Legal Executive

Zuellig Pharma (Thailand) (Bangkok Metropolitan Region)

Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand

Zuellig Pharma is one of the largest healthcare services groups in Asia and our purpose is to make healthcare more accessible. We provide world-class distribution, digital and commercial services to support the growing healthcare needs in this region. The company was started a hundred years ago and has grown to become an over US$15 billion business covering 13 markets with over 13,000 employees. Our people serve over 350,000 medical facilities and work with over 500 clients, including the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world.

About this position

The Legal Executive will provide legal support to various business units in Thailand, focusing on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts while ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to Business Units in Thailand (Distribution, ZP Therapeutics, Patient Solutions) including:
• Hands on in drafting, reviewing and negotiating distribution agreements and commercial contracts with clients. This position is expected to liaise closely with internal stakeholders to learn to understand the business and the potential risk in order to reflect the same in the agreement negotiation and drafting commercial contracts with customers
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts with vendors/suppliers and customers.
• Provide general legal support, advice and able to collaborate closely with various Zuellig Pharma business units and managers, such as regulatory investigation, labor law matter, data privacy, including liaising and management of external counsel, if required.
• Ensure operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and corporate policies and procedures.
• Handling corporate and company secretarial matters and legal disputes/litigation, including liaising and management of external counsel, if required.
• Maintain a complete database of signed agreements for Thailand.
• All other legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. This job is a solo contributor position although the incumbent will need to work very closely and establish excellent working relations with multiple stakeholders, both externally and internally. As a member of the legal team, this role is also expected to undertake such ad-hoc duties or special projects as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• 5 years PQE An ideal candidate will have worked for several years with a top law firm and/or multinational companies.
• Education Level: Law degree
• Extensive experience in commercial contracts negotiations is essential. Experience working for a service provider is highly desirable. Experience in healthcare industry and pharma regulations and/or logistics/distribution is preferred but not required. Qualified lawyer in Thailand.
• Fluency in Thai and English (written and spoken).
• Excellent business writing skills. Personal Attributes: Self-motivated, able to work on own with relatively little direct day-to-day supervision. Attention to detail. Quick learner, able to extrapolate. Quiet confidence able to hold firm with both external clients and internal clients but without being abrasive or arrogant. Good commercial sense; practical. Able to break down and explain complex legal issues to a layman and provide useful, practical advice.