Job Description

• Great career progression
• Excellent remuneration and benefits

About Our Client

Our client is Asia\'s leading healthcare services provider offering a broad range of innovative services including distribution of pharmaceutical products.

• Overseeing legal matters for multi-jurisdictional clinical trials specialty logistics business with particular focus on:

• providing advice on legal and compliance issues, regulatory updates etc

• commercial contracts management including drafting, reviewing and negotiations with clients

• commercial contracts management for vendor/supplier contracts

• risk mitigation -e.g. enforcement of established procedures, formulating or updating systems and processes according to the Group\'s requirements and policies

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Contracts management i.e.
• reviewing and consulting with stakeholders on draft contracts, coordinating all internal responses and providing redline comments
• Drafting, evaluating, negotiations and execution of contracts
• Identify and escalate non-standard terms with stakeholders and Deputy GC, Clinical Reach & Singapore
• Negotiating with counterparty and acting as liaison between internal stakeholders and clients/customers, ensuring timely review and approval / reconciliation of variations
• Ensure compliance with the Group\'s policies
• Managing timelines and priorities including monitoring and completing contracts closing, extensions or renewals
• Managing, updating and providing training on contracting practices and procedures, including contracts management software
• Preparing / maintaining and managing contractual records and documentation
• Any other relevant duties and tasks as may be assigned from time to time
• Legal Research / Advisory / Assistance with miscellaneous legal matters (local regulatory, employment, corp sec etc.) and projects (e.g. expansions, JVs, partnerships, digitization/ sustainability, process improvements etc)
• Any other matters assigned from time to time

The Successful Applicant

• 8 years\' PQE (at least 2 years with a top-tier law firm)
• LLB (or equivalent) and called to the UK, Singapore or equivalent Bar
• Commercial contracts experience
• Experience in healthcare/logistics/distribution is preferred but not required
• Corporate/company secretarial experience desirable but not required
• Other complementary skills e.g. programming will be an advantage
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Fluency in Mandarin, Korean or other languages is an advantage but not required
• Self-motivated, able to work on own with relatively little direct day-to-day supervision
• Quiet confidence able to hold firm with both external clients and internal clients but without being abrasive or arrogant
• Good commercial sense; pragmatic
• Team player
• Excellent people management skills, with the ability to collaborate with multiple business units in multiple countries to develop practical solutions
• Demonstrates a proactive attitude towards improving work processes and systems
• Strategic, analytical and adaptable - high degree of situational awareness, and able to work effectively within a very fast-paced, dynamic, and multi-cultural environment
• Able to break down and explain complex legal issues to a layman and provide useful, practical advice.
• This is not a position for an academic or abstract theorist.

What\'s on Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Attractive Benefits
• Great exposure and career development opportunities