Novartis AG

Senior Legal Counsel TA Oncology, International

📍 Basel (City)

Rolle und Verantwortlichkeiten

Serve as the lead legal partner for the Breast Cancer Therapeutic Area and its global portfolio. Provide strategic legal guidance to commercial, medical, value and access, and development teams. Identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, and compliance risks across key business activities. Lead drafting, negotiation, and management of complex research, development, and commercial agreements. Support business development activities, alliance management, and integration of strategic assets and partnerships. Review promotional, medical, congress, and external communication materials to enable compliant execution. Drive innovation by enabling novel business approaches and supporting successful product launch strategies. Build organizational capability through legal training, cross-functional collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Close partnership and collaboration with region as well as country legal colleagues to ensure coordinated and consistent legal support across the Breast Cancer portfolio.

Team / Beschreibung

As Senior Legal Counsel TA Oncology, International, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of cancer care. Working at the heart of the Breast Cancer Therapeutic Area, you will partner with senior leaders to enable bold innovation, guide high-impact strategic decisions, and help bring transformative medicines to patients worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to combine legal excellence with business leadership, influencing complex global initiatives across development, medical affairs, commercial strategy, and market access while helping redefine what is possible for patients living with cancer.

Qualifikationen und Fähigkeiten

  • Law degree and bar admission with strong legal expertise in a commercial environment.

  • Significant post-qualification legal experience

  • Strong understanding of pharmaceutical legal frameworks, compliance requirements, and risk management principles.

  • Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide pragmatic advice in complex global organizations.

  • Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills across diverse cross-functional teams.

  • Fluency in English with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive solutions independently.