Associate Director Digital, Data & AI Legal (m/f/d)

About the role

The Associate Director, International Legal & Compliance (Digital, Data and AI) is a member of the International Legal & Compliance team, providing strategic legal and compliance counsel for the company's ex-US digital, data and AI strategy. The role partners with business, technology and other functions across international markets to enable responsible innovation while managing legal, compliance and regulatory risks, and reports to the Director, Digital, Data & AI, International Legal & Compliance. The position is based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as an embedded legal and compliance partner to business and technology stakeholders on digital health, AI, data analytics and technology-enabled initiatives, giving risk-based guidance from design and development through deployment and scale.
• Assess and document legal and compliance risks relating to AI and data use, including privacy, intellectual property, bias, transparency, safety, accountability and third-party risk.
• Monitor emerging AI, digital, privacy, cybersecurity and data governance regulations and turn them into guidance, policies and training.
• Review and negotiate technology, AI, data, cloud, SaaS, API, licensing and digital partnership agreements, including data use, model training, indemnities, audit rights and third-party obligations.
• Collaborate with regional legal and compliance teams, IT, the Global Privacy Office, US counterparts, outside counsel and external partners to ensure global alignment.
• Manage a portfolio of legal matters and projects across international markets, prioritised by risk, commercial impact and regulatory deadlines.
• Design and deliver compliance training on digital, data and AI topics, and support the adoption of AI tools and legal technology.

Required profile

• Law degree (common law or civil law) with a current licence to practise or equivalent professional certification.
• Advanced degree (LL.M. or equivalent) in a relevant field is preferred but not required.
• At least 5 years of post-qualification legal experience in a legal department or law firm, preferably in a pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare or other highly regulated environment.
• Fluent English; additional languages such as German, French, Spanish, Mandarin or Japanese are an advantage.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical/life sciences industry in international markets is preferred.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of AI, data protection, privacy, cybersecurity and digital regulation, including EU frameworks (EU AI Act, GDPR, NIS2, EU Data Act).
• Preferred certifications: CIPP, CIPM, IAPP AIGP or equivalent.
• Preferred: experience advising on digital health products, and working understanding of AI/ML, data science workflows, cloud technologies and digital product lifecycles.
• Strong negotiation, drafting and legal research skills, and ability to work in a matrixed, global organisation.