Piramal - Senior Legal Counsel

Will be the principal legal resource and support for the Piramal Pharma Solutions business with the
following responsibilities:

- Actively oversee the drafting, review and management of contracts and agreements such as distribution, supply, licensing, business development, agency, etc.

- Minimize risk through comprehensive review of contracts and other documentation

- Management of execution of approved documents and oversee the maintenance of legal repository and online document database resources

- Liaison with external firms and partners for transactional and operational documents, negotiations.

- Advising business of statutory obligations and interacting with internal stakeholders for implementing processes to effectively manage such obligations.

- Provide advice and guidance to the management and business teams on various matters as may be required from time to time.

- Active participation in various internal groups to ensure greater visibility and accessibility of the legal function so that business can take advantage of in house legal expertise

- Establish systems and processes or improve existing ones to monitor, manage and utilize historical data, documents and information

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

- 10 - 14 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences companies; both international and domestic contracts, litigation, compliance with laws

- Key requirement: US Contracts experience from negotiation to finalization. Experience on complications like arbitration, settlements etc will be an advantage