In House – Assistant General Counsel – Legal Operations – Corporate Commercial Business lawyer – Europe
We are working with a large technology multinational with headquarters in Europe. Due to growth and expansion of product lines of the business, my client is looking to hire a very senior lawyer to provide support on the day to day operations of the business in Amsterdam.
This is a broad senior level strategic and operational role and will provide support on key legal issues, running of budgets, delivering legal transformation across the group, supporting in recruitment activity and supporting other senior lawyers and the General Counsel on strengthening capability where they need assistance in their remits. Part of the role will involve support in obtaining antitrust clearances for all transactions across the Group.
We are keen to speak to General Counsels / Heads of Legal who are seeking a new exciting role in a fast paced growing environment. You will possess strong leadership ability, develop trust quickly and will have experience of being a strong sounding board to senior management and colleagues. Ideally you will have strong operational experience gained in a diverse multi-cultural business and ideally within the technology sector.
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Marsden Group is an experienced global recruitment consultancy with a personal touch. Our teams of senior recruiters work across the globe in offices in London, mainland Europe, Asia, Australia and Canada. Each has expertise in their domestic and the international legal markets. We successfully place partners and associates of all levels with our valued top- tier clients. Our service is personal, practical and proactive.
Marsden Group is a world leading international legal search and recruitment firm with offices in London and Australia.
I am currently working for European subsidiary of a global player in the Industry. As a regulatory Manager you will be assuring the compliance of wide variety of products, specific conform different European legislation’s. In this role you will have people reporting directly to yourself and on top of this there is a big learning scope to get exposure to legislation’s you have less experience with.
The Human Resources Management (HRM) department of MSF-Holland consists of approximately 50 people working in the units Administration & Services, Office HR, Recruitment, Pool Management, Psychosocial Care and Specialists & Field Support. The Coordinator Human Resources Officers will be working in the HR Recruitment unit with three direct reports. The HR Recruitment unit is responsible for the quality, selection and placement of international staff for our medical humanitarian interventions in the field.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Developes, proposes and coordinates the unit’s activity plan with the Head of Department, incorporating the necessary human and financial resources and recruitment strategy;
Developes, proposes and implements recruitment approaches towards the Dutch labor market and (medical) institutes;
Safeguards the quality of the selection process and adapts and maintains the selection tools as required;
Safeguards and contributes to improvements in the recruitment administration and use of systems.
In addition to the coordinating responsibilities as described above the Coordinator HRO will be involved, for 50%, with ensuing duties of an operational nature.
PROFILE
We are looking for a candidate with the following characteristics:
• A result-driven, service-minded, dynamic and supportive manager with a ‘can-do’ attitude and excellent problem-solving skills;
• Capable of conceptual and analytical thinking and translating concepts into practice;
• Comfortable in seeking and securing support at various levels in the organisation;
REQUIREMENTS
• A relevant higher degree
• At least four years’ experience in a (middle) management position;
• Experience in operating in a dynamic, international and political work environment and/or matrix organisation;
• Experience with workflow optimization and change management;
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiating skills;
• Excellent command of the English and Dutch languages with active knowledge of French being an asset.
WE OFFER
• A position in a challenging international environment;
• A contract for one year (with an option for renewal) based on a full-time appointment of 40 hours per week;
• A salary determined on relevant professional experience within a pay range with a maximum of €3786,- gross per month on a full-time basis;
• Other benefits include 30 holidays and a premium free pension.
On behalf of our multinational life sciences client, we’re looking for a Compliance Officer EU.
Reporting to the global Compliance & Ethics Officer in the US, the Compliance Officer will work closely with key business and functional leaders and senior managers within the company. The Compliance Officer will be responsible for implementing and maintaining all aspects of the risk-based compliance program of our client’s business, such as country by country risk assessments, anti-corruption, data protection, competition law, conflict of interest et cetera. Furthermore, the Compliance Officer EU will be responsible for training and communications and company policies. The Compliance Officer EU will serve as the EU Privacy Officer and will work closely together with the Compliance and DP liaison and/or HR personnel.
To qualify for this position, you have successfully completed university studies of Law and state exam with above average results. You have at least 5 years of experience as a compliance professional in an international company, preferably in the life sciences industry. Experience in the US / in a US company is considered a big plus. You have demonstrable knowledge and expertise in transparency laws, regulations, or guidelines; for example, the standards pursuant to European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) and strong communication and personal skills. You are self-directed and results-oriented and have a flexible work attitude. Lastly, fluency in English is a key requirement and French and German are a big plus. Travel will be part of this position, approx. 20% of your time.
For more information and a confidential conversation, please call Inez Diepenbach on +31 (0)20 520 6875 or email Inez.diepenbach@laurencesimons.com, or Marlous Donders on +31 (0)20 520 7424 or email Marlous.donders@laurencesimons.com. Ref IND/798750
Operating across 15 cities and 4 continents Laurence Simons truly is an international recruiter. Our network of offices is unique in the field of legal recruitment and we have been pioneering in serving new markets.
Job title: Senior Consultant / Product Specialist – Software and Active Devices
Reports to: VP Regulatory Affairs / Principal Consultant? Netherlands
Scope: Seeking consultants at different career levels with experience in regulatory compliance, quality assurance, regulatory affairs and/or auditing in the area of medical devices.
Profile:
Their consultants work depending on their background and experience on a range of projects from supporting our clients with compliance issues, building quality systems in compliance with ISO 13485, building technical files for CE (Europe) or 510(k) submissions (USA), provide technical support in IEC 60601 compliance, providing strategic advise on registration and market access of medical devices, doing audits and giving training or workshops.
Responsibilities:
Provide specialist consulting services on medical device regulations, quality management system requirements, compliance to standards and strategic support to medical device manufacturers;
Set up of Technical Documentation and Design Dossiers in support of the CE marking process and other International Regulatory compliance processes.
Conduct/advise on validation studies or other technical expert studies for clients in support of regulatory submissions.
Provide medical device expertise in areas of competence to colleagues in the wider Group.
Support to obtain, maintain or expand market access to various markets such as European Union, USA, Brazil, etc.
Provide “Technical Sales/Networking” support to the commercial team and promote company.
Provide in-house and external training in active and electro-medical device and software ?development and other areas of expertise ?Key responsibilities & accountabilities
Deliver consultancy projects in the broadest sense to manufacturers of active medical devices and software, in the areas of development activities, regulatory requirements, quality management system and compliance to standards.
Work within technical, quality and regulatory teams of the client as well as with colleagues as required to provide consultancy services within the area of expertise.
Requirements:
Technical education with a BSc, MSc or PhD degree in physics, electro-technology, electronics or similar
Minimal 5 years technical working experience in a medical device company (R&D or manufacturing)
Quality and/or regulatory experience with medical devices (would be welcome, not required)
Pragmatic, enjoying a mix of activities in technology, business processes, regulatory affairs.
Communicative and service oriented
Strong organizational skills, detailed oriented
Fluent in Dutch and English
Working permit and driver’s license for The Netherlands
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