Career Category

Law/Legal

Job Description

Senior Associate Law (Contingent Worker)

Fulltime position

Contract until the end December 2026

Purpose:

• Legal support of cross-functional teams in Poland and Czech & Slovak Cluster („Countries“) in all matters relating to Amgen operations,

• Substantive and administrative support of Lead Legal Counsel for the Countries („Manager”),

• Legal support of selected tasks/projects with EERT/ELMAC impact.

Context and Key Responsibilities:

• Provision of legal support based on applicable EU or local legislation at request of cross-functional teams in the Countries (direct legal support),

• Support of contracting & sourcing in cooperation with GSS and RAE in the Countries,

• Support of Manager in providing legal advice on all matters relating to all Amgen’s operations in the Countries,

• Administrative support of the Manager (where needed)

• Monitoring of changes in EU and local legislation.

Key Activities:

• Responding to request for legal support from members of cross-functional teams in the Countries in all matters related to Amgen operations,

• Drafting of legal documents (power of attorney, statements, applications etc.),

• Supporting business negotiations and management of contract templates (drafting, reviewing etc.)

• Continuous oversight of ELMAC contract repository for Countries,

• Monitoring & analysis of changes in legislation in the Countries,

• Preparation & conduct of legal trainings at request for cross-functional teams in the Countries.

Qualifications

• Law degree from university law faculty or student in 5th grade of law faculty.

• Fluency in English and Czech or Slovak language

Experience

• Typically 2 years related experience and/or at least 1 year direct experience in a training or Legal role (life sciences/health care experience preferred) or in-house in a European or multinational life sciences company, or a combination of both

• Working with cross-functional teams in international context

Knowledge

• Oral and written communication skills

• Knowledge about applicable laws and regulations in Czechia and Slovakia

• Knowledge about EU legislation applicable to healthcare & pharmaceutical sector

• Knowledge of AIFP requirements in Czecha and/or Slovakia preferred.

Key Competencies

• Learning attitude and opennes for new challanges in changing environment

• Ability to focus on set priorities & basic project management skills

• Collaboration, communication and relationship building skills

• Analytical skills

• Subject matter knowledge

• Highest level of integrity

• Discreet and able to protect and deal with confidential information

• Awareness of cultural diversity

• The ability to diagnose legal problems, and present positive creative solutions and alternatives and act as a business partner to help to achieve commercial and strategic objectives.

• Good judgment and maturity.

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