Associate Director, Legal Generalist

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

Associate Director, General Legal Counsel 
Location: Toronto or Montreal

Reporting to the Country’s Executive Counsel, the Associate Director, General Legal Counsel is a multifaceted role at Teva Canada Limited, ensuring adherence to legal standards, internal policies, privacy and ethical practices across the organization. The incumbent will be a legal champion, accountable for a wide range of functions related to innovative, biosimilar, and generic businesses.   

How you’ll spend your day

Legal Business Partner Support

• Manage and oversee a diverse portfolio of legal matters impacting the Canadian organization, including but not limited to purchase and/or divestment of assets, alliance management, agreement negotiating and drafting, advising on local laws, legal counselling, litigation matters, regulations and company policies etc. 
• As a strong and reliable business partner interfacing with cross-functional units and attending various business meetings to provide legal input
• Overseeing external legal counsel, managing legal spend, and connecting issues and opportunities across the business to drive the company's success
• Assist the Executive Counsel as needed and provide legal advice and support to the Company's various business units in the Canadian business
• All other Business Partner duties as required 

Privacy Champion

• Develop, implement and maintain organizational privacy policies, procedures and guidelines in compliance with legislation and in coordination with organizational leadership, the Privacy compliance oversight structure, and legal counsel
• Serve as an advisor and strategic business partner to ensure data privacy requirements are incorporated in Enterprise, business activities and programs  
• Lead ongoing monitoring for compliance of privacy and security related policies and procedures
• Represents the organization as the Privacy Officer 
• All other Privacy duties as required 

Non-IP Litigation 

• Manage important non-IP litigation including but not limited to HR and employee matters, mediations, employment and labour standard issues, etc.
• Participates in business meetings and trains on issues related to rebate and customer contracting, formulary placement and payer agreements 
• Review and update all organization policies and procedures annually 
• Support as needed in audits of customer utilization and compliance with rebate agreements
• Ensures that the company follows all applicable laws, rules and regulations; monitors compliance and makes recommendations regarding changes to policies or operations 
• All other duties as assigned 
  

Your experience and qualifications

• Juris Doctorate 
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in private practice and/or in-house setting experience in a related industry
• Work experience in a firm or legal experience in a pharmaceutical/ Healthcare/ Life sciences organization is a preferred  
• Strong knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to prescription and OTC drugs preferred
• Experience reviewing advertising and promotional materials of pharmaceutical products 
• Negotiation: Experience in counseling and assisting clients in the negotiation of agreements, including participating in the negotiation process 
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills; solid project management skills
• Proven judgment and ability to counsel senior management and influence top leaders
• Travel Requirements: 10-15% of the time 

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

Make an Impact: Shape the future of Teva’s generics business in Canada.
Leadership: Lead a talented team to achieve big results.
Collaboration: Partner with diverse teams across the business.
Career Growth: Opportunities for development within a leading global pharmaceutical company.

Already Working @TEVA?

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