization. As a legal advisor and business partner, you will shape business decisions, negotiate contracts, manage disputes, and provide guidance on material legal issues. You will typically lead the legal function for a significant country or a group of countries, managing complex projects and transactions based on sound legal expertise.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
- Assume responsibility and provide strategic advice for ex-US group material litigations, ensuring effective management of legal proceedings while mitigating risks and safeguarding the company's interests.
- Lead and oversee internal investigations involving potential misconduct or legal breaches in collaboration with Global Security and the SpeakUp Office of Novartis, ensuring thorough evaluations of facts, adherence to protocols, and timely resolutions in alignment with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Provide expert legal advice on cross-border disputes, international investigations, and related legal issues, including data privacy, secrecy obligations, and international regulatory requirements concerning sensitive disclosures or international data transfers.
- Partner closely with key related functions to ensure adherence to Novartis' policies and legal requirements in all aspects of litigation, investigation, and transactions.
- Identify potential legal and business risks stemming from international litigations and investigations, delivering practical and innovative solutions to proactively mitigate exposure.
- Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders to enhance collaboration and anticipate challenges.
Essential Requirements:
- Degree - Swiss qualified lawyer & qualified attorney-at-law (bar admission).
- High proficiency in German and English, both spoken and written; additional languages are an asset.
- Demonstrated extensive legal experience, ideally in the pharmaceutical sector and/or at a top-tier law firm.
- Significant legal experience in international litigation/arbitration and investigation.
- Experience in leadership and interactions with senior management.
- Ability to navigate a highly complex environment, distilling complexity into meaningful decision recommendations.
- Strong business partnering experience.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are dedicated to fostering an outstanding, inclusive work environment and building diverse teams that represent the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and Accommodation:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to all individuals. If you require accommodation for any part of the recruitment process due to a medical condition or disability, please reach out to us at inclusion.switzerland@novartis.com. Mention the nature of your request, along with your contact information, and include the job requisition number for reference.
Benefits and Rewards:
Learn about various ways we support your personal and professional growth by exploring our benefits handbook: Benefits and Rewards.
Why Novartis:
Helping people with diseases and their families requires more than innovative science; it requires a community of smart, passionate people like you who collaborate, support, and inspire each other to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Are you ready to create a brighter future together?
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Application Instructions:
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
Division
Legal
Business Unit
Corporate
Location
Switzerland
Site
Basel (City)
Company / Legal Entity
C010 (FCRS = CH010) Novartis International AG
Functional Area
Legal & Intellectual Property & Compliance
Job Type
Full-time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No