Sr. Legal Counsel

Department: CLD (Compliance & Legal Department)

Location: Beijing

The position

•    Take lead advocacy work with authorities regarding anti-counterfeiting work;
•    Promote NN's anti-counterfeit work and efforts to external stakeholders, including authorities, media (working together with Communication), etc.; 
•    Collaborate with authorities to enable enforcement actions on new counterfeiting activities; 

•    Collaborate with Internet Platforms to monitor infringements and take mitigation actions;
•    Support other anti-counterfeit work as necessary; 
 

Qualifications

•    Bachelor or above required, legal background, professional certifications (P.R.C. Bar) preferred;
•    10+ years working experience in multinational company or leading law firms specialized in IP (trademark protection);
•    Substantial/solid experience in working/dealing with authorities at central/local level, including Police, MPA (Medical Product Administration), AMR (Administration for Market Regulation), etc.;

•    Substantial/solid experience in the field of anti-counterfeiting/brand protecting, etc.;

•    Substantial/solid experience to handle infringement/dispute issues, etc.;
•    Rich experience to handle pharma law related regulations, enforcements, etc.;
•    Strong communication skills, especially interaction skills with people;

•    Strong written and verbal English, ability to report and communicate cases to and with the management as well as prepare presentations and briefings for both internal and external training;
•    Able to work on and prioritize multiple tasks, must be able to work well under pressure;
•    Good computer skills, MS Office proficiency required;

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.