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Senior counsel

York (North Yorkshire)
Danaher - Global
Compliance director
Posted: 19 January
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Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At SCIEX, one of Danaher's 15 operating companies, our work saves lives-and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life. As part of SCIEX, you will help to influence life changing research and outcomes, while accelerating your potential. For more than 50 years, we have been empowering our customers to solve the most impactful analytical challenges in quantitation and characterization through ground-breaking innovation and outstanding reliability and support. You will be part of a winning team, enabled by DBS, that is passionate about helping life science experts around the world get to answers they can trust. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Senior Counsel delivers comprehensive legal support on a global scale for the organization, efficiently addressing complex legal issues raised by SCIEX business partners. They analyze evolving legal topics and provide guidance that integrates legal risk management with the strategic objectives of SCIEX and will drive g lobal legal strategy by drafting and negotiating contracts, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions, and leading risk mitigation initiatives. Partners with HR, Finance, Commercial, and Operations to resolve disputes and prevent legal issues. Oversees IP protection, manages external counsel, and delivers staff training on key legal topics. Expertise spans employment law, commercial transactions, regulatory compliance, and litigation management-aligning legal safeguards with business priorities. A critical responsibility: spearheading the organization's data privacy program to ensure robust compliance and protect sensitive information worldwide. This position reports to the VP General Counsel and is part of the SCIEX Legal & Compliance Department located in Marlborough, MA USA. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: -?? ?Draft and negotiate various general and sophisticated commercial agreements (with a concentration in EMEAI for commercial sales agreements ); -?? ?Advise on complex legal matters, including antitrust, employment, bankruptcy, clinical, and data privacy issues ; -?? ?Manage litigation and government investigations with the support of local/external counsel; -?? ?Actively contribute to the creation and implementation of Legal Department processes and policies; -?? ?Represent the Legal function in various leadership meetings and actively contribute to the development and good business conduct of SCIEX EMEAI commercial business; -?? ? Lead the organization's data privacy program to ensure adherence to global data protection regulations; and -?? ?Manage a team of at least one junior legal team member. The essential requirements of the job include : -?? At least 7 years of practice as a n attorney within a nationally recognized law firm and in-house, preferably within the life sciences industry. ?Global experience is a plus. -?? ?Excellent academic credentials and a qualified lawyer. -?? ?Experience with managing other lawyers and/or paralegals. -?? ?Excellent leadership qualities, including strategic thinking capability, attention to mentoring and development of other team members, and care and thoughtfulness about team building.? -?? ?Substantial deal and negotiation experience with track record of leadership in executed transactions (e.g., partnership, collaboration, licensing, M&A, research agreements). -?? ?The successful candidate must demonstrate a positive attitude, the ability to work with others, and a desire to learn. The successful candidate must be a team player with a "can do" attitude who can work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects.? -?? ?To complement our team, the successful candidate must be energetic, outgoing, self-motivated and constructive in his or her approach, flexible and adaptable to work in a complex, global environment cross functionally and able to build relationships. Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: Ability to travel globally as needed, up to 20% of the time. It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: Software Licensing IVD regulations Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. For more information, visit www.danaher.com .

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