At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide strategic antitrust advice and strengthen compliance within a global legal team.
- Company: Join Novartis, a leader in reimagining medicine with a commitment to diversity.
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global healthcare while developing your legal expertise.
- Qualifications: Law degree and extensive experience in global competition law required.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Location: London, UK
Relocation Support: This role is based in the UK, Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if location is accessible.
Closing date for applications: 2 weeks from initial posting
At Novartis, we’re reimagining medicine—and we need trusted advisors who can help us do it the right way. Join our Legal Transactions team and bring your antitrust/competition expertise to high-impact, global work that accelerates innovation and protects patients, partners, and our business.
As Senior Counsel Antitrust, you will be a core member of the Antitrust team within Global Legal Transactions. You will act as a strategic partner to legal colleagues and the business, including senior stakeholders, providing practical, risk-based antitrust/competition law advice on key global matters. From complex M&A transactions to providing stakeholders with proactive and pragmatic advice on strategy, reputation impact and risk mitigation; and coordinating with other internal functions, as well as external advisors.
Strengthen enterprise antitrust compliance by embedding the Antitrust and Fair Competition Policy, design and deliver engaging training (in‑person and digital), develop practical guidance, and build internal networks to raise awareness and capability. Monitor global antitrust developments and emerging risks, translating insights into pragmatic guidance, support colleagues across functions on relevant policy and process initiatives. Manage external counsel effectively, including scope setting and budget management.
Requirements
- A law degree or equivalent legal qualification
- Extensive experience advising on global competition law in an international environment
- Experience in a law firm; experience at a competition authority or in‑house desirable
- Prior experience in the life sciences sector preferable
- Fluent written and spoken English
You’ll receive:
You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
- Adaptability
- Business Acumen
- Critical Thinking
- Curiosity
- Decision Making
- Forward Planning
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Building
- Stakeholder Management
- Strategic Thinking
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