Legal Counsel at Sanofi in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Legal Counsel Location: Istanbul Country/Regional Lawyer designs strategies and solutions to facilitate the achievement of local/regional business objectives (cross activities) in compliance with applicable laws and provides legal support and counselling in specific local/regional business areas. Key responsibilities include: Draft and review complex agreements/ work on local and MCO projects Research and advice to stakeholders on legislation in the area of medicines, finance, competition, trade and debt collection, manufacturing, corporate, digital, promotion & advertising Support business projects in terms of legal compliance and provide appropriated solutions with TRT approach Support litigations in coordination with external lawyers (Turkey and MCO) Proceed and Support Corporate Law procedures for MCO countries Follow up sectoral legislation periodically and proceed the necessary internal update with coordination of Head of Legal. Review translation (TR/ENG) of critical legal documents Education/Experience: Legal counsel should have a law degree from an accredited university in Turkey and be admitted to the bar. Experience in a similar position within Pharma industry is a strong asset Skills: Technical: Antitrust Law (Experienced), Litigation Strategy (Experienced), Legal Services (Experienced) Functional: Contractual Drafting (Experienced), Contract Negotiations (Experienced), Legal Strategies (Experienced), Stakeholder Management (Experienced), Business Initiatives (Experienced), Commercial Laws (Experienced) Other: Legal Compliance (Experienced), Data Privacy Law (Experienced) Language: Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills (English as a business language) Other Competency Requirements: Strategic thinking and strategic agility capabilities Thoughtful risk taking and decision making Strong communication and interpersonal skills Customer-centric approach Inspired by purpose, passionate and energetic, resilient High ethical standards, acting as a role model Change management and conflict resolution Authentic - Team player, transparent, open, bold, walk the talk Ability to influence others and operate at any level of the organization Pursue progress, discover extraordinary Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people. At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity. Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!