The Position

Are you ready to take on a thrilling new challenge in an international setting, making a significant impact at the German headquarters of a growing top 20 pharmaceutical company? Do you want to utilize your expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) to help us achieve our mission of enhancing the health of both humans and animals for generations to come? Are you excited about the prospect of joining our global team of over 350 Legal & Compliance professionals and becoming a part of the Legal Strategy & Governance (CLSG) team?

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we encourage you to apply today!

Tasks & responsibilities

• As a Senior Legal Counsel M&A, you will provide strategic legal advice to senior management and project leadership throughout the entire M&A process.

• You will structure, draft, and negotiate M&A transaction documentation across all our global businesses in close collaboration with the M&A function.

• As a member of CLSG, you will guide the project team with regard of corporate governance, including corporate approval processes.

• As transaction lead for the Legal function, you will coordinate and collaborate closely with business- and group lawyer colleagues as well as with the Boehringer Ingelheim lawyers in the relevant jurisdictions, starting with due diligence and including post-merger integration.

• Your role will have a global reach, involving cross-border collaborations and the selection and management of outside counsel with a focus on quality, speed, and efficiency.

• Your high level of M&A expertise as well as your ability to adequately address the business essentials in the transaction documentation will not only be crucial during the transaction phase but also for the integration of the target into the Boehringer Ingelehim group of companies.

• You will further represent Boehringer Ingelheim in selected M&A industry or attorney associations.

Requirements

• Fully qualified lawyer with bar admission, additional qualifications like LL.M/MBA or equivalent are welcome

• Several years of relevant working experience in an international law firm and/ or as inhouse lawyer with international exposure

• Strong expertise in M&A as well as in corporate law and governance

• High strategic and business acumen, preferably in the pharma, biotech, or life sciences industry, with the ability to provide strategic legal advice in the dynamic M&A area

• Project leadership competencies to lead cross-functional initiatives

• Entrepreneurial and business mindset, strategic thinking, and solution-oriented approach

• Excellent communication skills in English and the ability to steer legal matters in cross-functional and international settings

Ready to contact us?

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Recruitment process:

Step 1: Online application - application deadline is May 31st, 2024.

Step 2: Virtual meeting until beginning of June

Step 3: On-site interviews beginning mid of June

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.