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Deadline Open Deadline

Location Hyderabad, Telangana

Salary The salary will be discussed with the candidate itself.

Details of the Organization

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is a leading independent scientific organization. They work alongside renowned experts in health and science to establish quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients globally. With over 1,100 skilled professionals across five international locations, their commitment to excellence is evident in their core value of Passion for Quality. They are dedicated to enhancing the availability of safe, high-quality medicines and supplements worldwide.

Details of the Job/Internship

The Director/Associate Director, Legal at USP will be a key member of the Global Legal Affairs team, reporting to the Dy General Counsel and Director of Global Compliance & Ethics. This leadership role involves driving legal and corporate strategy, overseeing various legal functions such as affairs, contracting, litigation, taxation, and more. The incumbent will manage corporate legal matters and mentor a diverse team. Key responsibilities include building relationships, supporting global legal and compliance activities, implementing legal technology, fostering a compliance culture, and providing legal advice to stakeholders in India and the US.

Role and Responsibilities

Act as the Associate Director, Legal of USP India and work with the Global Legal Affairs, Site Leadership team and other global teams on legal, corporate legal, strategies, goals, risk mitigation and other priorities set in these divisions.
Assist Dy General Counsel and the Global Legal Affairs team in managing international corporate legal and entity management aspects.
Lead a team of lawyers, compliance specialists, trade compliance specialists and assisting them in navigating day to day issues. Effectively manage their growth in the organization.
Act as a liaison between USP’s Counsels and stakeholders for review and management of all corporate legal and compliance matters.
Structure legal, compliance and regulatory framework for new business opportunities in collaboration with the stakeholders and offer risk mitigants to ensure statutory and regulatory compliances.
Structure, review and finalize transactions which need legal, compliance or trade assessments.
Advise Dy General Counsel, Sr Director, Operations, Legal & CS on the disputes that may come up from time to time.
Liaising with Compliance, Risk and Quality team for finalizing and roll out of governance policies relating to IT, HR, privacy & data protection and other organizational policies.
Being up to date on the relevant laws and collaborate with global internal stakeholders for advising on compliances.
Manage and interact with external counsels and ensure minimal dependency on external counsels and strive to manage the legal advice in-house.
Assisting global and site affinity groups in their day-to-day legal work.
Functioning as part of the wider global legal and compliance team in USP including engaging with global stakeholders and undertaking global projects, initiatives or transactions as may arise.

Eligibility

The Successful Candidate Will Have a Demonstrated Understanding Of Our Mission, Commitment To Excellence Through Inclusive And Equitable Behaviors And Practices, Ability To Quickly Build Credibility With Stakeholders, Along With The Following Competencies And Experience

Associate Director

Bachelor’s or a master’s degree in law degree from a reputed university. Previous experience as head of legal is a must.
Minimum 10 years of experience.

Director

Bachelor’s or a master’s degree in law degree from a reputed university. Previous experience as head of legal is a must.
Minimum 13 years of experience.

Additional Desired Preferences

Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Prior experience as Company Secretary.
Prior experience in pharma MNC or any other relevant organization.
Prior experience in transactional legal, corporate legal and corporate secretarial work.
Detail oriented, good research and analytical skills, legal drafting & writing and leadership skills.