The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally with 142 affiliates in 50 countries and more than 41,500 employees. Since it was founded in 1885, the family-owned company has been committed to researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine.

In line with aggressive expansion in our Pharmaceutical Production (Plant) businesses, we are looking for an exceptional individual to contribute to our growth. If you are an analytical, systematic, and precise individual that attempts to take a challenging task, this could be a perfect opportunity for you. To be eligible for this opportunity you must:

Position: Executive Director & Executive Counsel
Work Location: Bedford, OH

Description:
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Executive Director & Executive Counsel to join our Legal department located at our Bedford, OH facility. The Executive Director & Executive Counsel provides a broad range of legal services, to Clients at the CMC level or below. Level of counseling provided requires in depth knowledge of the business and management, and ability to communicate the legal risks associated with making specific strategic decisions. The impact of all legal advice provided at this level is extremely high, as strategic decision makers incorporate expert counsel into their decision making process. Duties include counseling and drafting of legal documents and provision of legal counsel. Should provide expert advice in at least two specialized areas (e.g., patents, FDA Regulatory, commercial, litigation, etc.); and have a strong generalist background so as to issue spot in a variety of additional areas of law. Clear knowledge as to how legal advice impacts the company on a global basis.

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepares complex legal documents, including letters, notices, legal opinions, contracts, patent or trademark applications, court/administrative filings, licenses, corporate documents, etc. Typically supervises and trains more junior attorneys in the drafting of such documents. Prepare such documents on matters of strategic importance.
• Recognized by peers in Legal Department and business units as having expert knowledge of state and federal laws, regulations and policies in several specialized legal areas; strong working knowledge of laws, regulations and policies in one or more other specialized legal areas; ability to interpret and apply such laws, regulations and policies to inform business activities. Regularly demonstrates ability to gather legal input from several different complex areas and apply that law to complex business situations in order to ensure excellent business decision making.
• Influences clients by proactively identifying and communicating to clients risks associated with complex business activities within lawyer's broad understanding of several specialized legal areas; IS recognized as THE Legal Department expert in certain designated areas of law; provides training and business advice to clients on applicable legal issues within lawyer's broad legal expertise.
• Partners with clients by considering immediate business/legal issues in a broader business context and identifying broader business purposes and objectives ; gathering legal input from one or more other inside or outside counsel to proactively apply broad legal expertise to address both the specific business activity and influence the broader business purposes and objectives; developing alternative fact hypotheticals and legal solutions to clarify options and enable the achievement of successful business outcomes.
• Takes the lead or partners with VPs in negotiating on behalf of client to achieve solutions that attain business objectives.
• Confers with other in-house and outside counsel where appropriate. Also advises, partners with or engages in-house or outside counsel where appropriate.
• Manages attorneys, and may manage other managers. Manages administrative assistants, paralegals and/or other personnel within department. Mentors and/or trains groups of attorneys, paralegals, administrative assistants and/or other personnel within department. Takes on significant departmental administrative responsibilities within the legal department consistent with the objectives of the legal department. Is a member of cross-boarder teams.
• Strong knowledge of national business environment in which client competes, including knowledge of business competitors. Working knowledge of international business and legal environment. Keeps current with evolving legal and business issues within lawyer's broad expertise, promotes corporate policies and proactively monitors client's business environment.

Excellent leadership capabilities as displayed through:

• strategic identification of key stakeholders and establishment of a vision of success tied to larger organizational goals;
• operational management requiring a participatory approach to setting expectations and managing progress in a productive environment;
• people leadership using emotional intelligence and successfully balancing work with recruiting, coaching, mentoring and developing team members;
• constantly and proactively sharing knowledge with teams and stakeholders via formal and informal networks;
• enabling team members to look beyond the tactical to take account of connections to the greater whole;
• extracting a high level of engagement and commitment from teams by building an inclusive environment based on open and continuous dialogue.

Requirements

Required Education & Experience:

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school
• Minimum 10 years relevant legal experience
• Admission to at least one State bar.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Demonstrates discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Experience managing attorneys or paralegals.
• Computer Literacy required including email and fundamental computer navigation.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation, including verification of your past employment, criminal history, and educational background
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Boehringer Ingelheim is firmly committed to ensuring a safe, healthy, productive and efficient work environment for our employees, partners and customers. As part of that commitment, Boehringer Ingelheim conducts pre-employment background investigations and drug screenings. Boehringer Ingelheim is an equal opportunity employer.

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