Daiichi Sankyo – Head of Legal and Compliance Benelux and Ireland

Reference number: VL/BE/LAW/4113/25

Bedrijfsjurist Permanent position Braine-l'Alleud

Daiichi Sankyo | Head of Legal & Compliance Benelux and Ireland

Onze cliënt

Daiichi Sankyo is an innovative global healthcare company contributing to the sustainable development of society that discovers, develops, and delivers new standards of care to enrich the quality of life around the world. With more than 120 years of experience, Daiichi Sankyo leverages its world-class science and technology to create new modalities and innovative medicines for people with cancer, cardiovascular, and other diseases with high unmet medical need.

Daiichi Sankyo is looking for a Head of Legal & Compliance Benelux and Ireland to join the legal team in Braine-l’Alleud.

Functie

Core activities and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Management

  • Lead and develop the Legal and Compliance team (currently 1 individual) to provide effective legal and compliance coverage for Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Ireland.
  • Ensure representation of Legal and Compliance at leadership meetings for all in-scope Affiliates. Provide strategic input to corporate leadership.
  • Represent the voice of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Ireland at the European and/or Global Legal and Compliance level.

Legal & Compliance Officer

  • Identify & close gaps concerning the Compliance Program, incl. suggesting program improvements and new measures to direct superior and General Management of the organizations, as well as supervising and controlling adherence with the Compliance Program of all the officers, employees and collaborators of the organizations which includes, amongst other things, approval workflow oversight and input for compliance relevant activities.
  • Design, implement & review policies and procedures designed to prevent and detect conduct inconsistent with applicable requirements and the companies’ policies. Provide counseling and resolve questions from internal clients regarding compliance policies and procedures, including Code of Conduct and anti-corruption policies.
  • Support the management and implementation of procedures and systems relating to Transfer of Value (ToV), including data collection and reporting.
  • Drive education and awareness on compliance and related legal matters within the organizations, incl. design and execution of Compliance Training Programs for companies’ employees as well as the Compliance Communication Program to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct in close coordination with the Human Resources Department and others.
  • Direct all legal and compliance concerns and potential violations of policies, procedures and other elements of the Compliance Program to direct superior, assist with necessary investigations/audits/inspections and ensure corrective actions are undertaken where appropriate.
  • Oversee contractual law matters (drafting, reviewing and negotiating), mainly purchasing, consulting and other service provider contracts.
  • Provide circumstantiated legal advice to the general manager and other senior management departments heads of said organizations on a broad range of legal matters.
  • Ensure corporate housekeeping and other legal tasks.
  • Work closely with European Legal and Compliance to ensure implementation and adherence to Regional and Global legal and compliance/ethics initiatives at the local level, and to lead/support Regional legal and compliance/ethics projects.
  • Review and analyze legislation and regulations affecting the organizations and perform an oversight of compliance with the applicable legislation and regulations.
  • Advise on and assist with dispute resolutions and other legal matters, where necessary in consultation with external counsel.
  • Prepare and provide relevant reports to Daiichi Sankyo Europe (DSE) (e.g. Quarterly Legal Report, biannual Non-Compete Obligation List, etc.).
  • Prepare a plan and execute Compliance Monitoring activities pre-approved by the direct superior and the Senior Management of the organizations, determine responsibilities/accountabilities and propose corrective actions where necessary.

Profiel

  • You hold a master’s degree in law and you have minimum 5 years of experience either in a law firm, or working as an inhouse lawyer and compliance officer in the pharmaceutical industry or related sectors.
  • You like to take initiative and you have a solution-oriented approach.
  • You have leadership experience, preferably direct. Significant indirect / project management experience will also be considered.
  • You are French or Dutch speaking, fluent in the other language and in English.
  • You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and you like to work in close collaboration with the business.
  • You are a team player, open-minded, flexible, with strong decision-making skills.

Aanbod

You will be offered a challenging position in an innovative global healthcare company and you will have the opportunity to work in an open-minded environment and dynamic team. You will be offered an attractive salary and benefit package in line with your experience.

Over Vialegis

Wij geloven dat we door perfecte matches te creëren tussen juridische professionals en bedrijven, niet alleen carrières kunnen transformeren, maar ook juridische teams kunnen versterken. Dit leidt tot meer succes en voldoening voor zowel kandidaten als klanten. Met een team van gemotiveerde drietalige recruitment partners hebben we al meer dan 1.000 vacatures succesvol ingevuld, met een indrukwekkende succesratio van 98% bij vaste aanwervingen.

Proces

We starten met een persoonlijk gesprek om jou en je ambities goed te leren kennen. Zo krijgen we een duidelijk beeld van je vaardigheden, verwachtingen en toekomstplannen.
Door jouw talenten en wensen te combineren met onze marktkennis vinden we de ideale match. We stellen posities voor die écht bij jou passen.
We stellen je voor aan onze klant en bieden persoonlijke begeleiding en coaching tijdens het hele proces. Zo ben je op elke stap voorbereid.
Ook na je start blijven we betrokken. Met regelmatige debriefings en feedback zorgen we ervoor dat jij een succesvolle en zorgeloze ervaring hebt.
Neem gerust contact op met Annick voor meer informatie.
Annick Hellemans
Annick
Recruitment Partner | Life Sciences