Senior Legal Counsel - Legal Business Development & Corporate

About the role

Roche is looking for an experienced transactional attorney to join its global Legal Business Development & Corporate team, based at Roche headquarters in Basel. The role supports Roche's business development transactions, including licensing, mergers and acquisitions and venture investments, and works alongside local and global legal experts.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, structure and negotiate complex global licensing transactions and support a growing portfolio of alliances
• Act as a trusted legal advisor to key business partners, assessing and managing legal risks appropriately and pragmatically
• Collaborate closely within a global team of legal experts in Switzerland, the USA and China
• Design and deliver targeted legal training programs to support evolving business needs and strategy
• Drive cross-functional solutions while working across global time zones

Required profile

• Qualified attorney with a Swiss bar admission (or foreign equivalent) and at least 5 years of post-bar experience, ideally with training or practice in an English-speaking country
• Experience in licensing and corporate law, and IP/technology law, in an in-house or specialized law firm setting
• Fluent in English and able to communicate across cultures in global, multicultural teams

Required skills

• Licensing and corporate law
• IP/technology law
• Negotiation and relationship building