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The Position
The Position
Head Legal & Risk Management
At Roche, we are passionate about transforming patients lives, and we are bold in both decision and action - we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work every single day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. Roche is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to build teams that represent a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Embracing diversity enables us to create a great place to work and to innovate for patients.
Summary of the position:
As a Head Legal & Risk Management you will be responsible for heading legal & compliance for Roche Diagnostics India. You will possess extensive knowledge of corporate legal laws in the healthcare sector, exceptional analytical skills, and a proven track record in developing and implementing effective legal strategies for large sized organizations.
You will provide legal services to all functions/departments. Manage legal business matters pertaining to the organization. Provide a variety of general corporate and commercial legal services to a number of in-house clients. Act as a trusted business partner on legal issues involving the organization's government and regulatory compliance.
As a leadership member of Roche Diagnostics India you will be managing a team with a strong focus on collaboration and teamwork to support RDIN legal & compliance framework & will also be an active participant in APAC Legal Diagnostic Network & lead teams
Your Opportunity:
- Participate in crafting the yearly and long-term Legal, Compliance and Risk Management strategy in collaboration with business and function heads; review & provide guidance to ensure its alignment with Roche's overall global vision
- You will lead, coach & mentor the legal & compliance team members to emerge as leaders by engaging in though leadership
- Implement and champion the local Compliance program and ensure organizational ethics, healthcare and other compliance by identifying and creating awareness of applicable statutes
- Drive a compliance approach across the affiliate; as evidenced by the business strategy, policies, process, operations and ways of working; ensure that the affiliate fully aligns with Roche global and all applicable local compliance standards and requirements; protect the business from compliance risk and safeguard Roche's reputation
- Ensure the leadership skills beyond the legal and compliance expertise area and be an trusted member of the Roche India Diagnostic Leadership Team
Who You Are
- Registered lawyer with the bar license
- demonstrated ability in the Life Sciences Industries Legal and Compliance functions
- Deep knowledge of contract laws, court procedures, Legal research
- Strong knowledge of Code of Conduct, compliance processes and Audit
- Prior experience in people leadership
- Ability and proficiency to work with senior leadership team members
- Strong interpersonal skills, solution-focused and strong collaborative approach
- Ability to handle ambiguity and to manage organizational complexity
- Ability to take decisions in a fast paced environment and under ambiguity
Who we are
At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
For more than 60 years, Roche has been committed to making a difference to the lives of people in India. Roche Diagnostics India is the market leader in In-Vitro-Diagnostics, providing diagnostic testing for early detection, evaluation and monitoring of disease. On the product side, the organisation provides a wide range of diagnostic products for customers around distinct disease areas namely diabetes, virology, blood screening, women's health, microbiology, oncology and genomics.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.