Job Title:Legal Graduate
Job Type:12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Employment Start Date:May 2025
Hours of work:Mon – Fri (35 hours a week)
Onsite requirement:This will be a hybrid role, with 3 days per week on site.
Industry:Pharmaceuticals
Location:Bracknell, England
Salary:£30,000 per annum holidays, sick pay, pension
About Sandoz
Sandoz medicines reach 433,000 patients a month, 5.2 million a year.
Sandoz is a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our purpose is pioneer access so the NHS can treat more patients. Our business is to develop, produce and market affordable medicines following the loss of patent protection.
Sandoz, a division of Novartis, is the second largest generics company globally and has a reputation for exceptional quality. We have built a culture that is ‘unboss’ where servant leaders put their teams’ success above their own. The UK organisation is friendly, fast-paced and focused on achieving results. We are keen to develop ourselves and our business.
Graduate interns learn quickly from their manager and hands-on experience with the wider business, making them more skilled, experienced and employable within and outside Sandoz.
Job Summary
Are you on track for a legal career and looking for an opportunity to gain substantial commercial experience? This a great place to start.
This role will directly support the Head of Legal & Compliance and Legal Counsel to provide commercially focused legal advice on all aspects of the UK and Ireland Sandoz business. Carrying out the role will provide extensive development opportunities through exposure to challenging business issues in a fast moving environment.
Your responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- timely advice to the UK and Irish business on legal and commercial risks.
- Coordinate and filter input from relevant support functions (such as Compliance, Supply Chain, Regulatory) where this is required to develop the legal position on an issue.
- Conduct research on a variety of legal issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry, such as regulatory compliance, intellectual property, data privacy and healthcare laws.
- Support on the drafting, negotiation and implementation of simple contracts and other agreements with suppliers and customers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams locally, and work with relevant Sandoz stakeholders at European and Global level.
- Contribute to the development of Sandoz UK’s position on various strategic and policy initiatives.
- Development and delivery of training materials to educate Sandoz team on the impact of legal developments.
- Preparation of reports and summaries on legal findings to support decision-making processes.
The successful candidates will also benefit from:
- Open door, approachable culture at all levels
- Team oriented atmosphere
- Good work, life balance
- International workforce
- Talent development from within
- Making a difference to patient's lives
Minimum requirements:
- Degree in Law or a related field
- Must have a clear motivation and ambition to gain experience in a commercial environment
- Fluency in English - verbal and written – is required
- A strong IT skillset including: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Hybrid working supported with 2 days a week in the office
